As you can see the grill slants inward a bunch at the bottom. If I'm to keep a condensor and trans cooler in front of that little tab on the bottom of the core support....I pretty much need to keep the I/C and radiator behind the inner edge. (get it).....I have 10" exactly to the front of the WP pulley.
Looking at a Ron Davis radiator and all set up with elec fans is 7.5 so that leaves me with 2.5 for radiator and I figure you want another inch clearance just for fun and whaaalaaa, I'm way past out of space. I need a custom radiator for some clearance around the power steering box. RD and I'm sure others can cut a 45 on a corner for clearance.
I know I could cut up my upper valance but I'm just trying to keep it as close to stock as possible.
There is a upgrade known as a 3G which uses later model parts on these old Fords so I'm not too worried about the extra power required for fans.
So when your I/C gets clogged or damaged somehow and you lose some of the cooling power...are we just talking reduced engine power? Looking for negatives here.
I think I'm going to undo some stuff to get this right. I'd rather do that than have it look hacked.
I appreciate the input guys!!!!