If it comes to the point I need a radiator I'll go the recore route too. The price is a bout the same and the part number would be nice to keep. I know the one I have in the American is a newer Modine replacement rad as it has Modine stamped in the top tank with a different part number from what AMC used stamped in it also. I got lucky on it. It was in one of the pair of rusted out 68 4doors I bought for parts. It's a two core and I only paid $75 for both cars and they where sitting 4 miles from my house! Best deal I ever got on parts! Mark Price mprice@xxxxxxxxxx Morgantown, WV 69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase 65 Ambassador 990H flood victim parts car! 01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4 ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:25:09 -0400 >Mark, > >The re-core was $225 and took a looong time (but it looks nice and the >engine is still at the machine shop so the time wasn't that big of a deal). >I think this was about $75 or so more than what it cost me to have the >radiator re-cored in my 68 back in 1998 but besides general inflation, the >core went from being "hard to find" to "had to be custom built" so labor >really got me. > >Kennedy American claims to have radiators for most 64 and newer AMC's. His >prices start at $229 for a 2 row. In may case, I wanted the original look >and the AMC part number (the only thing keeping it from being perfect is >the date code is newer than the car since the radiator is from a 68) so >having mine re-cored worked out better for me. > >Matt > >At 09:09 AM 9/23/2005 -0400, you wrote: >>So, Pardon my being nosy, but how much did it end up setting you back??? >>My flood car has an original rad in in, but the fins along the bottom >>third a rotting. the cores look good, but I doubt it will coll properly >>for more than a run it in and out of the garage type thing. It does have >>the original 319 number on the top tank and looks good with no dents in >>the tanks or obvious rot anywhere other then the fins. I may decide to >>recore it. >>I'm just trying to get a feel for what it will cost. > ><snip> > >>---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >>From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> >>Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:04:43 -0400 >> >> >I finally got my radiator for the wagon back today and since I'm trying to >> >keep the car as stock appearing as possible, I had the radiator shop leave >> >it unpainted (they normally do a gloss black which is incorrect for the >> >application). I decided to try Eastwood's satin black radiator paint and >> >I'm happy to report that so far, it looks like a very close match to the >> >factory finish. The only bad thing about this paint so far is the nozzle on >> >the can it came in. It took a lot of finger pressure to operate and made a >> >mess of the can and my nozzle finger. >> > >> >Matt > >mhaas@xxxxxxx >Cincinnati, OH >http://www.mattsoldcars.com >1967 Rambler American wagon >1968 Rambler American sedan >=============================================================== >According to a February survey of Internet holdouts released by >UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite >not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online. > > > > > >