Chevy II

I have a friend with a stock replacement aluminum radiator for a 67 Camaro and would like to use it for an LSx install in a 55 Suburban. Anyone who has installed an LSx engine in the 67-69 Camaro still use the stock radiator? If so, what about upper and lower radiator hoses? Read a post where a dual fan arrangement from a new LS1 was adapted to this radiator.

gMAG

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Try this... read post #19. The stock fans are adapted to a direct-fit BeCool radiator for 67-69 Camaro (same dimensions).
Regarding the hoses, read post #18. I'm not sure that the ports on the BeCool are the same as those on your replacement. If they are, this post may apply to you. Also, I think that there will be a greater distance between your waterpump & radiator. However, the hoses I found to work with the direct-fit, had to be shortened, somewhat, Therefore, these hoses just may work for you.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...-upgrades.html

bad67ls

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I got the griffin ls swap rad for 275 bucks from summit...this thing almost runs too cool most days. For the money i couldnt see making some hokey hoses.

gMAG

iTrader: (1)

Not sure what 'hokey hoses' means, but the OP may be dealing with distances which are greater than the stock Camaro. He is planting the Camaro radiator into a 55 Suburban. For this reason, he may have to search for hoses with the correct length and angles.

Chevy II

Thanks gMAG. Yours was where I read about using a stock LS1 fan assembly. Is the plastic part of the radiator riveted to the upper aluminum angles?

bad67ls. You got a part number of the Griffin radiator on Summit?

gMAG

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Yes, the plastic shroud is joined to the radiator with L-shaped aluminum channel, top & bottom.

bad67ls

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what i meant by hokey was running a 4 foot hose across the engine compartment to the origional location on the drivers side. the conversion rad puts them where they should be for the ls so making hoses is alot neater and cleaner looking. here is the rad...

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GRI-8-00009-LS

gMAG

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Gotcha. Good point!

bczee

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A way to get away from your Hokey Radiator hose running across the front of the engine... is to use a Duel Pass Radiator, that way the inlet and outlet will both be on the Passenger side. The Water flow will take two passes through the Radiator.

But Most radiator will work an any swap.. the only things you have worry about is a) Size to fit the engine bay/radiator support, b0 inlet / outlet hose size and c) cooling capacity of a radiator, will it be enough to disapate the engine heat being Generated.

Doesn't really matter where or what it came out of, in the end, it is just a radiator. I have swaped in many different Radiator for other car. I put an 64 Impala radiator into a 57 Chevy, I used a BMW 1600 Radiator to cool a Vega, and the list goes on. If it can be made to fit and will cool the engine, your good, if not try something else.

BC