V8 and liquid cooled guys..., Want to install a heater??? Here's mine Options

[Mike Bellis]

It gets cold here in Northern California often in the moorning. So I decided to build a liquid heater. First, I spent some time measuring the inside of the fresh air box. I figured I could fit a core 11x6 maximum. my son and I spent several hours at the local Pick and Pull junk yard. I settled on a Transmission cooler from a late model Ford Truck. Cooler measures 10x6.



I quick placement and I realize I need to cut! The water dam for the fan must be cut down. Make sure not to cut all of it so that it will still keep some water off the motor.



The finish cut to the dam. Ready for the lid? Not yet.

[Bruce Hinds]

Ford core is the way to go.... I just don't think you will flow enough water with the small brass fittings.
I wish I could remember more about how I fashoned the inside for the rain water, I did this so many year ago, I can't get a pic of the inside without takeing it apart. The idea is though that the core must be covered so water will drain and not get sucked through the core.
This isn't a very good picture, had to use my cellphone, can't find the camera! the aluminum cover has a bulge you can't see that I used a hamer and a bag to create. And the first fitting in the line is a plastic filler "T" that I put a schrader valve in to vent the system. The second fitting is the mopar valve that is hooked the red lever on the dash.