I have seen where some of you guys have put a dodge aluminun radiator in your F1's with a Chev engine and done it a a very low cost. Does anyone know if there is a similiar aluminiun radiator for a small block Ford? The inlet and outlet would have to be reversed to work with A Ford. Everything that I have found so far has been the $400 and up range.

 

Hello ChuckRob,

For what it's worth, contact Mr. Brent at Kool Rad Systems (714) 599-3336. This gentleman was very knowledgeable and helpful with me when I was looking in to a rad for my truck. At the very least he will guide you in the right direction.

Paul

 

Try this link on ebay:

1948 1952 Truck Aluminum Radiator | eBay

Offer $250 & you'll have an aluminum radiator f0r $300 shipped. It will fit into the stock mount perfectly and they'll put the inlet and outlet on whatever side you need them to be on.

It'd look like this:



or this:

 

That's what I was looking for. I submitted an offer, I guess we will have to wait and see what happens.
Thanks

 

I have a 51 f1 with a 302 in it & i used a dodge raditor out of a
77 dodge pick up that had a 383 in it,i got it at a junk yard for $40

 

I heard back on the offer and they accepted my $250.00 offer. With shipping the total will be $300.00. I should have it in about 10 days, I hope that it is as good as it looks in the pictures.

 

Mine has been working out really well. I put in a single 1100 cfm fan and that's all it takes to keep things at 180 degrees at a stop light. The fan kicks off after I get moving. I tried it out for the first time on a 105 degree day & the engine temp stays right at 180.

I have a very similar radiator in a 66 mustang with a 302. It has two really wide cores, which seems to cool like a 4 core brass radiator. The mustang used to like to heat up at stoplights....problem solved with the aluminum radiator.

Dan

 

Got my radiator yesterday, very impressed. For $300.00 delivered to my front door I don't think that I could of gotten a better deal anywhere.

 

Can you tell me where you got your radiator and did you go with chevy v8 and how is the temp

 

I went with the Ford setup and I have not had the truck on the road yet so I can't tell you how it works just yet.

 

Call Charlie at Superior Radiator in Mt. Clemons Michigan. He posts on ebay occasionally, and seems to accept an offer of $250 plus $50 for shipping, so $300 delivered to your doorstep.

I have a 351w in my 52 so it is set up for a small block Ford. They will make it with whatever configuration you need. They will make one for you with the sbc arrangement. Actually, he the first one he shipped me was accidentally swapped with some other guy's order, so I received a radiator with the outlets set up for the sbc. They emailed me a UPS shipper for the return & I had the correct one a couple of days later.

Mine is set up with a very basic 1100 cfm electric fan. The fan does kick on at a long stop light, but goes off as soon as I start moving. That radiator keeps my engine at 185 even on 100+ degree days. My son and I put a similar two row (1" wide rows though) in his 66 Mustang. That one also keeps cool. The Mustang has been working well for 6 years now. I've been driving the 52 for 2 years...no problems yet.

I have recommended Superior to a few of the guys on the forum now. I think they make a good product....and it is made in the US for nearly the same price that you'd pay for an imported unit.

Dan