[Mgs] mga radiator

[Barrie Robinson]

I had to get a new radiator for my 1957 Aston but prices were 
ridiculous. Like anything Aston it was both complex and well 
engineered.   But standard it was not.  I just hung on and one day found 
a radiator  company that had made one but the customer reneged.  So they 
sold it to me at bargain basement price.  Morale of this story is "look 
and ye shall find".   I got my MGB GT V8 made to my specs by Howe Racing 
and it was not vastly expensive.  I seem to remember it was more than 
bog standard but not by much.   It is penny wise pound foolish and 
getting a /good/ radiator is sanguinary important.

Barrie from Barrie

On 5/2/2019 3:15 AM, PaulHunt73 via Mgs wrote:
> Hmmm.  With my cynical hat on I'd say that could be a way of spending 
> $400 rather than $300.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> When I got my MGA restored, the mechanic recommended rebuilding the
>> original radiator rather then buying a replacement, because the new ones
>> have fewer "tubes" (whatever the actual term is in radiator-speak) in 
>> them
>> than the originals, so there is less surface area for cooling. 
>
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