I have placed some additional photos of the California Racing
Partnership Special showing the original radiator installed on the
car. The radiator is from a 1964 small block Corvette. The original
subframe was fabricated to capture the bottom Corvette mount and a
bracket, mounted on the chassis front bulkhead, holds the top of the
radiator. The coolant runs through the frame tubes, with both the
top and botton longitudinal tubes being 1-1/4" OD. The external
water pump is driven off the V-8s crankshaft and pushes the coolant,
through a manifold, through two inlets, one on each side of the
block. The oil cooler, not yet installed, is mounted just above the
radiator. It is a 1950s aircraft oil cooler with a built in
thermostat. Next step is installing the fuel system and wiring. The
tank is a fabricated and welded aluminum tank that was held on by two
sheet metal straps that were pop-riveted to the frame tubes.
Plan to have car complete and running by early spring. Nothing has
been restored in any way. I am sifting through numerous boxes to try
and determine the original configuration. Once it is all together
and running, will begin to see what is good and bad operationally and
correct deficiencies. Once that is complete, it will all come apart
for refinishing. The goal is to keep the configuration as close as
possible to the original, as it was raced a single time in 1965.
Evan McGreevy
Mill Valley, California
