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U.S. Radiator quality... #2532518
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Anyone every use their product? Are they well constructed? Work ok? Kinda pricey, but dont mind if the quality is there...

http://www.usradiator.com/chrysler-new-yorker-1970-72-v8-383-400-440-radiator-10454.html

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i bought one direct from them. piece of crap. expensive lesson.

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Originally Posted By lewtot184
i bought one direct from them. piece of crap. expensive lesson.
ok..bummer. Thank you for the heads up. Not crazy about the aluminum radiator route though..

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I bought an aluminum radiator from these guys. Inlet and outlet where I want it and correct requested angles. Mounting plates where I wanted them. I’d was happy with the results.

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I have a US Radiator in both my Mopars. Awesome quality, work great and never had a problem in over 7 years on one and 4 years on the other. I don't like the look of aluminum radiators in old Mopars.


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I bought two of there radiators for a A body drag race car( LA340 motor and RB motor) several years ago, still have BB one up
Very good looking, not at all like others I've seen since then shruggy


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Originally Posted By lewtot184
i bought one direct from them. piece of crap. expensive lesson.
Can you elaborate a little bit? Id appreciate all the input good and bad...

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Originally Posted By Cab_Burge
I bought two of there radiators for a A body drag race car( LA340 motor and RB motor) several years ago, still have BB one up
Very good looking, not at all like others I've seen since then shruggy
thanks JBC and Cab.

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Originally Posted By J_BODY
http://prchotrod.com/
I bought an aluminum radiator from these guys. Inlet and outlet where I want it and correct requested angles. Mounting plates where I wanted them. I’d was happy with the results.
Dont want to go that route just yet Jay.... thumbs

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The US radiator I bought about 10 years ago was good quality.

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I bought this one for my Road Runner, since it looked similar to the stock 26". I have since bought a 22" for my Dads Super Bee, and it has worked great. Fit perfectly, and works way better than the original one. I had them both powder coated on the tanks and mounting brackets, then used aerosol to paint the fins.

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Originally Posted By JERICOGTX
I bought this one for my Road Runner, since it looked similar to the stock 26". I have since bought a 22" for my Dads Super Bee, and it has worked great. Fit perfectly, and works way better than the original one. I had them both powder coated on the tanks and mounting brackets, then used aerosol to paint the fins.
Nice...is that the standard core? High effeciency core? optima core?

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Originally Posted By Hot 340
Originally Posted By lewtot184
i bought one direct from them. piece of crap. expensive lesson.
Can you elaborate a little bit? Id appreciate all the input good and bad...
after a couple hundred miles the top tank split open. took the radiator to the repair shop and tubs were soldered shut and partially shut. I knew then why it wouldn't cool. basically core was screwed up plus repairs. there was a thread over on FBBO about u.s. radiator a year or so ago; maybe it's archived. the real issue with this kind of stuff is you have no idea what your buying until you get into them. I seriously doubt u.s. radiator does much in the way of quality control. probably a high volume production business. if it were me i'd find a reputable local shop and see if they can build what you need. other than that it's just a crap shoot.

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Originally Posted By Hot 340
Originally Posted By JERICOGTX
I bought this one for my Road Runner, since it looked similar to the stock 26". I have since bought a 22" for my Dads Super Bee, and it has worked great. Fit perfectly, and works way better than the original one. I had them both powder coated on the tanks and mounting brackets, then used aerosol to paint the fins.
Nice...is that the standard core? High effeciency core? optima core?


I got them from www.autocityclassic.com. The website might not show everything, but they do have them for Mopars. Just call them up and ask. Not sure who makes them though.


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