I thought these looked ok, comes with inbuilt trans cooler. Ebay

54 55 56 FORD FULLSIZE PASSENGER CAR ALUMINUM RADIATOR
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  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Does it ever feel like you can't be seen or heard???

Look thanks for that. A radiator rebuild/ patchup/ replacement was on my to do list. I have been resoldering this one forever. Something needs to be done again Most of the alloy ones look too new but are effecient. The repo ones look the part but performance is what they always were. If I was fussed a coat of matt black would have most fooled.

I asked about OS delivery yesterday and has come back with questioning more accurate delivery details so looks promising.

cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

Thanks warren, thats what i was thinking! there seemed a simple reasonabley priced solution to question but was swept aside into creating more involved ways to sort it out. Maybe we dont have the options here and this rad seems a simple answer to the problem. regards bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

A know a couple of guys here have used Toyota Landcruiser radiators .I think they were FJ40 ( Diesel ) .The bottom outlet had to be swapped to the other side ,and bottom mounting holes had to be redrilled .The good news was the top holes lined up with the originals ,and the stock top hose was used as well .They look to be a good fit and are big enough to keep a BBF cool .

Lon

yblocksdownunder

From what I can see there are a lot of repo radiators out there. Most are reasonable but still pricey. We have to consider freight. There is Aussie desert coolers, great quality and you pay for what you get. I do like the stealthy approach something that looks original but isn't.

It's always best to test the water by looking at all options. I like to buy local but sometimes local hasn't got what I need or want.

thanks for the tip

cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

It looks like Bill has the winner so far, got a couple of prices from different shops, most around the $550.00 mark + shipping. I have one more prospect locally, found a guy who builds aluminum high performance rads here, he is taking measurments off my orignal rad and will give me a quote. With shipping / duties I am looking at about  $400.00 for the Ebay ones, if this guy comes close, I keep the business local. Better that way if I have any issues.

I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!

Thanks warren, having been in the motor repair business for over 30yrs and these cars even longer, i watched as recored radiators for customlines kept rising in price from $300.00 up to $600.00 + then find its a big effort for most radiator shops to even find a core to suit, guess a sign of the times. Lon,s rad adaption seems suitable for worked engines etc. Basically freight costs to here add to price, am guessing $100.00 = $400.00 AU  but as an answer to US query, thought was good deal.

LON, have you got your engine from Ted??

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

I got the price back for postage and it's $160 to my door. That's tempting.

Cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)