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    FOR SALE original radiator from 73 Charger 400 automatic a/c car - 50$

    I replaced the original radiator in my 73 Charger 400 , Automatic transmission , Air Conditioned car , both tanks are not dented up , seems Glenn Ray is the only option to fix this radiator - it needs a core for sure here's my thread on the replacement with pic's of the radiator...
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    1973 Charger SE 400 Radiator replacement thread - rock auto

    The Champion Radiator looks great and fit great , all I had to do was trim the original shroud at the top by the filler neck. I cut 1/2 inch off. The Pro from Rock Auto was decent for a regular driver car , but it was also about 25$ more than the Champion from Jegs I also added a MP...
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    Ever sell a car to a clueless idiot?

    did you post the same thread on yellowbullet ? you got some funny and good advice over there too.
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    1973 Charger SE 400 Radiator replacement thread - rock auto

    The "Pro" radiator from Rock Auto is a pretty good replacement , it is copper/brass and mounts as the original , but as you can see it has smaller tanks. I also noticed it has 4 less rows of cooling tubes than the stock 28 that is the original radiator. I did try another shop for my tired...
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    1973 Charger SE 400 Radiator replacement thread - rock auto

    Today I picked up my original all cleaned up , they did not charge me , I had called Glen Ray yesterday Glen Ray had called me back on this they said that when the tanks are originally stamped out , they end up thin in spots near the corners and ribs due to the stamping process , they silver...
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    1973 Charger SE 400 Radiator replacement thread - rock auto

    supposedly the tanks have some cracks , I figure if they could do it they'd want the $$ , it must be worse than I thought or it looks Glen Ray has some nice radiators !! I can see using them on a numbers matching car for sure ! thanks for the resource !
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    1973 Charger SE 400 Radiator replacement thread - rock auto

    I took my original radiator to the local , well known , been in buisness since the 40's radiator shop yesterday , Ropples Radiator in Louisville Ky , The radiator and shroud came with my non running car when I got it , it had a chunk out of one of the cores tubes , but looked pretty decent so...
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    dying interior panels from gold to black

    I have used PPG DBI for the grey leather seats in my F150 ( I replaced the seat bottom and resprayed the seat back to match ) and some other soft interior trim in my Lincoln Mark 8 , it does not rub off , It is great stuff , surface prep will be key , there is a adhesion promoter for plastic...
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    73' charger se (318) engine clean....& mice D:

    Mice and their liquid waste will ruin an engine like nothing you could imagine , My Charger's cylinder walls and valves and seats looked like there was some kind of acid poured on them - completely ruined and pitted badly pull it apart to see what you've got to work with, at least pull the...
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    Carburetor help

    On a 400 HP small block , my opinion is that a 600 is way too small , especially the Eddy carbs + aren't those screws only the idle mixture anyways ? if you have the idle screw in too far they dont even matter anyways because it runs on a different metering circuit. what is your fuel psi ? try...
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    Fiberglass hood springs? 69 B body

    i used 2 springs from a kids trampoline try McMaster Carr
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