Any one know why one side was rubber well nuts and the other was not? This post got me wondering what the reason might have been. I know sometimes they use well nuts to put a rubber bushing between the metal but to only have them on one side makes me wonder what the reason was.
To prevent the expansion of the brass/copper radiator (which is a lot) from breaking either the bolts or the radiator flanges. Early Mustangs, for instance, clamp the radiator at top and bottom in rubber coated "u" shaped brackets that allow the radiator to expand and contract freely.
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement 2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered. 2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it) Old projects, gone but not forgotten: 1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it. 1980 Turbo Trans Am 1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto 1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed 1983 F-150 4x4, built 302 1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI
