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Can anyone tell me the height and width of the F-body radiators? Thanks
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The core is 25" wide by 17" high. Overall width with the tanks is about 30".

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hmmm, that might still be a little big for me. Is there anything that is either narrower or shorter?

Something other than custom-built I mean.....
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Look at Summit Racing, Speedway Motors or Jegs. They have a lot of generic fit aluminum radiators in various sizes. Each site has full descriptions, measurements and they are all easy to deal with.
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Might help if you let us know what your trying to put it into and what measurements your working with..

Bto as gofast stated.. check out some of the catalogs of online stores and Manufactors. Many will have OEM radiators listed with there measurements of size.

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Originally Posted by bczee
Might help if you let us know what your trying to put it into and what measurements your working with..

Bto as gofast stated.. check out some of the catalogs of online stores and Manufactors. Many will have OEM radiators listed with there measurements of size.

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I don't have the car here at my house to measure, but I will get exact measurements as soon as I get to work on the car again.

It's a '65 Impala. I believe the space between the rails is about 28". If the radiator is wider than 28", it will have to be about 16" tall to sit on top of the rails or the hood will not close. It may be possible to set it at an angle to get a little more room, but it won't be much.

Again, those are not exact measurements....going off memory
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Do a bit of poking around at rockauto.com. I found a great fit for my TA from a later-model something-or-other. The actual radiator model number was CU709
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Thanks all....

Anyone know if the LT1 inlet/outlet are the same size as LS1 radiators?
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Yes
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I use an LT1 radiator with my LS swap and use LS radiator hoses.
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Originally Posted by RGSS
Yes
1 1/4.
I use an LT1 radiator with my LS swap and use LS radiator hoses.
Awesome thank you. I think you just solved my problems. Well, my radiator problems anyway.


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