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02-02-2024, 08:08 PM | #1 |
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36 V8 Pickup Radiator?
Saddly today my generator mount broke and pitched the fan into my radiator.
I have several questions.
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02-03-2024, 01:14 AM | #2 |
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Re: 36 V8 Pickup Radiator?
Answered on the V8 Club forum.
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02-03-2024, 01:40 AM | #3 |
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02-03-2024, 09:43 AM | #4 |
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Re: 36 V8 Pickup Radiator?
The answer is if you find a radiator shop that is competent enough to make a repair or re-core....by a lottery ticket.
You can go to Brassworks and mortgage your house and buy a new one. (The Brassworks guys should have as much money as Bezos). Or, you can patiently search for a NOS or a new service replacement radiator. |
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Re: 36 V8 Pickup Radiator?
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02-03-2024, 12:12 PM | #6 |
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02-03-2024, 12:57 PM | #7 |
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Re: 36 V8 Pickup Radiator?
I've found them in the $400-$500 range. Know the right folks I suppose.
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02-03-2024, 02:42 PM | #8 |
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Re: 36 V8 Pickup Radiator?
When my fan came off and clipped the radiator during a cross country trip, I located a radiator shop to make a temporary repair and completed my trip. Once home, I reported the incident to my insurance, which not only paid for the repair on the road, they paid for an NOS radiator including shipping. The radiator was located through Hemmings at $400, but that was nearly twenty years ago, so I’d expect the next best thing today would be a recore.
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02-03-2024, 08:08 PM | #9 |
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Re: 36 V8 Pickup Radiator?
I bought a really, really solid nice one about 10 years ago at a farm sale, for 20 bucks. I figured the scrap value was that.
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02-04-2024, 10:28 AM | #10 | |
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Don't know what planet you're living on but quality isn't cheap. When I bought the Brassworks radiator for my '39 p/u with an 8ba Lee at Brassworks took all the time needed to insure the radiator was exactly what I needed before I placed my order I picked it up in person when I went to TROG at Pismo Beach. I saw first hand the craftsmanship at his shop. And yes it took a while for the radiator to be built but like many specialty shops they are having trouble getting skilled help.
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02-04-2024, 03:05 PM | #11 |
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Re: 36 V8 Pickup Radiator?
That’s the opposite experience I had with Lee and Brassworks. I eventually found an old radiator repair guy and he recored my original 35 pickup radiator. These guys are still out there.
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02-04-2024, 03:19 PM | #12 |
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Re: 36 V8 Pickup Radiator?
I have a good spare one I'd probably sell if you're interested, I could send you a picture if interested.
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02-04-2024, 05:55 PM | #13 |
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Re: 36 V8 Pickup Radiator?
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