Radiator Recore on '69 MkIII Vinyl Top Delete Car
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Radiator Recore on '69 MkIII Vinyl Top Delete Car
Want to keep originality of radiator as much as possible. Suggestions?
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Re: Radiator Recore on '69 MkIII Vinyl Top Delete Car
Find a local shop that will re-core radiators.
They are out there and there is fewer shops than there were some decades ago.
Your location is missing from your profile otherwise I would look for you.
About 5 years ago I had my Mark III radiator re-cored in Ann Arbor Michigan. And about 15 years ago I had a radiator re-cored in Phoenix on my 66 Continental.
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They are out there and there is fewer shops than there were some decades ago.
Your location is missing from your profile otherwise I would look for you.
About 5 years ago I had my Mark III radiator re-cored in Ann Arbor Michigan. And about 15 years ago I had a radiator re-cored in Phoenix on my 66 Continental.
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Phoenix - Yeah, it's hot, however it's a dry heat
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Re: Radiator Recore on '69 MkIII Vinyl Top Delete Car
Yep. I've had several recored and heater cores. All done locally. They are getting harder to find.
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Re: Radiator Recore on '69 MkIII Vinyl Top Delete Car
I've spoken to a couple here in the Tacoma WA area. At least one seems able to do it to the tune of about $500. How's that price sound? Thank for the replies.
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Re: Radiator Recore on '69 MkIII Vinyl Top Delete Car
I paid $350 5 years ago on the Mark III.
And the price of everything now is higher. The economy is kind of mess up. Which is off topic.
In the Seattle/Tacoma area there will be more than one shop.
And the work is hazardous. Because of that there are a lot of regulations.
Some shops just closed instead of spending the money to comply with the law.
Bigger high volume shops tend to be lower $.
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And the price of everything now is higher. The economy is kind of mess up. Which is off topic.
In the Seattle/Tacoma area there will be more than one shop.
And the work is hazardous. Because of that there are a lot of regulations.
Some shops just closed instead of spending the money to comply with the law.
Bigger high volume shops tend to be lower $.
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Phoenix - Yeah, it's hot, however it's a dry heat
2006 Lincoln Navigator Limited 5.4l 3V
1996 Lincoln Mark VIII 2DR Coupe Diamond Anniversary 4.6l DOHC, 4R70W, 3.07
1970 Continental Mark III Triple Black 460 4v, C6, 2.80 (Used for Woodward Dream Cruise or just generally stored in Michigan)
1966 Lincoln Continental 4DR Convertible 462 4v, C6, 3.00
1966 Mercury Park Lane 4DR Breezeway 410 4v, C6, 2.80
2006 Lincoln Navigator Limited 5.4l 3V
1996 Lincoln Mark VIII 2DR Coupe Diamond Anniversary 4.6l DOHC, 4R70W, 3.07
1970 Continental Mark III Triple Black 460 4v, C6, 2.80 (Used for Woodward Dream Cruise or just generally stored in Michigan)
1966 Lincoln Continental 4DR Convertible 462 4v, C6, 3.00
1966 Mercury Park Lane 4DR Breezeway 410 4v, C6, 2.80
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Re: Radiator Recore on '69 MkIII Vinyl Top Delete Car
You haven't said why you are re-coring. If the rad is corroded, that needs to be done. But if it's just overheating, they may be able to remove the tanks, and "rod" the core.
I was able to have a local shop do this to my '62 Buick about 10 years ago, and it was about C$100. It was a California car, and I think they had been running without antifreeze, so rust particles had plugged it. It cools like a new rad now.
Due to environmental regulations, rad shops and chrome shops are becoming extinct in Canada, and I don't think the U.S. is far behind.
I was able to have a local shop do this to my '62 Buick about 10 years ago, and it was about C$100. It was a California car, and I think they had been running without antifreeze, so rust particles had plugged it. It cools like a new rad now.
Due to environmental regulations, rad shops and chrome shops are becoming extinct in Canada, and I don't think the U.S. is far behind.
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Re: Radiator Recore on '69 MkIII Vinyl Top Delete Car
$500 seems high but it's hard to tell these days with pandemic pricing. The last rad I had recored a few years ago was about half that.
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Re: Radiator Recore on '69 MkIII Vinyl Top Delete Car
I seem to remember paying around that amount 9 years or so ago, in Louisiana, for a re-core of a replacement OE radiator for Frankenstein. Actually, I paid $300 for the thing itself, then the extra $500 for its re-core. So, $800.
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Re: Radiator Recore on '69 MkIII Vinyl Top Delete Car
$500 is totally fair for correct job.
This will be $1000 in no time at all.
This will be $1000 in no time at all.
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