shanker
Well-Known Member
I got my radiator today and installed it.... Cold Case MOP754A
Original Thread: https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/mopa...g-replacement-radiator-70-coronet-r-t.190541/
First Two Pictures showing the the radiator wasn't quite wide enough to fit w/o modification. Very minor and easy to correct.
(Passenger Side)
Second (Drivers Side):
Red Marker showing where I had to widen the lower tabs to fit the lower core support bolts.
Radiator in, hoses mounted, trans lines hooked up.
Tomorrow I'm going to run to the hardware store and get some hardware to mount the fan shroud then flush the system and add new coolant. (using DI water)
My thoughts are that the radiator is what was advertised, it looks like a quality unit and I expect that it will cool the factory 440 with ease. It visually appears to be way better than a Champion radiator that I had previously purchased for a 440 Ramcharger (had to return because it didn't fit)
I expected that there may be some slight modification needed to bolt it up and I am not at all whatsoever upset about doing it as it took me longer to get the tools to open up the mounting tabs than it did to actually use them.
I was under the impression that these had an OE look to them and it looks nothing like an OEM radiator. I kinda wish I would have asked the Sales guy that more directly. I'm not a fan of the polished tanks, but I'm sure some people would be, just not me.
I gotta give the guys at Cold Case a thumbs up though, it met my requirements of bolting up with no modifications to the car and the fan shroud mounts right up. Personally though, I'd prefer the tank to be stamped like an OE tank like this one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1966-1972-...ator-Road-Runner-Challenger-Cuda/301546384651
it's quite a bit cheaper and the reason why I didn't order it was because I couldn't figure out who the manufacturer was in order to do a search for them on all the mopar forums.
Original Thread: https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/mopa...g-replacement-radiator-70-coronet-r-t.190541/
First Two Pictures showing the the radiator wasn't quite wide enough to fit w/o modification. Very minor and easy to correct.
(Passenger Side)
Second (Drivers Side):
Red Marker showing where I had to widen the lower tabs to fit the lower core support bolts.
Radiator in, hoses mounted, trans lines hooked up.
Tomorrow I'm going to run to the hardware store and get some hardware to mount the fan shroud then flush the system and add new coolant. (using DI water)
My thoughts are that the radiator is what was advertised, it looks like a quality unit and I expect that it will cool the factory 440 with ease. It visually appears to be way better than a Champion radiator that I had previously purchased for a 440 Ramcharger (had to return because it didn't fit)
I expected that there may be some slight modification needed to bolt it up and I am not at all whatsoever upset about doing it as it took me longer to get the tools to open up the mounting tabs than it did to actually use them.
I was under the impression that these had an OE look to them and it looks nothing like an OEM radiator. I kinda wish I would have asked the Sales guy that more directly. I'm not a fan of the polished tanks, but I'm sure some people would be, just not me.
I gotta give the guys at Cold Case a thumbs up though, it met my requirements of bolting up with no modifications to the car and the fan shroud mounts right up. Personally though, I'd prefer the tank to be stamped like an OE tank like this one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1966-1972-...ator-Road-Runner-Challenger-Cuda/301546384651
it's quite a bit cheaper and the reason why I didn't order it was because I couldn't figure out who the manufacturer was in order to do a search for them on all the mopar forums.
