andydew Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 So I already removed my radiator from the "minivan". It is spraying a small stream through one one the fins near the middle. Also, alot of fins have been eroded away from the sand bouncing off the fans. I was thinking I would head over to funco, and pick one up; but then I thought maybe I should repair it...It's a CR, all aluminum radiator. Does anybody know if it'd be cheaper to take it to a radiator shop and have it recored, or would it be cheaper to buy a new one? Hoping someone has some wisdom for me, so I don't have to drive all over finding out for myself Quote
SAND~~SNAKE Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 I speak from personal experience, I just replaced mine in oct and had that muther out 4 times and kept repairing it. What a waste of time Dont be cheap, Send it to grant and have him order one and fab up the tabs and spout. Mine fit like a glove! Quote
goodguys75 Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 get rid of the aluminum radiator and go with copper and brass...they cool way better and are easy to repair ....if you were in vegas, I would be able to help ya Quote
andydew Posted April 18, 2012 Author Posted April 18, 2012 I speak from personal experience, I just replaced mine in oct and had that muther out 4 times and kept repairing it. What a waste of time Dont be cheap, Send it to grant and have him order one and fab up the tabs and spout. Mine fit like a glove! What did that end up costing, if ya don't mind me asking? Quote
SAND~~SNAKE Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 What did that end up costing, if ya don't mind me asking? 530/550 SHIPPED something like that. Quote
sanddunesaddict Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 get rid of the aluminum radiator and go with copper and brass...they cool way better and are easy to repair ....if you were in vegas, I would be able to help ya :blink: Quote
goodguys75 Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) ooops i mean just brass radiator....no copper Edited April 20, 2012 by goodguys75 Quote
JoeDuner Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 I speak from personal experience, I just replaced mine in oct and had that muther out 4 times and kept repairing it. What a waste of time Dont be cheap, Send it to grant and have him order one and fab up the tabs and spout. Mine fit like a glove! X2 .... save yourself the hassle, I put a new one in mine too. Quote
andydew Posted July 7, 2012 Author Posted July 7, 2012 Got my brand new radiator back from Grant. It looks great. It's maybe an 1/8" taller, so getting the mounting bolts in was a challenge, but whalla, it's in! I contemplated ordering one off ebay, for like $150, but despite my searching, I couldn't find an exact fit. I thought about buying one, and heli arcing new spouts to make it right, but I decided to just have funco do it. It ran $501, so quite a bit more than I was hoping for, but it's done, and I'm ready to dune once again Quote
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