Other Available Options:
- 3-row with shiny finish/polished
This is a custom-designed upper radiator support/shroud intended for use in 3rd gen Camaro and Firebirds (1982-1992) with aftermarket, 3-row radiators. This replaces the original plastic top shroud with the hose hooks on the back side which don't really fit well with aftermarket aluminum radiators or LS swaps. Please see my other listings if you need a 4-row or 5-row shroud, I have 2 deeper sizes available for thicker radiators, as well as a shiny aluminum finish!
Made of high quality aluminum with a sanded face, it can be installed as-is or you can powder coat or spray paint. The sanded aluminum finish takes paint and powder coat very well with no surface prep. The face is belt sanded before bending which gives a "brushed aluminum" look, but like all raw aluminum partsit may have faint scratches or unavoidable marks from the machining process & shipping. Note that I now bend these "backwards" to reduce any bend lines on the face - some of the listing photos show faint bend lines which are now much harder to see.
DOES NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING ELSE - JUST THE CUSTOM-MADE ALUMINUM BRACKET. NOT A FULL RADIATOR! THIS IS NOT A FULL RADIATOR, IT'S THE RADIATOR TOP SUPPORT PIECE!
The piece is 100% MADE IN NORTH CAROLINA, USA and they were professionally and precisely laser cut and bent.
Unlike the other aluminum upper bracket on which costs sixty bucks more, mine is perfectly angled so that there is space to add rubber isolators underneath, as well as pre-drilled holes at the ends for isolators if you'd like to use them. Note that you will need to trim rubber isolators to fit - I recommend just getting some cheap generic radiator top rubber pieces like Amazon item B09YTKKSZH and then just cutting them with a utility knife to fit the way you'd like.
The material is 14 gauge 5052 Aluminum and it's very tough and sturdy - plus, it's easy to drill if you want to add hose support brackets or other items to it. No hose bracket is included - notice in the photo how I used a hose clamp to hold my hose - that is a 1-1/2" hose clamp. You'll need to find a way to mount them, I did not want to add too many drill holes since everyones build is different - on my build, I mounted the hose bracket to an unused screw hole on the top of the radiator itself.
There is another manufacturer who makes a 3-row upper shroud for the 3rd gen Camaro and it's a nice product, but I never felt the price was appropriate for what is basically a bent piece of metal. So, I designed my own in Fusion360 and had a small run of these manufactured for other 3rd gen owners like me.
I am not a big business or a company, I'm just a guy with an '83 Firebird with a 6.0 LQ4 "LS Swap" that is an accurate replica of KITT from Kight Rider, and I wanted to be able to get just the part that I needed for my build. The photos are of this exact product on my car, which is using an generic aluminum 3-row 3rd gen rad.
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If you place your order before 4:30pm eastern I will try to race over to the UPS store before their 5pm pick-up. I try to ship every order the same day. Here is the UPS shipping time estimate map:
