Posted by Greg LI [68.197.28.71] on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 09:40:54 :
In Reply to: Re: In case anyone wondered posted by mannyc [96.224.210.179] on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 08:17:03 :
Just to throw my 2 cents here. You can build your own radiator to your own specs. If you are capable of welding aluminum, just buy a radiator core ($40-$80 on ebay), then out of aluminum sheet weld the top and bottom tanks accordingly to your requirements, and your radiator is ready. I did mine for my skid steer. The original Gehl was almost $550, whereas it cost me altogether approximately $120 between the core, the cap, and the aluminum sheet. Of course, for the skid steer I did not spend too much energy, but if you are really anal, you can polish the aluminum to a mirror finish.
That's how a lot of custom diesel engine shops build their own radiators/intercoolers for the engine swaps. Similar can be done with brass/copper, although building and welding tanks could be slightly more involving, and the overall cost will be higher.
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