Thanks Steathbird, yes I ended up having to take out enough on the top driver's side and the bottom driver’s side of the shroud to make room for the top inlet and the drain hole. Then I added a bracket to hold the bottom of the shroud and it fit almost perfectly. I have a small gap on the top passenger side where I'll probably fill with the weather strip.
To fill the rad, I used 1 jug of antifreeze, 1 1/2 bottles of water wetter, and filled the rest of the way with distilled water. I don’t need that much antifreeze living in California. I used that formula after reading the red line water wetter paper that Sheri posted above.
The results were amazing. I drove the car for about 30 minutes in city traffic and on the freeway. The temp never went over 160 degrees! Most of the time it stayed at 155. The only time it hit 160 is when I was idling for about 15 minutes. It hit the 160 in about 5 minutes and stayed there, once I took off again it went back down to 155. When I got home and shut it off, it went up to 180.
I tried the whole test again and got the same results. I'm done.
On to the next bug. On the way home the shifter locked up and I had to drive it in second gear all the way. I'll look at that next weekend....
