Well, I've needed one a while. Took my car out last weekend and it was running pretty well, but overheated. Actually, I'm positive the reason it overheated was the thermostat (it was literally a 2 mile drive and the motor wasn't even hot to the touch but i boiled off damn near all the coolant in the system), but my radiator is leaky and is an NPD repro that never has really done the job. I always heard even with a 289 the 65/66 radiators didn't quite come to task but with a modified 351 it doesn't even come close.
I remember hearing Northern Radiator was pretty good. I don't want to spend $500 but I'd be willing to spend to ahve something I'm confident will keep the car cool. Don't care about weight at all, fwiw. What design do I want? 2-3-4 core? Cross flow? Aluminum, brass, copper?
Also, I had heard and considered putting a 67-68 radiator in (probably an aftermarket one - basically whatever your ecommend for the 66 I'd get for a 67) to install. I realize I'd need to weld in new mounts... how hard is that/how much should a shop charge to do that? Would I need to make any other changes?
I remember hearing Northern Radiator was pretty good. I don't want to spend $500 but I'd be willing to spend to ahve something I'm confident will keep the car cool. Don't care about weight at all, fwiw. What design do I want? 2-3-4 core? Cross flow? Aluminum, brass, copper?
Also, I had heard and considered putting a 67-68 radiator in (probably an aftermarket one - basically whatever your ecommend for the 66 I'd get for a 67) to install. I realize I'd need to weld in new mounts... how hard is that/how much should a shop charge to do that? Would I need to make any other changes?