I'm trying to get my 67 400 Coupe as original as possible but I can't remember which style clamps they used on the hoses. I believe it was tower style on the radiator. Can't remember anything on the heater hoses. I only owned 3 of these cars in the 70's, but never gave a second to the style clamps except to replace them with K-Mart cheapie hose clamps. Also, do you happen to have an idea on who may carry decent quality clamps.
All tower clamps. Most pf the repop companies sell them.
Keep in mind they are hard to get good seals with, thus the reason they changed the design in later years. I had to go through a few of them to get ones that sealed well.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
To add to what 68tpls400 said about tower clamp seal: Be careful tightening them on the thin radiator outlets. They seem to apply pressure unevenly so the outlet can crush in at the screw. I had to borrow a tool from my radiator shop to re-shape mine after I tightened one too much.
One of the things I do before I tighten the new tower clamps on my radiator is tighten them on a large socket to get it "shaped" correctly. Seems to work.
Very true. Found out the hard way trying to seal my filler hose to gas tank with my original tower clamps. I've been living with fuel leaks for 28 years when filling er up. Never thought it was the dang clamps. Finally bought some turbo charger clamps that provide a 360 seal. I filled up my bird on the second notch fuel pump and had zero leaks. Would recommend these clamps to anyone replace their fuel filler hose or had experienced leaks at filling up. I am a happy camper now.
