'53 - '54 Radiator Saddle Orientation? (Was: Picture of "radiator balk")

[altair]

The tabs face towards the engine and the radiator tilts about 10 degrees forward.

[Noxnabaker]

Thanx a lot for the move of my post!
& the pictures too, & since it's a sedan & I'm such a softy for those I sure wouldn't mind see more photos of the whole car, even if it aint complete, I just can't get enough of them...

But I don't have a clue about what "tabs face" is on the sadle. & the problem at the moment is that the swaybar is so high it "lifts" the sadle's ears 2-3 inches up above the framerails, it used to be 1 inch before & now that gives an angled gap by the doors...
Come to think of it, this sadle is from a G.T. Hawk, could it be different, like the ears being higher up?

[bensherb]

More than likely the tabs on the "C" Saddle, (we call it a yoke here) are located differently than those of a sedan considering that the sedan has a higher section (taller side profile) and hood than does the "C".

When he said "tabs face", I believe he is referring to the fact that the mounting tabs angle to the front of the car (bumper) on the C/K body cars and they angle to the rear (firewall) on the sedan.

[Noxnabaker]

This is the car it's all about:
(No sedan.)

[altair]

[altair]

This is my 54 sedan in progress, I am priming for painting, doors, fenders, hood and trunk are ready for paint, all the body work is done. I put a second battery in the trunk (some call it boot) to help crank over the V8, I kept it on 6 volts. I just finished the roof it was very rusty and took a lot of sanding, I have two good coats of epoxy primer on it now.

[Noxnabaker]

Commander to boot, thanx, NICE to see!
The radiator on my -55 sedan don't lean forward like yours, is that original angle?
That car would be cool to follow...

[Noxnabaker]

I've (almost) been at the coupe's radiator & sadle again tonight... The 53-54 rad is way lower than the Hawk sadle & 2 out of 3 mounting holes are different, but the "ears" are way to high up & I was thinking that maby Hawks use different brackets for the swaybar to get it lower down..?
I find it rather strange that nobody has run into this problem before, I imagen many racers who swaped to 53-54 fronts on Hawks must have run into the fact that the sadle is higher than the radiator & sits to high on the frame... But ofcourse if the 53-54 don't have swaybar it wouldn't matter.

Now a question:
Does anyone have the messurements for 53-54 radiator sadle?
(This Hawk sadle is 20 inches high, about 27 inches wide & the fastening "ears" sits 9,1/4 up from sadle's lowest/underside.

[Noxnabaker]

Ok, I'll make a new thread to see if there's anyone who has messured their HardTop or Coupe radiator sadle/support...