hey guys!!I have a 1967 f100 with a 429 cj just put the fan into the radiator (oops)this is a big radiator!!!!the core is 24 inches tall and 26 1/2 wide and the top brass part is 3 inches tall (looks like brass)is it cheaper to recore or buy new?????I don't see a radiator with the same measurements as this one for a 67 f100 .what do i have

 

your trying to put the wrong engine in your truck.

 

Having run a few Big Blocks I just used the biggest truck radiator I could easily get, and none were that big.

I would get an F250 or F350 core or the biggest universal aluminum core. It should be more then big enough.

 

this engine has been in the truck for 15 years!wondering if it's cheaper to recore or buy new???

 

You have a genuine Ford Super Cooling Radiator, an extra cost option first available in 1967 F100/350's with 352's. Used 1968/76 in F100/350's with 360/390's, and in 1973/79 F100/350's w/460's.

The standard, xtra cooling and A/C radiators used in these trucks were 26 1/4" wide, 19 3/4" tall and had a much smaller top tank. The core is also thinner.

Because of the Super Cooler's dimensons, the radiator support is different, has a much larger opening radius.

The Super Cooling radiator is much sought after today, but is more expensive to recore than the other radiators.

If you buy an autoparts store replacement that doesn't have these same dimensions, you may have a problem bolting it onto the Super Cooling only radiator support.

 

thanks numberdummy! I called a local guy today he said he has one 75.00 with core 100.00 without.To get mine recored is 500.00 WOW!!!! i'll see what he has got and go from there.500.00 seems high to me

 

I put a universal aluminum radiator into my F100 that I got from Summit. It cost about 275, the truck has a very radical 730 HP 514 motor. The motor doesn't have a thermostat, and it runs so cool it just barely registers on the temp gauge in the dash. I have a thermocap on it (a radiator cap with a temp gauge built into it) and it just barely gets to 155 degrees. The truck has electric fans on it set to turn on at 190 degrees, but they never turn on. I was very surprised at how cool the aluminum rad runs.