Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:50 am by Smog_guy
IHC must've thought a lot of their radiators, too. Just look at the fender brackets in the way...they're bolted OVER the radiator.
There's a strut, too. That takes the stress of the "flapping" fenders off of the radiator core which couldn't stand the abuse for long.
As I've said before, the radiator support/ radiator/ front fenders on these old trucks and cars was QUITE the ASSEMBLY. These old frames were designed in many cases to flex a LOT. That means radiator support, front fenders, grille shell, hood, etc all had to be able to move and flex constantly yet return to their original position and shapes. No wonder these things can be squeak generators...
That is what's up with all the stress cracks and weirdly distorted metal on these assemblies. In my opinion C series is MUCH worse. Hard to find a straight front section on one of those beautiful old C series trucks.
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- Not a Industrial Age cell phone...it's a handcrank support...need one?
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- Heavy metal corner brackets OVER radiator. They connect radiator support to the fenders.
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- The strut looks like you could delete it. Wrong! It keeps the rad core from being stressed by those fat front fenders flapping in the breeze.
1933 IHC Bus. Cpe
1933 IHC B-3 f
1935 C-1 IHC pickup
2 x 1936 IHC C-30 Fbs
3 x 1938 IHC D-2 Pickups
1938 IHC D-30 fb
1941 IHC K-1
2 x 1947 IHC KB-1 Pickups
2x 1953 IHC R pickups