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| So my 1960 Phoenix has some sort of ford radiator in it. It's only a 2 row thing and I seriously doubt it's ability to keep a polyhead happy. I have not had any luck finding a reproduction unit, so, I need to beg, barrow, buy, or steal one. |
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Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | oem poly rad is a two core ----------------------------------later |
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Location: Perth Australia | Rebuilding an original will be more expensive than an alloy one
Just depends on wether absolute originality matters or not
The radiator in mine was meant for an early 70s valiant and its still just a 2 core, but its a bit wider and did present some unforeseen problems like the battery tray wouldnt fit anymore, so be careful if you start looking to change it
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Location: bishop, ca | Ben, Big M on our website, will have good upper and lower radiator tanks; you may have to have Big M
send their 'core' radiator to a local shop where the tank(s) can be re-soldered/repaired (while you 'wait')....
Almost any 'old' radiator will require some sort of repair/overhaul work to its upper and/or lower tanks, and,
you might elect to have another row of cooling fins be added to your 'old' subject-radiator, too.
Best to get your replacement radiator become fully repaired and renovated before its installation into your ride.
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| the problem is, I don't have a radiator, at all. period, i've got nothing to work with but a mal-fitting ford radiator. So I need at least a leaky core that I can rob the tanks and side ribs off of so that I can solder a new core too it. I can do the repair myself but I can't find tanks or the brace anywhere, nor can I find any information on what years are even sort of interchangable. Basically I need an entire radiator, and one with the tanks on the top and bottom, otherwise i'm going to keep fighting with the fitment problems. |
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Location: Michigan | Start with Big M. He may have something you can use.
Edited by Beltran 2015-06-07 8:23 PM
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| I'm all for that, I was just chatting him with a thread in the pacific northwest region but all of those boards seem to have disapared. :/ |
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Location: Yakima, WA | where are you located? Im in Yakima and looking for a radiator for my 55. I found something on amazon but thats about all the luck I have had. |
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Location: York County, PA | Ben; Where are you? I have a radiator out of a 1960 Dodge Dart, don't know how much shipping would be. PM me when you can.
Catch ya later. |
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