$375 for radiator recore good or bad

Ouch! I had my '54 Champ coupe done about eight years ago. Luckily the radiator shop had a core on hand. $145 out the door.

Chip

Yes if it's a three row...

JT

shel snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote:

Had to have a new core made for my Avanti two years ago and it was $340..well worth it rather than try to patch up the old one. But it is high now in our area as there isn't very many shops due to EPA standards. Dave B.

Yep, that's about what I paid to have mine recored last year.

$280 for a three row for the Hawk about 2 months ago. Tim K.

where do you live?

Radiator Notes by Wayne Lee

With the help of Joe, a sympathetic radiator repair man at Robins Radiator Repair in Warner Robins, GA., I'd like to offer the following info: My '62 Lark needed a new radiator. Prices averaged around $200 for a new 2-row core, and more for 3-row core. Add $200 more if OEM type tanks are needed. This is because the bottom of the top tank (where the core fits in) is rounded -- unlike today's flat bottom tanks.

The best deal for a new core was found at Universal in Tampa, FL. The part # is CT6329A. This is a two row core with 1/2 inch wide tubes of .005 wall thickness. This is .002 thicker than the tubes on more modern day units. It also has a higher cooling fin count per inch for greater cooling efficiency. This unit is guaranteed to cool up to 400 cubic inches. The spec book calls for the same part number for Hawks!

My out the door price for this core - soldered to salvaged top and bottom tanks was $159.25 + tax. This includes the 3 hrs labor it took Joe to assemble and test the radiator. He said these were the best fitting parts he's seen in a long time. Subsequent road testing has proved this core works as advertised.

the cheapest way to go is from Midwest motor sports they have a Northern Raidator Aluminum 19" X 24" for $149 just make a couple of alum. brackets and weld on for less than $200 you can have one better than the one on e-bay

I believe that there is absolutely no difference between a late V-8 Lark radiator and a late V-8 Hawk radiator, save for the little tab of metal that is screwed to the top tank for a "fan guard" on the Larks.

nate