radiator necks

im thinking im going to run a ford tractor radiator in my car...i was wondering if anyone has run one of these...i need 21 inches tall and fit in a 32 shell...but i really would like to know if anyone has ever soldered their own necks onto a radiator and how it turned out ..im running the flathead v8...i was going to do this to a 65 mustang radiator but they look too new for my car with all these old parts on it(nothing that was originally made after 53 aside from what i made myself)..i think the ford ones with the tapered corners look better and i still donlt have to spend 500 or whatever it is for a repro 32

thanks
zach

 

Mine is about the same dimentions. I'm running a 4" shortened 32 PU shell. I went to the junkyard and got a 72 Dodge dart/ Ply duster radiator just for the top tank( the width was right). They have spots on each side for outlets. I had to taper the top corners ( pie cut the top ends of the tank). The radiator shop ordered me a 4 row core the height I needed and made a bottom tank. I brought in an old flathead radiator and they put in the 4 outlets. It was a good deal at about $300.

 

I made a cover to fill in the area above the tank to force more air thru the core. It comes out with 3 screws and cleans up the area.

 

Here's a shot of the bottom. I built a cushioned support for the radiator so it can stand alone without the grille-which comes off with 4 bolts. overspray

 

thanks for the pics...i may end up going that route and having one built form parts...this is my last big decision on the car...pretty much everything else is figured out and just a matter of work