Re: Original radiator, rebuild or replace?
[Re: Q5_Ed]
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04/28/09 07:06 AM
04/28/09 07:06 AM
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375inStroke
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Great thing is your new one will be half the weight and last half as long as the original one. Why do you want to replace what isn't broken?
Last edited by 375inStroke; 04/28/09 11:22 PM.
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Re: Original radiator, rebuild or replace?
[Re: 375inStroke]
#300529
04/28/09 07:35 AM
04/28/09 07:35 AM
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Great think is your new one will be half the weight and last half as long as the original one. Why do you want to replace what isn't broken?
Get the original recored by somone local to you.
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Re: Original radiator, rebuild or replace?
[Re: THESHAKERPROJECT]
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04/29/09 12:12 PM
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Send it to Glen Ray . He did my ratty lookin 22in rad for $500 with a new high efficency core,refinished the top , installed new petcock and overflow hose AND painted the rad with the correct black paint. You will not get this type of work at a local rad shop . You will not believe how nice your radiator will look when you get it back from Glen Ray.
He's not looking to do a numbers matching resto, and every rad I ever sent out for repair came back with the same tanks attached.
I had one done locally last fall and it looked like new and it was about 350 bucks. All I had to do is drop it off down the street and pick it up 2 days later. Everyone paints them when finished. I've had maybe 20 radiators recored as I maintain a small fleet of trucks. I couldn't see shipping it somewhere.
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Re: Original radiator, rebuild or replace?
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04/29/09 07:23 PM
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I said what he said, also, less than satisfied with local shop in the past. To each his own, but worth the end result to me. Not saying local guys cant do the job. For mine my bottom tank was trashed. He made it look new and has all the right parts. If I wasn't lazy I'd dig it out and post some pic's. Came very well boxed, what else can I say.....
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Re: Original radiator, rebuild or replace?
[Re: hemi68charger]
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04/29/09 07:49 PM
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I understand what your saying.I'm lucky that I have a long time shop near me. I just realized that I paid big bucks for a 959 radiator from a member here a few years ago that is in my 71. I'd still trust it to the guy down the street.
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Re: Original radiator, rebuild or replace?
[Re: cudabitten]
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04/30/09 11:12 AM
04/30/09 11:12 AM
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No, just the right part number. On any full blown resto or even getting a fresh engine, I always get the rad done. Sometimes it can be hot tanked and repainted, but most of the time there is core damage and it needs a recore. There's no way I'd trust that rad with a fresh motor.
Find a good radiator shop and have yours hot tanked and go from there. There are better cores out there than the stock ones as well as some inferior ones. I used a "high performance" 3 row core on my original 22" rad. The tanks can and should be saved.
Cheers, Dave
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Re: Original radiator, rebuild or replace?
[Re: pushbutton]
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05/02/09 06:36 PM
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My cat Pumkin says"If you want it done right the first time send it to Glen-Ray." That is where I sent mine.
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