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Old 12-22-2020, 08:35 PM   #21
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Default Re: Brassworks radiators

I have purchased two radiators from Brassworks, one for my1928 Roadster and another for my 1930 AV8. I am very pleased with their performance and reliability, money well spent.
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Old 12-22-2020, 09:48 PM   #22
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i know i will get a lot of flack but you can get a alum. rad for under 200 that works great a lot of us can,t aford 8,000 rebuilds 1,300 rads 12,000 paint jobs but you can build a fun car for a lot less then a trailor queen & drive the wheels off it & park it any where
While that’s true as I have a $140 aluminum radiator in my 40, on the 33-36 fords there is not to my knowledge a aluminum radiator that even fits remotely close for a flathead engine much less for $200.. and on a 33/36 the radiator dictates where the hood and grille align so they have to be spot on. We tried a 650 dollar aluminum griffin radiator in a 36 coupe once. What a joke the grille and hood never would line up.

My little pickup in the first photos of this thread has been done on a very tight budget and it killed me to spend that much on a radiator but it needed it. I have three times more in the radiator than in the paint job ( I painted it myself with a el cheapo gun in my backyard). In the end after seeing the craftsmanship it was worth it. I have used brassworks twice before but those were 32 radiators which are quite simple in comparison
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Old 12-22-2020, 10:15 PM   #23
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Well said 35fordtn, most of us share that frugal side. the other side of the equation is that good used radiators are rare & they all have a life span. My BW radiator allows the little Tudor to be a daily driver.
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