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Neat. Do You have any side views of the car?

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there is a whole big write up in the speedster section with many pics if you wish to have a peek aswell

https://i.imgur.com/aI3H9fV.jpg

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Congrats!

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Can you post a link to the speedster section?

Thanks!

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interesting radiator or is that a cover? I like how the stainless and the wheels standout against the patina.

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rad is an original honeycomb not a cover
link to speedster section

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/group...scussionid=813

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I would like to see a picture of the rear end to get abetter idea of what it looks like.

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like I said, all kids of pictures here, and story

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/group...scussionid=813

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I bought a radiator at the swap meet at the Dearborn MARC meet last week that’s “HoneyComb” like that. The guy said it was a 28. I like the look.

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The bad thing about the honeycomb radiator is that it can't be rodded out.
It may be the right fit for a 28, but Model A's never came new with honeycomb radiators.

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no they didn't. they are replacements.

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What happened to your donkey radiator cap??
:)

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well it was slowin me down, had to put the quail on for the added speed

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I have a 1/4 size "Deathproof Duck" for my mascot! I love it!!

Steve

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ill maybe find something more fitting to the rig

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Well the Price was right and it seems to work well so far. I still have the original and maybe at a later date I'll pick your brain on the procedure of this "rodding out".

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rodding out cleaning the tubes at the rad shop pushing rods through the tubes cant do that on honeycomb

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IIRC, the Honeycomb is made up of "strips" which are soldered together to make full tubes and then formed in a press to the zig-zag shape of the honeycomb.

A rod will not pass from one end to the other because of the zig-zag, and the strip construction is prone to leak either in freezing - or simply "solder corrosion" of the joint which all 60-40 solders are prone to.

I have had my honeycomb boiled out, created a few leaks in doing so, repaired the leaks, only to find a few more until it got set aside.

Everything has a life - the honeycomb deserved a rest. I will give it credit though - even before boiling, the car never boiled over.

Joe K

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My original radiator is not a honeycomb,but does have a few leaks and i bet it could use a good rodding. So for now the honeycomb will do the job, until I can repair and rod out the original.
So while we have hijacked this thread is rodding just removing the tanks and running a rod through the tubes(like a gun barrel cleaning rod?) then replacing the tanks.