Don't know about the stock-ish top tank look but I've been using an aluminum 3 core radiator I bought from a seller using Amazon as his sales platform and an aluminum shroud/Spal 2070 cfm fan & adjustable thermostat combination made by Old Air Products (in Ft. Worth) and it has been excellent. You can spend a lot more for a radiator, but I don't know why you would.
https://www.oldairproducts.com/product/50-205185-16shp-universal-fit-fan-shroud-kit Personally, I'd get rid of that stock fan...especially if you're at all considering adding A/C. I did and am very happy. The water pump should last longer without having to spin a crude and probably imbalanced fan around and it is quieter and has less vibration. As you know we have very hot summers and often slow moving traffic here in DFW.
I thought about using an electric fan but I'd set it up as a pusher on the outside. Other than being painted pontiac blue metallic, my build has a very '50s period correct look to it. That said, I'm definitely making a shroud no matter what I use.
I'm not a fan (pun intended) of the welded top tank.
Highly recommend
US Radiator. Stamped top, and options for aluminum or copper/brass, and they also offer different units for engine swaps, etc. I had previously used a nice aluminum radiator from Auto City Classics in a '53 Bel Air (stamped top, so looks OK, lifetime warranty), but it was not a bolt in with the stock 235, and took a little work to relocate 1/2"-3/4" forward to clear the fan. The US Radiator products are bolt in. I sourced mine through Walton Fabrication. Todd is easy to work with, and gets considerably better (lower) than list pricing.
So I saw the stock looking stamped tank option from US Rad/Desert Cooler but I wasn't sure about the quality. I read a lot of reviews that said the craftsmanship was sub par and they leaked from vibration shortly after being installed. However, I do like that they are aluminum and that they are a two row w oversized tubes.
You haven't had any issues w it?
