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I have just been around to a couple of rad & parts shops. I can't believe the cost of a new, or rebuilt radiator. 500.00 bucks!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anybody have any suggestions for a radiator, or know of any good deals. I have a 65 C10 with a 230ci 6 cyl. I saw in one of the catalogs that a 292 rad was cheaper, but was not sure of the inlet/outlet orientation. I have an upper left inlet and lower right outlet.

I am in Canada, around Montreal. I could have something shipped to Texas tho and then shipped to me.

thanks in advance

Ken

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Originally Posted by KVB (Post 4747735)

we sell usa made direct fit copper and brass radiators for your truck

Are you aware of the 2 different rads for the six. Light duty one is 18" wide and sits closer to the motor. Heavy duty ones are about 24" wide and are tight to the rad support. Brackets are different to mount them. Most places only have the wider one. Narrow one is available from LMC.
Wider aluminum and cheaper ones are available on ebay.

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Originally Posted by mbgmike (Post 4747746)

we sell usa made direct fit copper and brass radiators for your truck

Can you give me a quote including shipping to Postal code J5R 1G4. I have the wider radiator, approx 25" w x 17" h x 1.875" thick.

Thanks

Ken

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Originally Posted by KVB (Post 4747916)

Can you give me a quote including shipping to Postal code J5R 1G4. I have the wider radiator, approx 25" w x 17" h x 1.875" thick.

Thanks

Ken

We sell all the sizes. they come in threee types. stock,high Efficiency and a triple cross flow that requires a seperate cooler and the ports are on the opposite sides from stock.The triple flow is the best cooler there is but you won't need that where you live.
PM me with the your email and I will send some MFG info on them to help . meanwhile i will check on shipping. These are direct fit with no alterations needed unless you modified the truck from stock.

Found this on Fleabay. One of the shops that I checked today was quoting me 450.00 for the same radiator.

http://tinyurl.com/3km3uzy

Has anybody had any experiance with this make/model. Or with this ebay vendor?

Thanks

Ken

KVB,

I am running a Champion 3 row in my 6.0 L 1965. Works good.

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?Make=Che...%2520Year=1965

TR

I bought me alumium rad at NAPA In Ontario,was 250 dollars.

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Originally Posted by johan 1 (Post 4748298)

I bought me alumium rad at NAPA In Ontario,was 250 dollars.

Napa guys here quoted me 499.00, gonna check with a napa dealer just over the line in ontario.

I have the Champion 3 row, worked great on a 350, tight fit on top, perfect on bottom

I was in a pinch and had to get the truck going, Autozone had one for 200 bucks and it's working great.

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Originally Posted by KVB (Post 4747735)

I got a copper 3 core radiator for my 66 for $179.00 from rock auto, I did have to drill 2 holes on the bottom of the radiator mount and change the location of the top rubber bushing to get it to align correctly but for the price it was great. Kieth :gmc2:

there are 2 cradles with rubber liners on the bottom of the radiator the slots in the bottom of the radiator did not line up with the original holes in the bracket so we simply drilled 2 holes in the support bracket that lined up with the slots in the new HD radiator (original 6 cyclinder now a 350)

There is a bracket that holds the radiator in place on the top, it also attached to the front radiator support bracket. We had to remove the metal bracket that had 2 rubber bumpers and move those so they lined up with the top of the radiator also. No big deal ...

I bought a new 3-row Modine, which a direct replacement for a 64-66 with 283 V8, for $240 from a local radiator shop. This was 5-6 years ago.

As described above, the wider V8 radiator sits on top of the frame rails, as opposed to the I6 radiator which drops down between the frame rails, so you need to find a used V8 upper radiator bracket, or else fabricate something.

Here's a photo of the Modine radiator, and the stock V8 upper radiator mounting bracket. That bracket is not currently reproduced, as far as I know, and used ones can be a bit hard to find. I got lucky and found one in the swap meet at a Super Chevy event a few years ago.

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/da...ium/Rad021.JPG

My upper radiator bracket looks just like that, we had to relocate the 2 upper brkts that hold the rubber so they aligned with the v8 3 core radiator from Rock Auto.