Replacing a radiator in a 1965 Impala.

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  • čas přidán 14. 04. 2020
  • I was tasked with replacing the radiator in this Impala. It seems that the replacement was not quite the same as the original. I had to get creative to make it look like the original one.
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Komentáře • 32

  • @thomasbutler5039
    @thomasbutler5039 Před 7 měsíci

    I have a 65 Impala and this video was spot on to what I’m doing today! Thanks.

  • @davidcherylbarch2802
    @davidcherylbarch2802 Před 4 lety +2

    Excellent job Barry! You always make things look easy and explain the steps you take where anyone can understand! So that we all can take on projects like this and succeed! Big thumbs up!

  • @808chevykev
    @808chevykev Před 4 lety +1

    A thinking man always has a plan! Awesome,awesome lesson from start to finish! I just got my radiator delivered today for my '68 Impala and this is just what I needed for any install issues that might pop up. Thanks for sharing👊✌And the outtakes are hilarious!

  • @robertdennis1969
    @robertdennis1969 Před 4 lety +2

    At the beginning I was thinking "Just pop off the tank brackets and swap them?!?!" And then you proceeded to do just that!! So glad you did this, a good reminder that (at one time) individual sub-components were meant to be serviced and rebuilt, not just swapped and thrown away. I'm not knocking modern cars, just remembering a different time with different thinking and different economic realities.

  • @forty6andtwofan
    @forty6andtwofan Před 4 lety +1

    I have never seen this type of repair before Barry. Love learning new stuff. Thanks so much for this.

  • @richhanan218
    @richhanan218 Před 4 lety +1

    Great job Barry. It's your attention to details that makes you great.

  • @cornellwarren4898
    @cornellwarren4898 Před 5 měsíci

    Man U did a good job and that was a bright idea. I blew thru mines I thought it was welded on . I didn’t even have a lot of heat on it,but good job!

  • @leonardwalters154
    @leonardwalters154 Před 4 lety +1

    Great job! Ingenious mod to make a repop part to work in an original car to keep the look!

  • @estpst
    @estpst Před 4 lety +1

    I liked hearing the bracket popping off!

  • @djoham
    @djoham Před 4 lety +1

    Love your videos - I learn something new almost every time. Thanks!

  • @johneverson354
    @johneverson354 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow , looking at that engine takes me back to a time when you had lots of room to work on you engine and you didn't need a Phd in mechanical engineering

  • @leonardgilbreath9004
    @leonardgilbreath9004 Před 4 lety +1

    Good video made it look easy good thinking on how to reinstall the bracket thumbs up.

  • @earlsmithson4749
    @earlsmithson4749 Před 4 lety +1

    Man, I love those outtakes. Good job on the rad also.

  • @dreamingcode
    @dreamingcode Před 3 lety

    Really good! I have a 1969 4 door and im learning how to fix it

  • @geyser3445
    @geyser3445 Před 4 lety +1

    Nice job. This is much easier than the other stuff you do on the Mustang.

  • @rickywilliams4904
    @rickywilliams4904 Před 4 lety +1

    That was awesome. Learned a new trick today for me. Thanks & great video. :👍👍

  • @Alex-kb2si
    @Alex-kb2si Před 4 lety +1

    What can I say , great job mate. Good quality work.

  • @ryanmuir6338
    @ryanmuir6338 Před 3 měsíci +1

    OER makes repro rads with the correctly built frame, but the top tank isn't embossed "Harrison", and there's no part number stamped on the frame of course. I don't see finger guards on their non-shroud application rads, or drain hose clips either.
    Classic Industries among other big box parts houses sells OER.
    I have an original Harrison rad for a 283 2V w/ PG & w/o AC stamped with the "3002303" part number.
    It has a finger guard, and the drain petcock is on the underside of the tank unlike the OER that has the petcock on the rear face like the trans fittings.
    Long story short, my original gets re-cored because repro is close, but no cigar

  • @kennethstaszak9990
    @kennethstaszak9990 Před 4 lety +3

    When adding the teflon tape flip the roll upside down from the way you did it. It's easier to hold tension on the tape as its being wrapped around the fitting. Otherwise a topnotch job.

  • @RJ-ds6zo
    @RJ-ds6zo Před 4 lety +1

    That was satisfying to watch😎 Nice job😃

  • @dayslife
    @dayslife Před 4 lety +1

    Nicely done.now it's good as OEM.

  • @harolddaniels1887
    @harolddaniels1887 Před 4 lety +2

    Nice job, and as you noticed 16mm is just about 5/8th , 5/8 is around 15.9 mm

    • @JoDaddysGarage
      @JoDaddysGarage  Před 4 lety

      Oddly enough, the 5/8" wouldn't fit. I tried that first.

  • @JamesAutoDude
    @JamesAutoDude Před 2 lety +1

    I've heard the easiest way is just to switch to electric fans and get rid of the mechanical fan but looking at this, idk how those would mount either lol

  • @jeffklein4727
    @jeffklein4727 Před 4 lety +1

    i believe what you did is exactly what the other shop did, by the evidence of solder on the bottom of the old tank and the spliced transmission lines

  • @brianhodge839
    @brianhodge839 Před rokem +1

    Nice work! Really enjoyed watching you do this. I need to replace the one in my 61 but plan on adding AC. I wonder if this radiator would handle AC or if it would overheat?

  • @jimwhalen6769
    @jimwhalen6769 Před 4 lety +1

    The spacer is in place of the AC condensor.

  • @eddie2046
    @eddie2046 Před 4 lety +1

    Great job ! Where can I buy a reproduction radiator like that one ?

    • @JoDaddysGarage
      @JoDaddysGarage  Před 4 lety +1

      I bought through Advance Auto parts. I think they got it through 1800radiator. Not sure though.

    • @eddie2046
      @eddie2046 Před 4 lety

      @@JoDaddysGarage Thanks for the info

  • @greggkuzila7513
    @greggkuzila7513 Před 4 lety +1

    At least it's a real radiator new shitt is plastic