LT1 Radiator and Fans fit first gen?
12-02-2007, 04:15 PM
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LT1 Radiator and Fans fit first gen? I bought an LT1 roller Z28 today for $100 for pretty much no other reason than i couldnt pass up the deal. Anyway it had the radiator and fans still in it and just for the hell of it i took them out and brought them over to my 68 to compare. Im getting ready to put the ls1 ive been building in it and still havent bought a radiator but the stock radiator in my 68 with the 400 pontiac measures roughly 28x18 and the LT1 radiator was about 28 1/2 x 18 1/4 just rough measurements but i mean that is SO close to me i could weld in some brackets to hold the radiator and the fans pretty much just clip on the LT1 radiator. I know the LT1s were reverse flow cooling but i have the lower and upper radiator inlets in the same location so really, why wouldnt this radiator work?
12-02-2007, 06:58 PM
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dunno for sure about the LT1 radiator, but 67rsss is running an LS1 Z28 radiator and fans in his 1st gen.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....&postcount=148
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....&postcount=244
I'm using LS1 fans with a stock-size 68 radiator in mine.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....&postcount=148
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....&postcount=244
I'm using LS1 fans with a stock-size 68 radiator in mine.
12-02-2007, 11:15 PM
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No reason why it shouldn't work, even tho the LT1 is reverse flow.. the radiator is still a radiator.. with a outlet on both the top (inlet) and bottom (outlet to feed the water pump).
What makes the reverse flow of a LT1 is the Water pump that causes the water to flow into the head 1st instead of the block.
What makes the reverse flow of a LT1 is the Water pump that causes the water to flow into the head 1st instead of the block.
12-03-2007, 04:47 AM
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I figured it should work. Once i get them all in ill post pictures. I was just going to buy the aluminum one with fans from ebay for $599 but this saves me $600. I figure if this radiator cools the iron Lt1 it should be more than enough for the aluminum LS1
12-03-2007, 05:18 AM
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the fans are the same. i was going to buy an aluminum 98-02 type radiator and have tabs welded to the sides of the rad then bolt it to the 69 camaro radiator support. that way i could use the F body fans.
i found a guy on ebay who sells a lot of conversion radiators. he said he would build me a bolt in 67-69 radiator with ls1 fan brackets for $400.
http://stores.ebay.com/Entropy-Technology-Corporation
i found a guy on ebay who sells a lot of conversion radiators. he said he would build me a bolt in 67-69 radiator with ls1 fan brackets for $400.
http://stores.ebay.com/Entropy-Technology-Corporation
