Thanks SirSpeedy,

Yeah I am not planning on a hood right now but may in the future. I have a lot of money in the power plant, it looks nice, and I want to share it with others and keep an eye on it while I'm cruising! I have thought about using the top hood pieces. You reminded me to not over look that when setting the grill shell up.

I owned a '68 427 Vette a while back with side pipes. I just love the look. Burned the crapola out of my leg once; doubt I will again although I worry about rubber neckers reaching for the (HOT) shiny pipes!

I read a thread about radiators here. The AFCO is a beautiful aluminum product with furnace brazed tubes (no epoxy). And a tad less expensive than other brands. And it fit my pinched front end with no lower tank mods.

Regards, Kitz