Cheapest Place to Buy Aluminum Radiator & any Extra Parts

[u10072]

Hello All,
Well I am needing to buy a new radiator for my Victoria project and was planning on the cheaper aluminum 5.0 conversion route. Just curious if anyone knew a place that's the cheapest to buy one with free shipping. When it's literally all the same thing you might as well get the best deal the Chinese make . Honestly if the local RD units were any good I would pop for one of those but they really are not unfortunately. I want a 3 core unit, would love a fan shroud and will be using a mechanical Explorer fan.

Mounting... So is the consensus that you buy the 4 core mounts or just modify the stock ones to work?

Thanks for the help,
Matt

 

[Wyo4x4er]

Check out champion radiators by ledfoot. They are awesome and cheaper than other vendors.

 

[bronconut73]

Check out ebay. There are a couple of aluminum radiator suppliers on ebay, Champion, Atomic, etc...
You can get a 2 row aluminum radiator for an eb for about $160+/- bucks.

 

[blazinchuck]

call radiators for less...guys name is Rick 404-805-0082

he sells on ebay and had the best price. the 5.0 swap was easy, i didnt have 4 core mounts, but i modified what i had and works fine. i looked on ebay and didnt see any with his name...so i would call him. besides you can "call" him and talk about the rads...he is a nice guy.

mine is a champion

 

[u10072]

see this is why this list kills it-- you ask a question that I am sure has been beat up a thousand times and in a couple replies you have all the info I could need.

What about the shrouds for use with a mechanical fan?
Thanks Again guys!!

 

[blazinchuck]

I have the explorer serp and reused the stock eb shroud. There were nutserts in the mounting flanges on the radiator (top and bottom) made using stock shroud easy

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[bronconut73]

There are bl specific aluminum shrouds at WH and Toms. Kind of expensive.
WH even has a special aluminum one. Real expensive.
There are fiberglass and a plastic composite out there that look exactly like original. I chose fiberglass because I knew I would have to modify it. I did and it went great. The fiberglass one is pretty cheap and much stronger than I thought. I am certain I could lay it on the ground and stand on it (6'5" 245 lbs). It is uber strong and cheap. I got mine at either JBG or BC.

 

[airbur]

I found a Ron Davis shroud used on Craigslist. Same one WH sells....partial circle...

 

[bronconut73]

I found a Ron Davis shroud used on Craigslist. Same one WH sells....partial circle...

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Damn it! That looks good. Not just the shroud but the whole set-up. Having said that, the shroud is a very nice piece.

 

[airbur]

Yea.....full circle would be nice but $$$. I also have the explorer setup and this should work great.

 

[u10072]

Airbur--hey what did the shroud cost new do you know, what mounts did you use the stock or 4 core units?

 

[airbur]

It's around $200....

http://www.wildhorses4x4.com/category/s?keyword=shroud

I used the new 4 core mounts. One thing you need to know though, these mount (by Drake) were designed incorrectly. You need to bend them down a bit to mount the radiator correctly. Not a huge deal but a good tidbit.

 

[u10072]

Mass produced aftermarket parts just sent out without a care to make them actually fit? Say it aint so!!!!