k, idea, I'm thinking about taking advantage of the front opening hood and mounting my radiator in the hood with a taurus fan blowing up and some low profile louvers directing flow out and protecting the radiator.

I am tired of putting things through my radiator, and now that I bought a brand new aluminum unit that will require some moderate fabbing to fit in the stock location anyway, I am wondering why not put it in a less vulnerable place?

Would need to be done in a non jank way obviously, any opinions or experience with this?

i don't know man.
mine runs hot all the time even after i put an F-350 radiator with two 14" pushers in there. not as much but still. i don't see the room on top of the motor for a radiator and fan. unless i'm not picturing what you're saying...

6 inch body lift?


Mount it to the cage above your head?



Mount it in place of the tailgate with some hinges and a latch?


Stop running into shit?


Front mounted radiator with an expanded steel protector?

I think it wouldnt get enought air flow not to mention if anything came up and knocked a hole in the thing or fell on to it as well. Just check your path recall some things come engineered from the factor for a reason.

Every one seems to be anti bulkhead , but thats were I am thinking of putting mine.

I thought I was the only one dumb enough to put a 460 in a Scout...:D


I dont see anything good coming from mounting the radiator above the motor. If you dont want it in the stock location I think the only option is to move it to the back. IMO

Something else I just thought of, I don't think it will cool as wel as you'd like since you will be blowing hot engine air through it.

i'm going to give it some consideration once I get the body on and see what kind of room I have to play with. Otherwise I am going to need to come up with an elaborate system of louvers at the front to run interference. I tried the expanded metal thing on my last rad and still poked a bunch of holes in it. Granted everything will be up much higher this time, but i can't solder aluminum.

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I thought about this years ago because squashing the fenders in a roll usually fucked up the radiator since it was mounted to the front core support. Unfortunately, there just wasn't enough room above the engine. I did however mount a large trans cooler under the hood and mounted an electric fan inside the hood scoop and it worked very well. Eventually I mounted the radiator in the rear then currently behind the front seats since there is nothing left of the Scout back there. Good luck. I will be interested in what you come up with.

Sean

Mount it in the back if w fan on all the time...

I ran my big trans/steering cooler in the hood of my old SII it was ok but the louvers blocked some vision. I say mount it in the back at an angle like the desert trucks do with their coolers. Or mud truck style.

radiators? WE don't need no stinkin radiators....just plumb your cage to cool the motor...:flipoff2: