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07-27-2018, 04:28 PM | #1 |
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amother radiator question, 36 coupe
I just got a quote of $695.00 to recore my radiator from toms on orange ca. seems high to me, he said the problem was dealing with the fan well as it is part of the top header.it took 2 months just to get a quote. I sure hate being told "i'll call you in a few days" twice, and never getting a call back until I re-call him. that price is getting really close to a new u.s. radiator and that would be all new metal. I don't think I want an aluminum one, even if it's temporary. any ideas?
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07-27-2018, 04:35 PM | #2 |
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Re: amother radiator question, 36 coupe
Check with Fontana Radiator Service. They do everything from M/C radiators to heavy equipment and custom stuff as well. Cleaned out the radiator on a '40 big truck I used to own and redid the bottom inlets on a '39 p/u radiator.
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07-27-2018, 05:38 PM | #3 |
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I wonder if I could cut out the well in my original one, leaving a 5/16 flange around it, and solder it in a new us radiator? what other fan options are there? electric? nope.
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07-27-2018, 10:40 PM | #4 |
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Re: amother radiator question, 36 coupe
Bought mine through BrassWorks in Paso Robles. They build every kind of Radiator you can imagine and do quite a few one off builds for Pebble Beach type events. Cost was over a grand, but well worth the money. Now I’m making sure I don’t have to go through this again. I pulled my heads, found the cause was a leaking head gasket that blew my radiator. I’m cleaning all the casting junk out of the block b fore it all goes back together.
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07-28-2018, 10:17 AM | #6 |
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07-28-2018, 11:00 AM | #7 |
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Re: amother radiator question, 36 coupe
BrassWorks built a completely new Radiator for me. They hand-built the tanks and gave two options regarding the core. One option was to make it concourse show worthy using the exact same material and fins per inch as came off the line in 1936 or use a newer type core with more fins per inch made of a different material for cooling efficiency. The second option is what I went with as I plan on driving my car frequently. Cost for the first option I’m assuming would’ve been much higher because hey have to set up with different tooling etc. than they typically use. I can find and post some pictures if you’d like.
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07-28-2018, 07:08 PM | #9 |
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Re: amother radiator question, 36 coupe
He might be giving you a price to just go away. He might not be interested in doing it.
It doesn't seem like a real horrible price, but if you have a hard time getting a hold of him for an estimate, might be even harder to get the radiator back after you drop it off. That's just speculation. Might also be a very good shop that turns around a great product. He at least knows there is a fan pocket, so he knows more then the average bear. Most likely in the best type scenario you'll be lucky to get it back in a week or two. Maybe worth the wait. |
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a week or two I can wait. even a month. the two months to get a price? very annoying. I think i'll probably have him do the job, just because I don't have the time to get down there and pick it up, and take it around getting prices. gee, I hope I didn't say anything to him that would make him not want to do the job. . . .
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07-28-2018, 08:46 PM | #11 |
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Brassworks has built serval radiators for me and they do super work. They are worth the price. beautiful solder work all brass tanks and copper . The finish is so nice you can polish the brass tanks if you want. They also make them in four row tanks. They keep any flathead cool even with a blower bolted on.
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07-28-2018, 08:48 PM | #12 |
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quick, good, & cheap. Pick two. Quick and cheap might not be good, and good and cheap might be slow. Who knows...
I'm sure it'll be fine. Probably a warranty with brassworks. I have had a few recores. All still working. My truck upper and lower were in pretty bad shape also. |
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07-28-2018, 09:27 PM | #14 |
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This is the old Radiator that was built by Brassworks back in 2003 when my engine was rebuilt by the previous owner. You can see where the seam blew out at the top right beneath the tank.. Sad day.
Here is a pic of my new Radiator they built at the end of 2017. I don’t have a picture of the backside showing the well for the fan. New Radiator installed and was able to line up the chrome trim on the grille. It was always a little off and didn’t seat properly against the grille before now. I dropped off my old Radiator at BrassWorks at the end of October 2017 and picked it up right before Christmas. So the 7-8 weeks Lee quoted at the time was pretty spot on. He’s a great guy to work with and the end result is outstanding. |
07-28-2018, 09:29 PM | #15 |
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tgarner317 was the repair a warranty repair? Granted it was 14 yrs old.
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07-28-2018, 09:48 PM | #16 |
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Wasn’t a warranty repair.. Lee said they wouldn’t have been able to properly repair the damage; So a completely new Radiator was built.
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07-28-2018, 09:54 PM | #17 |
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That makes sense after 14 yrs, just curious. Might have been able to fix it also locally too by brazing it. Water under the bridge. Brassworks makes a fine product for sure. No local shop would warranty more then a 1yr.
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07-28-2018, 10:14 PM | #18 |
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I first took it to a small local repair guy and he said he could waste my money and have him try to repair it but the repair wouldn’t last.. This was a known trusted Radiator repair shop that had been around for more than 50 years.
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07-28-2018, 10:32 PM | #20 |
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I went out and took a picture of the backside of the Radiator showing the fan well.. Disregard the towel keeping dust etc out of the engine while the heads are at the machine shop.
Fordnut, hopefully you’ve already made sure the casting sand and any rust has been removed from the coolant passages while your radiator is out. I’m still in the process and actually need to lift my engine up again and remove the lower hoses to properly flush it out.. I couldn’t believe all the junk that came out from the coolant passages! Crazy. Last edited by tgarner317; 07-28-2018 at 10:38 PM. |
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