[Fot] Aluminium radiators

[dustin nicholson]

 I've bought my share of cheap ones online, you get what you pay for I guess.  The one I got for the Stag was cheap and had to be shimmed and a mounting hole moved over 1/4" to make it fit.  The TR6 one was a more expensive/reputable vendor but still sprung a leak after about 5 years in a seam location that can't be fixed, so I'm about to replace it again.  For the price of these things I've come to expect minor fitment issues and a limited life span.  My best aftermarket radiator was a plastic tank cross flow for the Spitfire racercar, out of a Ford Escort.  If there is a good brand of aluminum ones out there I'd like to know it.  In the meantime I will keep buying cheap ones and consider it a consumable item.
Dusty Nicholson1957 TR3 EP #43
    On Monday, January 3, 2022, 02:56:20 PM CST, robert bownes via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:  
 
 
Wise(ned) ones,
Where are folks getting (street) Al radiators nowadays? Just got the original TR6 rad back from the local radiator shop with an estimate of ~$360 to re-core, re-cap the lower end, and get rid of all the acorns the squirrels have thoughtfully stashed in mine, so I figure it's probably cheaper to get a new Al one than press my luck with the original. 

I found 3 row versions for a bit under $200, but they don't seem to know much about Triumphs (the pictures have the inlet/outlet pointing in the wrong directions) so I figured I'd check here...
Stay fast!Bob


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