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Old 04-08-2012, 11:38 AM
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Default Drop In Aluminum Radiator

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Has anyone had any luck buying an aluminum radiator that they were able to drop right in (and was an exact replacement for a stock radiator). I have a '74 Ventura, so I guess I am a little more excited about hearing from the 68-74 Ventura/74GTO crowd.

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PS Did I mention I was going to buy an aluminum radiator? LOL

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Old 04-08-2012, 12:13 PM
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I can't speak from experience, but being that it's the same as the Nova, I would bet there's a drop in aluminum radiator available. On my 74 GTO, I opened up my radiator support and put in the biggest 4 core radiator I could find.
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Old 04-09-2012, 12:39 AM
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I just ordered a Aluminum Radiator from US Radiator because Summit brand name (Northern) was WAY too short in width. The only problem with US Radiator, is it's going to take 5 weeks to build the radiator for my car.
http://www.usradiator.com/radiators/....html?cat=1974

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Old 05-14-2012, 12:15 PM
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I bought the be cool package with dual electric fans, and it fit pretty nicely. But I did have to make some modifications on the top mount. It is a little wider if I remember correctly and not considered drop in, in my opinion.

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Old 05-14-2012, 06:30 PM
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I just ordered a Aluminum Radiator from US Radiator because Summit brand name (Northern) was WAY too short in width. The only problem with US Radiator, is it's going to take 5 weeks to build the radiator for my car.
http://www.usradiator.com/radiators/....html?cat=1974
Well, i received my Alum Radiator from US Radiator and it was WAY too wide. It was almost 32in over all in width,damn i was pissed after waiting 6 weeks. So they are sending me the correct one, so they say.

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