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Old 07-28-2016, 12:35 AM   #121
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Re: Newbie thinking about diving into a '65 GMC 1000

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Originally Posted by jtrichard View Post
Yes that's a V8 upper bracket the tanks are wider...At some point in the trucks life someone has put a V8 rad in there as you can see with the lower brackets (also wider than L6) you can NOT put the L6 rad in the correct place with the higher and slightly forward (lower) brackets in there
Actually that is a V6 radiator bracket. The v6's came with a larger harrison rad than the v8's even did. You can tell by the taller top mount. Looks like a 305 V6 may have been there originally and someone swapped out for a 6, or just special ordered a larger radiator....
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