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manny

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  • May 9, 2010
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where can we buy a new radiator? i have a 1976 V8 mustang but i would like to put in the 1978 style with the filler on top of the radiator. if not a stock one has anyone used an aluminum one? also p/n would help and maybe a pic
 
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macstang2

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I'm using a Griffin alum. rad. ordered from summit, it was about 1/2 the price of a new stock radiator and a lot lighter.
 

Dano78

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Last one I bought was throught the local radiator shop and was made by Modine. It was a 3 row using 1/2" cores. It's a '78 style with the cap on the tank. I'll see if I can dig up a part number.
Many moons ago I had gotten one from Ready-Rad through a partshouse, but not sure if they are still around. I'm almost 100% positive that you can still get the Modine units.
 
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Was the filler on the hose just a bad idea? Those of you who have had experience with it what can you say about it, obviously Ford abandoned the idea, as far as I know, so was there some inherent flaw?

have you heard of or tried Radiator.com
 
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currently on eBay mustang-corral-inc is selling a Mustang II radiator for $479.95 with the filler on the unit itself, he says he has 3 in stock, blus $24.95 for shipping, for that much I recon you can drop a generic alumininininoom one and have money left over for a six pac

here's the pic of it, and the link to the auction



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/74-75-76-77-78-Ford-Mustang-II-Radiator-302-engine-only-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem22f0e92926QQitemZ150070700326QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
 

Wart

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gregski said:
currently on eBay mustang-corral-inc is selling a Mustang II radiator ....

Click to expand...


Not a factory II radiator.
 

75mach1

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Do you need one for an automatic or stick transmission?
 

COBRA 7

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Maybe a standard photo of "A" radiator.

That photo is not at all like my radiator.

My tanks are on top and bottom with a cap on top.

As Dano 78 said... I think mine is a Modine. I bought it 20+ Years ago from a Radiator shop.
 

LILCBRA

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I got mine new from Autozone a couple years ago. Don't remember what I paid, seems like it was somewhere around $250. Filler neck on the top tank, 3 row, provisions for the auto trans lines.
 
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