....Literally.
I recycled the puffy radiator after I poked a hole in it whist test fitting it in the car. It's one of the few times that I've ruined a functioning part and was not upset by it. It's for the best. However that did open up what radiator to use instead. I looked at lots of radiators, from DIY kits, stock radiators to custom built. I decided that what was good enough for Chevy should be good enough for me, so I bought an alloy aftermarket 2006 Corvette (after reading that the Chevy radiator wasn't actually that good). It had the right size inlet and outlet, was designed to lean back a bit with a lower hose that was a little higher in the tank, was about the right size to fit in the space. It was also readily available and I could use a stock AC condenser for the AC. Once it got here, I started to fit it in the car
Made a lower radiator pan and upper cross brace that the radiator would sit in and lean against. It fits pretty will in there. Need to seal it in some how.