[Held for Ransom]

Originally Posted by Held for Ransom

The pattern I posted is what I got back from Al Knoch. Compared to the original pattern on the mid-'70s ones,

Originally Posted by unruhjonny

/\ wait, i thought the grain pattern was 70-72/73, then it changed??

That reads almost like it changed at or after the mid 70’s…

I stated mid-'70s because of the casting date. I don't know when they went from the "beach sand" pattern to the "light erosion" pattern and I don't know the vehicle year this dash was pulled from (but light green may be a clue, thinking Esprit). This early-'70s dash doesn't have a casting date, unless it's the pressed in number. But does/did have a blue film covering the backside.

[SD455DJ]

Here is the date stamp on the backside of the original dash (4-8-70), Made in Canada B Uniroyal stamp, and 84/8 chalk mark (???). Not sure if the last pic is clear enough to see the grain pattern, but has a stretched little worm groove look to me.

Hmmm, they are upside down when looking at the backside of the dash, but I rotated the images so they would read right-side up, but I guess they don't stay that way when transferred...

Dennis

[unruhjonny]

Ok I figured I’d ask just incase;
When I got my car in 1995 it had a replacement (1978+) dash installed;
I pulled this one over twenty years ago from a 1975 Formula - I have understood that it’s not the early pattern;
I just figured I’d ask incase…

Unless something different literally falls in my lap, I wasn’t planning on using anything else.

[SD455DJ]

Jonny, It sure looks correct to me. Heck, I'd use it if I had it...gladly!

Dennis

[Held for Ransom]

Originally Posted by SD455DJ

Jonny, It sure looks correct to me. Heck, I'd use it if I had it...gladly!

Dennis

Dug them out. See if you think they look the same now. Of course touching them from the screen, they're going to feel the same. LOL.

[SD455DJ]

Mike, Help me out...which one is which...(LOL)?!

Dennis

[Held for Ransom]

Top (black) has casting date of 10-2-73 and grid date of Dec. 1973. Ink stamp MADE IN CANADA INSP-(ector) 13 UNIROYAL front and date of 021174 back.
Bottom (green) has no casting date or grid nor ink stamping anywhere.

[Held for Ransom]

Dennis, did this car have the original radiator with the tag? You mentioned a 3 core, so an FM. Do you have a picture?

[SD455DJ]

Originally Posted by Held for Ransom

Dennis, did this car have the original radiator with the tag? You mentioned a 3 core, so an FM. Do you have a picture?

Mike, I'll have to check...but I'm thinking since the radiator was gummed up pretty bad when we got it, it was a replacement and didn't have the original tags, or else we would have taken pictures of them...and I don't see any pics of the radiator we removed.

Dennis

[Held for Ransom]

Originally Posted by SD455DJ

A good friend told me about an old radiator repair shop in Ferndale, MI called Ferndale Radiator Repair that still rebuilds/re-cores old radiators and heater cores the old fashioned way. It's good to know a few still exist for our old cars. I do need to have the original 3-core radiator rebuild as it is plugged bad, so will probably take it down there this spring.

Dennis

Originally Posted by SD455DJ

Mike, I'll have to check...but I'm thinking since the radiator was gummed up pretty bad when we got it, it was a replacement and didn't have the original tags, or else we would have taken pictures of them...and I don't see any pics of the radiator we removed.

Dennis

I was just going by this other post. Thanks.

[SD455DJ]

Well, now I'm just going to have to check upstairs to see if I really do have it...lol! I wonder if I was confused with the original 4 core radiator in my '71 455HO Formula...?

Dennis