What can i use on my 1954 ford? !!!!!!!

I am so frustrated I can not get ahold of a radiator for my 54 customline! I have the original but i guess im cheap cause i dont want to pay 400 dollars to get it recored, since im going to change the block in the winter and the stock radiator wont work. I have the original 239 and i can mod one to work, but what works?

 

Tape measure + wrecking yard = solution

 

Fri is 1/2price day at the local pickapart in socal

 

Went sat and sundayand NOTHING seriously none!

 

try early mustang radiator

we use em pretty frequently on the rods we build and im thinking im gonna end up putting one in my Apache simply cause like you, im too cheap to have my origianl recored too

try ebay.......... a guy called the radiator doctor
i have four that ive gotten from him and in my area, as soon as u pay for the radiator, a guy shows up in a lil mazda pickup to deliver the radiator the very next day (cant beat that)

 

Might also try mid 60's GM full size. Bel aire Impalla Etc..

 

Theres been some good threads on this do a search ive read a bunch.and if you get one from the bone yard you can add inlets at your local rad shop i payed 90 dollers to have a 5 core out of a truck costomized

 

can i use a 6 cyl. 64-66 mustang radiator with my v8 239?

 

You should try to get a v 8 one thats what i have in my t 64 - 66 mustang v 8 rad

 

v8 has the outlet on wrong side

 

Universal aluminum radiator from Summit or Jegs. Sized for a mustang.

Or I have one from a 57 with a 272 i can sell you

 

Bottom outlet is on the driver and top inlet is on p***anger? how much? what shape? lol i want my car to be ion the road for santa maria!

 

Go to www.radiator.com they have 65 mustang ones for 128.00 and they deliver.

 

just move it to the other side it cost about 30 bucks well thats what i payed

 

302 Maverick, it will even line up with the bolt holes. 50 bux at a junkyard.
Intake and return inlets will match up too.

 

$400 for a recore?

holy ****... that sure has gone up

 

Thats the cheapest one too! some fool was charging 550 lol

 

www.cfrperformance.com
$144.00, free shipping. The radiator is aluminum, but you could always paint it. They list the sizes on the website. If you are leery about a no-name radiator, they also sell Griffin radiators for $169.00, free shipping as well. Hope this helps.

 

Go for the re-core....fits right, looks right, works right.

 

I guess im just cheap but at 4.90 a gallon of gas im trying to save money.

 

Man I was gonna get a pickapart radiator, around $50 total incl core fee on 1/2 price day, but for $160 you get a brand new griffin delivered? that's pretty good sounding to me...I just don't want to fool with changing the water inlet/outlet if I can help it, just takes too much time to find a shop, etc.

Anyway thanks for all the great info you guys! I always figured that a new radiator was way too much $$$ but y'all set me straight!