Georgia Flash Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 Did anyone else get the copy of the MSA catalog with the west coast nationals on the cover? DId you see the new aluminum bolt in radiator coming in spring? It is on page 10. My question is who makes this thing for them so we can cut out the middle man and get it cheaper than the $459.95 asking price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 of course http://store.summitracing.com/product.asp?d=5&s=194&p=783&searchtype=ecat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZROSSA Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 Aux, Have you got a part # ? Are they actually a bolt in item for the Z? Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 no, those are jsut generic radiators designed to fit a chevy. But, since jtr guys can adapt them to be used with a v8 by using a $50 bracket and some fasteners, I think this is a much cheaper alternative. MSA's prices on lots of things are outrageous. $500 for an aluminum driveshaft? $460 for an aluminum radiator? Looking at the picture, is it me, or is there a possibility of stress cracks because aluminum is more brittle than copper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 No one that I've known with an aluminum radiator has bolted it on with a flange. Seems like a REALLY bad idea to me, especially since my Z tore up a brass radiator, and I'm thinking it was from flexing the rad support. The people I know who have installed alum radiators made a couple of mounts about 6 inches wide that sat under the bottom corners of the radiator. The mounts were intentionally made big, so that they could use foam weatherstrip tape to line the mounts. They then used mounts that clamped down on the top of the radiator, also with foam weatherstrip. I know AZC's alum radiator bolts in, and I guess the MSA does too, but it never looked like a good idea to me. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULISES Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I paid $150 for a Griffin radiator from summit. I took it to a local shop. They welded the brakets and Installed an electric fan for $300. The price included hoses, welding and labor. Sergio R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 ulises: i'd be careful if they welded brackets on. the minute you'll start taking hard turns, it'll be prone to cracking. this is why most of us mount the radiators with rubber isolators, suspended in mid air vs. bolting it to the frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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