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So one of this past winter's projects was to replace the radiator in my B. Originally was just going to pull the radiator so I could replace the fan and add the shroud, but when I went to pull the radiator I realized it had issues. Thought about having it repaired or getting a stock replacement, but in the end I decided to go full on and get a Ron Davis aluminum one.
Short answer, this is a seriously nice product. Fit was excellent, had to *slightly* enlarge one of the holes in the surround on the car, that's it, 30 seconds with a Dremel. Otherwise just drop in ready, looks good, and works well. Car never overheated before, but would warm up a bit on the big hills. Seems to be even more steady now.
Worth it? It's certainly overkill for a street car, but I'm very happy with it. I don't do shiny for shiny's sake, but am happy to pay for quality.
So here's the old setup, with three-bladed fan-of-death ready to shoot a blade through the bonnet.
Safely packed radiator, ready to be installed. These folks can weld, let me tell you. You do have to attach the overflow nipple and drain plug -- drain plug needs a bit of teflon tape or similar to seal up.
New Moss replacement plastic fan and a new fan belt. Should have added a top timing pointer while I had everything clear, but didn't think about it until I was done.
This is what happens when your thermostat housing hasn't been removed in a while, and you use too big of a hammer. Moss sells very nice replacements.
Done, from the engine side. Shroud, fan, radiator in place. Replaced all the hoses and clamps as well. Initially used the original style wire hose clamps, but the were not good at all at clamping. I now have some standard parts-store clamps and they work great.
All in place and ready to go. Completely satisfied with the product, looks great, very well built, works. Not cheap, but for me absolutely worth it.
Short answer, this is a seriously nice product. Fit was excellent, had to *slightly* enlarge one of the holes in the surround on the car, that's it, 30 seconds with a Dremel. Otherwise just drop in ready, looks good, and works well. Car never overheated before, but would warm up a bit on the big hills. Seems to be even more steady now.
Worth it? It's certainly overkill for a street car, but I'm very happy with it. I don't do shiny for shiny's sake, but am happy to pay for quality.
So here's the old setup, with three-bladed fan-of-death ready to shoot a blade through the bonnet.
Safely packed radiator, ready to be installed. These folks can weld, let me tell you. You do have to attach the overflow nipple and drain plug -- drain plug needs a bit of teflon tape or similar to seal up.
New Moss replacement plastic fan and a new fan belt. Should have added a top timing pointer while I had everything clear, but didn't think about it until I was done.
This is what happens when your thermostat housing hasn't been removed in a while, and you use too big of a hammer. Moss sells very nice replacements.
Done, from the engine side. Shroud, fan, radiator in place. Replaced all the hoses and clamps as well. Initially used the original style wire hose clamps, but the were not good at all at clamping. I now have some standard parts-store clamps and they work great.
All in place and ready to go. Completely satisfied with the product, looks great, very well built, works. Not cheap, but for me absolutely worth it.
