'60 Radiator Support Lower Seals- installed photos?

[Richard M.]

Re: '60 Radiator Support Lower Seals- installed photos?

I never paid much attention to when the hood change occurred. The A.I.M. shows support #3744656 for copper/brass rads. (don't know if that's the same one used in 59) and #3772854 for top tank rads. I've never seen any documentation superseding that info. either in the A.I.M. or elsewhere. If at some point a change was made to use #3772854 for all cars, wouldn't there be a change to the A.I.M. reflecting that and a note to manually cut a drain hole on the pass. side if a copper/brass rad. was installed?

Jim, #3744856 is the 1959 support. Maybe a typo in your post? If the 1960 AIM shows a different one for the Top Tankers, then it's now clear to me there were 2 unique supports. Thanks for clarifying.

I have a different question somewhat related to 60 radiator core supports. Years ago mine was hit pretty hard from the front on the passenger side. I am pretty sure the inner passenger side fender was replaced along with some pretty major fender repairs. From the time that accident repair was completed, it always looked like the passenger side headlight pair sat noticeably lower than the drivers side. Fast forward to late last summer as I was did-assembling things for a body off restoration, I saw that the only thing securing of the inner fender to the core support is two smallish bolts thru the inner fender into the core support itself. I know the bottom is held up with shims and rubber bumper atop on the 3rd member; and that the inner fender looks to be "glassed' together into the other various fiberglass parts at the front. My question is were these to holes that secure the inner fender to the core support pre located? In other words, if a "rookie" were fixing this accident, could the mounting to the core support be the culprit making the fender on that side be lower?

Terry, Yes only two 5/16"-18 bolts held each side of the skirt to the core support. Those and the lower center mount are the 3 mount points(6 fasteners) for the front of the car, along with the front outer bumper mounts as the bolts pass through the body with rubber mount cushions.

And yes, if they replaced the fender and possibly the skirt, they may have mis-located the holes for the skirt to core support attachment on that side. That certainly could alter the fender on that side.

Here is a similar "feature" of a '59 that was badly hit 40+ years ago. You can see the nose droop down on the Passenger side. More pics below showing the skirt to support during the time I replaced the nose with a hand laid piece of junk............mainly to show you how the skirts attach to the support.

Rich

[Jim D.]

Re: '60 Radiator Support Lower Seals- installed photos?

Jim, #3744856 is the 1959 support. Maybe a typo in your post? If the 1960 AIM shows a different one for the Top Tankers, then it's now clear to me there were 2 unique supports. Thanks for clarifying.

It took a bright light, magnifying glass and reading glasses but it's very likely that the # for the standard rad. support is indeed 3744856. That sheet in the A.I.M is dated 4-4-60.