aluminum radiators

[WABOOM]

I put a Champion radiator in my '51 Mercury and it isn't designed correctly. It fits but the top tank is offset the wrong way and was letting a lot of fresh air escape up and over. My car ran hot with that Chinese rip off. I had to make an air dam to correct it. I regret trying to save money. You'll also have to etch and paint it if you don't want it to stick out like a boner in sweat pants too. They are bright aluminum.

[GB SISSON]

OK, so it's 2-1 in favor of aluminum, although waboom gets a couple of style points for his humorous analogy. A new original style copper radiator is out of the question. After all, any 'originality' is out the window as soon as I drive up, never mind looking under the hood. The choice is between something copper that doesn't fit or aluminum. For now, I finished my flange on the Japanese radiator, painted it and bolted it into the support. My flex a lite fan showed up today along with my one wire alternator. The current radiator is not nearly as tall as stock, so I will run it for a while and plan on the aluminum one if needed. Any more input on aluminum radiators is appreciated. Been cleaning up and painting my diesel 'kit' pieces in anticipation of taking them out of this beat up chassis and installing it into my nice pickup.