I haven’t done any work on the ’55 since before Christmas, and I was keen to get back on it. The Camaro is over in Bristol sat on a ramp waiting for a new steering box, so I decided to do the radiator mounts for my shiny new PRC aluminium radiator. I got the original radiator and support down from the garage roof, stripped the horns and regulator off and pulled the radiator and filler pannels off. I put the frame on the front of the car and clamped the tabs of the radiator on ready to drill.

With it all clamped up and levelled, I drilled the holes and bolted it on. The filler panels would cover the inlet and outlet on the new radiator so I decided to fold them back to clear. It fitted but looked ugly, so I folded the edge again to make it shorter than the width of the radiator. It’s still not too pretty, but works perfectly. I think I’ll put it all together and see what it looks like before I worry too much.