Cool/Heat: Installing radiator support frame

[Steve Winzar]

Hi all. I am rebuilding my 61 Hawk chassis from a bunch of parts (stored for thirty years !) and with due reference to the parts books. In the chassis parts manual group 0503-10 'Support', there is listed part number 304703 ' Spacer' - two required. Presumably this must be interposed between the frame rail and the radiator support mountings. Could somebody kindly identify / desctibe/measure /photograph this part for me please. I wouldn't know what this Spacer looked like now, even if i had it .
Regards, Steve.

[dpson]

Here is a photo of a NOS 304703 spacer that you were looking for. The dimensions are approximately 3/4" wide (along bottom edge) X 1" tall X 3/16" thick. The hole diameter is 3/8". They remind me a lot of the body shims that were and probably still are carried by autoparts stores, but perhaps not this thick. Anyway hope this helps.

[wdills]

When doing sheetmetal alignment on my car, I had to adjust the distance between the core support and the frame. I ended up using a stack of normal washers and a few with a slot cut into them so they could easily be added or removed. Not saying mine is a better way but it did allow for more refined adjustments to fender alignment.

[swvalcon]

Check with anywhere that sells auto body clips and bolts. They should have all kinds of different sizes and thickness of these. It's not a Stuudebaker part and all cars use them.

[Steve Winzar]

Hi Dan, Thanks greatly for your reply and especially for the photo and dimensions. This will really help. I reckon I have these little buggers somewhere, I swear I've seen 'em. Better go look !
Regards Steve

[Steve Winzar]

Thanks for the tip Wayne- I have no doubt that my rebuild might likely benefit from a more 'fine adjustment' over the factory assembly.
Steve

[Steve Winzar]

Hi- Thanks for the tip- They do look like front end alignment shims...
Steve

[Steve Winzar]

Check with anywhere that sells auto body clips and bolts. They should have all kinds of different sizes and thickness of these. It's not a Stuudebaker part and all cars use them.

Hi- Thanks for the tip- They do look like front end alignment shims...
Steve