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| | | | Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2 | I am needing a radiator for my 1959 Apache, and am pretty sure the years of 55 thru 59 are interchangeable, but am wondering if any other years would work, with some slight modifications? I'm having a hard time finding any local used radiators of those years, and thought maybe I could more easily aquire something newr that might work? any success stories? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | welcome to the shops sioux, might find more info in the general truck talk forum rather than the transmission forum  newer rads are different shape cores, pretty hard to adapt to the 5-9 core supports, which is necessary to hold the front end together - might try a post in the parts wanted section, or better, check local rad shops about repairing yours, assuming you have a bad one Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2 | | | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 78 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 78 | Those aluminum ones are floating all over on ebay - prices go all the way to over $500 I've seen, with no apparent difference with the ones at lower prices. I picked up one of the same price range as Village_Idiot (the lowest I could find at the time) and it's worked just fine.
1959 Chevy 3/4-ton (pics posted soon)
I child-proofed my house, but my kids keep finding their way back in.
| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | If you have good local radiator shop, they can build you a new radiator using the original frame for less than you see those aftermarket radiators for. And since it's built on the original framework, you know it will fit. That's what I did, had it built with a 4 pass core and a largger lower tank, reused the original upper tank and frame. It looks stock. It ran me right around $350.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 78 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 78 | Leonard - that is the same brand I got. It's been great. That's a slightly better price than I paid too.
1959 Chevy 3/4-ton (pics posted soon)
I child-proofed my house, but my kids keep finding their way back in.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 122 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 122 | I've got one from my 59 that was tested and cleaned. The top is banged up and I bought one of those expensive ones to replace it. Send me an email if interested. [email protected] | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 | Leonard - that is the same brand I got. It's been great. That's a slightly better price than I paid too. glad to hear it.... soon i will order me one. leonard | | |
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