What is everyone running for a radiator?

I have noticed a slow leak getting worse on beaker, and it's about time to replace the radiator.

Is there a good "junkyard radiator" that would work? Or am I stuck going with something from summit? Griffin maybe??

Also, how are you guys mounting your new radiators? THANKS!

Chris

if mine doesnt work, im just gonna get a new be cool one. might as well spend the bucks, i have on everything else! jiMMy

Originally posted by The Jerk
if mine doesnt work, im just gonna get a new be cool one. might as well spend the bucks, i have on everything else! jiMMy

hahaha Yeah no kidding. :D:D:D When is that beast gonna be running man??

putting all teh propane on next weekend so it should fire up, then i need full brakes and i can drive it and start butting everything up and make my dash etc... id say 4 weeks or so! jiMMy

I'm running a stock FJ 4 core with a shroud made for the V-8. Seems to work ok;)

hmmm, im hoping my stock rad works, im runnin gjust it and an electric fan(the bad dude fans, black magic) with no inner fenders so i hope it cools! jiMMy

Originally posted by The Jerk
hmmm, im hoping my stock rad works, im runnin gjust it and an electric fan(the bad dude fans, black magic) with no inner fenders so i hope it cools! jiMMy

No inner fenders was the best thing for cooling I ever did to my cruiser....granted it wasn't by choice...but still..:D:D:D

Originally posted by GloNDark


No inner fenders was the best thing for cooling I ever did to my cruiser


HMMMMMMM:scratchingmyhead: I just might have to bust out with everybodys friend, Mr Sawzall :eek:

Got any pics of some clean cutting, and what would the cons of no inners be?:D

Originally posted by Mustard Dog



HMMMMMMM:scratchingmyhead: I just might have to bust out with everybodys friend, Mr Sawzall :eek:

Got any pics of some clean cutting, and what would the cons of no inners be?:D

well it don't get any cleaner than this!

:eek: :D

well i left my lil fender on and the skirt that the hood attaches too. it uses the support down to the frame for the fender suport. look sgay but soon i will ditch it all and do somethin glike glo boy! jiMMy

I don't think I want to lose the fenders or bibs just yet:p I will take a good look at what I can cut away when I get home:D

Hey Glo, wait till you see the front end we did, looks great:D We just got our new digi cam yesterday, so I'll try to get some pics posted;)

Originally posted by Mustard Dog
I don't think I want to lose the fenders or bibs just yet:p I will take a good look at what I can cut away when I get home:D u can cut behind and in front of the fender support then and still leave everything in tack! jiMMy

Originally posted by The Jerk
u can cut behind and in front of the fender support then and still leave everything in tack! jiMMy

That's what I was thinking. I also figured that with the type of wheelin we do I wont really need the splash protection the wells provide;)

I used a radiator out of a 84 ford F150, its a cross flow and its as big as I could find that would fit without moding the inner fenders.
I think my core size is 19"x21" it works great but I had to have it re-cored with a L-core four row core, it's brass copper so it can be fixed on the trail (unlike alum.) Overall it was like 300 bones but I feel it was worth it. Also keep in mind that my rig has an auto in it so it generates more heat than a stick.

When my 4 core fj40 rad went south I swapped in a fj55 radiator. IT was a bit wider but has worked fine since. I will likely be swapping it out soon (next 1-2 months) and selling it for $50.

I spent $50 for the rad then had a rad shop do $110 worth of work on it:( . Only had it in there two years. The reason for pulling it out is that I won an aluminum radiator last fall.

I've got a Griffon 19"x26" and use a regular mechanical puller fan plus an electric pusher. Runs at 185 all the time.

No problemo!

I have a stock 79 Jeep Cherokee radiator for my toyota B2 deisel engine...a regular mechanical puler fan and 2 1986 Toyota corolla pusher fans.

The griffin works well, my V8 has been running cosistantly between 180 and 190. Mechanical 18 inch flex fan. Thermostat is 180.
I used to run 200 to 220 with a 4-core LC radiator with an electric fan.

griffen works for me


cheap and easy and brand new

Just a little curve, Cutting out the fenders might hurt if you drive any on the street at a higher speed you will be incressing the pressure behind the radiator. I have a stock 4o radiator with a V8 and the only problem I have is my tempature starts to climb after 55mph not to bad just gose to 200 at 65 but its because of the spring over I get a lot of air flow comming up from underneath. Just something else to think about.

I took my rad into a shop and told them to hook me up with a 5 core but keep the top and bottom tanks. It cost $200 or so dollars but it was no mods and it cools like a mutha :D

When I rolled in Moab it dented my rad and it leaked. I drove it all the way back to salt lake with hardly any antifreeze in it in the middle of summer :eek: I would do the 5 core again for sure!

Ok so I went and cut the inner wells, BIG difference in cooling:eek: :D :D Thank's for the suggestion guys;)

Here's the oyher side;)

Sweet Eric. Looks good too. I have seen some hack jobs but that turned out really clean. :D:D:D

What motor are you running in there?? :D

I'm using a 4-core rad from JT outfitters, and a crappy electric fan from a GM 3.8 FWD car... it does ifne on the trail and under 50... above that, it heats up. I just ordered a black magic fan which flows a TON of air, and it should help my cooling problems...

I also cut out the back of the inner fenders, just like Eric, just not as cleanly :D