Homebuilt 26" radiator support • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **christer** » 22 Aug 2008 19:26

A friend of mine was kind enough to make me a 26" radiator support. He is a half-pro, making the tooling for himself! :!:

I envy him because of his skills. I have not told him that though.

First he made one for himself. Once he had the tooling, it was an easy task to do yet another one. I might be able to persuade him to do one for you also but that will cost a couple of $$$.

Note that the car will not be 100% correct doing it this way. It will be good enough for me though. The washer bottle will cover most of seam anyway.

by **christer** » 22 Aug 2008 19:29

Ghost48 himself did the welding.

by **christer** » 22 Aug 2008 19:30

I added some seam sealer.

by **Eddie** » 22 Aug 2008 23:52

Wow, nice work Chris! I dont think anyone will ever know once primed and sealed then painted! :thumbsup:

except those that read this post and will never forget! LOL :s024:

by **christer** » 23 Aug 2008 7:49

airfuelEddie wrote:Wow, nice work Chris! I dont think anyone will ever know once primed and sealed then painted! except those that read this post and will never forget! LOL

Thanks! The most important thing is to be satisfied with the result yourself, isn´t it?

by **dave-r** » 23 Aug 2008 9:47

Now that is what I call metalwork. :wink:

Good one Christer.

by **rtse4406pack** » 23 Aug 2008 13:45

thats awsome work! i showed a friend of mine this thread as he has been wanting to convert his 22" rad support to a 26" rad support for the longest time. he really likes these brackets and was wondering if he can buy a pair too.let me know how much $$$ your buddy wants for a pair. :thumbsup:

by **christer** » 23 Aug 2008 16:25

rtse4406pack wrote:thats awsome work! i showed a friend of mine this thread as he has been wanting to convert his 22" rad support to a 26" rad support for the longest time. he really likes these brackets and was wondering if he can buy a pair too.let me know how much $$$ your buddy wants for a pair.

Ok, I will ask him. You do not need a pair though, since the left side of the radiator support is the same on all cars.

The only missing pieces on this patch are 1) the two weld nuts that holds the radiator and 2) you will have to make a slotted hole (above). Both of them are easy to fix if you can weld and drill.

by **rtse4406pack** » 23 Aug 2008 19:36

christer wrote:
rtse4406pack wrote:thats awsome work! i showed a friend of mine this thread as he has been wanting to convert his 22" rad support to a 26" rad support for the longest time. he really likes these brackets and was wondering if he can buy a pair too.let me know how much $$$ your buddy wants for a pair.

Ok, I will ask him. You do not need a pair though, since the left side of the radiator support is the same on all cars.

The only missing pieces on this patch are 1) the two weld nuts that holds the radiator and 2) you will have to make a slotted hole (above). Both of them are easy to fix if you can weld and drill.

christer the side he makes is the side with the washer bottle right?
thats great info that the other side was the same for all motors,i did not know that. would be nice if your buddy welded the nuts on,the drilling for the holes is no problem though.

anyways no rush,let me know what cost he charges for that one piece.
thanks.

by **christer** » 24 Aug 2008 9:34

Ok, tomorrow I will contact him.

by **christer** » 27 Aug 2008 16:51

christer wrote:Ok, tomorrow I will contact him.

I have forgotten to do it x2. Today I mailed him and he will give it a thought.

by **christer** » 08 Sep 2008 20:49

$100 is his best price. He is quite busy during the next 1-2 months so it will take some time to have it ready.

by **rtse4406pack** » 08 Sep 2008 23:04

thank you christer,i will let my buddy know about the price and get back to you.

by **rtse4406pack** » 22 Oct 2008 2:50

hi christer,sorry it took so long to respond about the hand built 26" rad extension.my friend ended up buying the complete right hand side piece from PG classics here in canada. he figures it will come out cleaner with there part. thank you for all your help.

here is a link to the one he picked up. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-74- ... 0275887916

by **christer** » 22 Oct 2008 4:41

rtse4406pack wrote:hi christer,sorry it took so long to respond about the hand built 26" rad extension.my friend ended up buying the complete right hand side piece from PG classics here in canada. he figures it will come out cleaner with there part. thank you for all your help.

here is a link to the one he picked up. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-74- ... 0275887916

No problem. The PG classic part looks very good judging from the photo. On the other hand, I think that fit is not that crucial in this area so it should not matter if it is not perfectly OK.

I believe that they wanted about $135 for this panel from the start. Apparently they have lowered their prices.