Uh, Fred - I certainly agree. But... maybe no more caffeine after six?:-)
D.
David Dressel
Champaign, IL USA
'67 Jaguar Mk2 3.4 P180773
'64 Triumph TR4 CT30061
'60 Triumph TR3A TS76829
>From: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
>Reply-To: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
>To: "Darrell Walker" <darrellw@inetarena.com>, "Hugh Barber"
><tr6nut@telocity.com>, "tr list list" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Radiators - Recore or Repro?
>Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 20:58:48 -0400
>
> > Well, there are the aluminum ones from Racetorations, but I believe they
>are
> > nearly 500 Pounds (money, not weight).
> >
> > I had mine re-cored at your run-of-the-mill radiator shop, and they
>seemed
> > to have done a fine job. > --
> > Darrell Walker
>===================================================================
>1st, Racetorations is basically out of business, at least in bankruptcy and
>you should be very careful attempting to doing any business with them, I
>would suggest Ken Gilanders in Calf. for products that you want that they
>sold, and "YES" the after market repo radiators are a total piece of @#$%
>and even worse than that, they are made in "CHINA" and just pure junk,
>"Moss" got me real good on these a few years back and charged me freight
>both ways and I am out about $60.00 just in freight not counting the
>install, uninstall and reinstall, of the complete front end of my T/R 3, do
>as Darrell suggests and let your local radiator shop make you one, just be
>sure to refinish the parts first, again stay away from the "JUNK" "FT"
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