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New American Eagle Radiator looks great! #1203256
03/25/12 04:32 PM
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$159 plus $29.95 shipping bought on Ebay. 22" radiator 2 core 1" tubes they say is good for up to 600hp. Quality is great for $159.00!!! Should cool my 350hp+ Duster 360 fine.

Funny thing is it looks like a direct bolt in for my 1970 Duster with a later 360 motor. May have to slot or redrill holes but I don't think so when placing the radiator on top of mine in the car plus took some quick measurements. They don't list it as fitting a 1970 Duster but of course my setup is different than original.

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1970 FE5 Duster 360/904/3.91's SOLD 1973 TB3 SpaceDuster 340/4spd/4.10's SOLD Moparless for now but when the opportunity is right I'll have another one.
Re: New American Eagle Radiator looks great! [Re: MY340] #1203257
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1970 FE5 Duster 360/904/3.91's SOLD 1973 TB3 SpaceDuster 340/4spd/4.10's SOLD Moparless for now but when the opportunity is right I'll have another one.
Re: New American Eagle Radiator looks great! [Re: MY340] #1203258
03/25/12 04:52 PM
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Looks identical to the 2 core Champion I bought for my 74 318 Valiant.

Re: New American Eagle Radiator looks great! [Re: bordin34] #1203259
03/25/12 06:46 PM
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what was the seller id? looks like a nice unit.

i was going to have mine re-cored but at that price i would look at new.

Re: New American Eagle Radiator looks great! [Re: 340duster340] #1203260
03/26/12 11:47 AM
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American Eagle is owned by Champion from what I read. Don't know why they have to 2 companies making radiators.

I'm installing it this morning so I'll let you guys know how it goes.


1970 FE5 Duster 360/904/3.91's SOLD 1973 TB3 SpaceDuster 340/4spd/4.10's SOLD Moparless for now but when the opportunity is right I'll have another one.
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Radiator went in fine but did have to redrill both top holes slightly and use a drilled hole instead of lower slot on drivers side. So three holes used the original location and one was a new location. It may just have been due to my cross braced being dented/bent alittle. I think if it was straight the radiator would have dropped down more to the 3/8" to 1/2" needed for everything to line up. No big deal unless you want a drop in bolt up and go radiator. Also cut the lower hose back 1" due to the thicker radiator and slightly longer lower nipple.

Still though installation was easy with no issues that couldn't be overcome. Took about 2 hrs as I'm kinda slow at my age.

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1970 FE5 Duster 360/904/3.91's SOLD 1973 TB3 SpaceDuster 340/4spd/4.10's SOLD Moparless for now but when the opportunity is right I'll have another one.
Re: New American Eagle Radiator looks great! [Re: MY340] #1203262
03/26/12 03:09 PM
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Looks great. Thanks for posting this info. I will probably be looking for a new rad soon and his helps with the decision making process.


Re: New American Eagle Radiator looks great! [Re: MY340] #1203263
03/27/12 09:47 AM
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Quote:

Radiator went in fine but did have to redrill both top holes slightly and use a drilled hole instead of lower slot on drivers side...



You'd think that after hearing this from what seems like 75% of the people that have bought American Eagle/Champion/whatever, radiators, the company would get off their butt and do something about it!







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