New Radiator time. Is this company for real?
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New Radiator time. Is this company for real?
I need to get a new radiator in my non I/C truck, but want the cross flow I/C design. So I started shopping around and found a company called CompleteRadiators. The website price is like $240 with free shipping for a brass rad. Anyone else use this company??? They are close to $200 less than any shop close to home, just thinking too good to be true.
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I heard they were in the $250 range locally.
The cross flow is a lot better, You will also have to change the core support around a little. The older style bolts like the gasser on the inside of the core support. The cross flow uses 2 perches with rubber grommets in the bottom of the core support. I welded them in and used the top mounts with the rubber posts on the top of the radiator.
The cross flow is a lot better, You will also have to change the core support around a little. The older style bolts like the gasser on the inside of the core support. The cross flow uses 2 perches with rubber grommets in the bottom of the core support. I welded them in and used the top mounts with the rubber posts on the top of the radiator.
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The side fabbing is easy, it's the height that gets tricky, especially with adding the grommets down below. The fan will be real close and work, but think about getting the shorter fan spacer. My rear end locked up after I upgraded the radiator, leaving the stock spacer. The jolt (about 35 mph) caused the fan blade to catch the radiator.
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I have dealt with the radiator barn many times always had good luck but you should be able to find one in town close to the same price.the I/C rad change is real east but the I/C fan hub is different so you might need to mod the shroud too
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Contrary to popular belief a cross flow does not cool better. Just get one made for your truck and be happy. Unless you just want to do a lot of fabbing. The cross flow radiators in Fairlanes were introduced to reduce over all height, providing for more streamlined frontal body shapes. There is no difference in cooling ability from down flow to cross flow design, they cool equally well.
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Never used them but I have used www.radiator.com and they were great to deal with and will match any prices. Shipped overnight for free also.
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