Cheap Aluminium radiators in Ford CMP?
Has anyone got good or bad experiences to share regarding using ebay aluminium radiators to suit Ford flathead V8 installed in a Blitz?
Let me know so I can make an informed decision - thanks |
I have put in aluminium radiators at 1/3 the price in a 1942 Jeep, Landcruiser and Nissan Patrol. All were excellent and still in perfect operating condition after a number of years rough off road use.
I believe there is no doubt they are more thermally efficient than the originals but you will have to do your own research on that. I think saving several hundred dollars on a lightly used vehicle such as a collector blitz would be a an excellent budgetary decision. Just my opinion. Lang |
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Not Ford.
I fitted one of those Ebay al. radiators in my 1940 C8 Chevy, also in my 87 XF Falcon and the neighbour has just fitted one in a EA Falcon. No problems so far. For around 200 bucks it's a bargain. The local radiator business' must be crying with the downturn in repairs/recores - because fitting a new al. radiator yourself is a fraction of the cost of a re-core |
One point to keep in mind is that while those Alloy radiators come in a wide array of applications (I've seen V8 into Model A, 8BA into '32, etc), virtually all of them are standard rads with 2 row cores. I've never seen an equivalent to the 4 row "Tropical" radiator as fitted to Australian Blitzes and some MCP's.
While a fine option for a light car, you may find that the standard radiator will struggle to keep a hard-working 3-ton blitz cool in an Aussie summer. |
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Just had a look for aluminium radiators on Ebay Australia. Any number of 4 row radiators and nearly all 6 and 8 cylinder types are 3 row. They are a lot more efficient than the originals so I reckon a blitz would have no problems, even pulling logs. Prices seem to be around $150-200 which makes them a quarter the price of originals. Lang |
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It seems there are quite a few of these to choose from on Ebay. Anybody would have a link for the most suitable one for Ford cab.13 as for size and look?
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Thank you all for those responses - just a case now of making sure it can fit in the space and the hose outlets are compatible diameter.
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On the subject, Petr Brezina has fitted an alloy radiator to his Ford V8 powered Carrier, and recently swapped it out for a larger unit. If you have the space, go bigger!
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Finaly ,what is the right type of alluminium radiator to use on ford cmp , I take the mesurement of the ford 1941 one , and it seems to be too large to fit a cab 12? Does any one knows? Cheers Sylvain |
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