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that 1-800 radiator place was selling really cheap disco radiators, they were plastic capped 2 row aluminum core pieces of crap compared to the all brass 4 core stock radiator. It looked similar to the one I got for my f150 from oreillysQuote:
Originally Posted by Sharpe
I might give you 5 bucks for that old one hot pocket.
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Originally Posted by jerryg79
I was lowering the truck off of a jack and the radiator collapsed onto the top of the jack, punching a nice hole in it.
Either way, It's stuck sitting in a storage unit for the next three months. :(
stay on topic
Damn moderators. on topic how do you lower the truck onto the radiator? were you jacking the truck up by the core support or what
Now that you are in Houston there is a place off of Veterans Memorial (IIRC) that re-cores radiators. Radiator barn or something?
I got one for the Jeep through them for $90-core fee. The crappy plastic end tank cracked months later, and the guy gave me a new one for free.
I ordered a cheap all aluminum radiator off of Ebay for the jeep. Quality looks decent basically they are just welding aluminum endcaps on the aluminum cores
Was jacking the diff, and I only have one of the bars that goes into the jack (the other mysteriously disappeared after my roommate borrowed it :rolleyes:)
Also my jack lets all the pressure out at once, there is no lowering it slowly
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Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
ah so your handle is too short and you can't turn it slow enough to release the pressure slowly
I don't get it?
really???
Clayton checklist
- Fix radiator
- Change bushings on front axle
- New trackbar bolt
- Smaller tires
- Seat covers
Someone come help me please ;)
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Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
HP is hung like a horse and doesn't need to compensate like the rest of us....Quote:
Originally Posted by agjohn02
he has no lift so i assume it hits...... pull out the sawzall and don't be a puss. if you take your time it will look good.
fo' real, didnt james fit 42's with 2" lift on his bronco:gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by colman
Put the plasma torch to it! I know there has to be a few folks that bought some on the cheap a while back that are itchin to hack....er, I mean cut something up! :D
broncos trim up nicely
yeah, just ask clarke to show you his. I bet he can bring the whole thing over in his back seat....Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy
Mine fit in the bed on the dodge. You didn't get that did you
Oh I did. I just wanted to get a dig in on Clarke. I love to kick a man when he has a hole in his eyelid....
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Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
torch my bumpers, they are going to need to be cut before clayton now that I think about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
Started working on the cooling problems yesterday. I pulled the radiator and it's not in good shape... so it's looking like I'm going to need a new radiator. Can anyone recommend a good place to take my old one to try and get it repaired first?
New list
- Repair/ Replace Radiator
- Replace fan shroud (old one was falling to pieces and held on by some glue.... where can I find one? I checked rockauto and no luck.)
- Hack off trackbar bolt and replace
- Find someone to torch off my bumpers :D
- New ujoints in front driveshaft
- SMALLER TIRES! Does anyone want to trade some 33's for some 35's? My TSL's are in good shape.
- New fluids
And no I'm not going to torch any fenders... for the time being :flipoff2:
You can try siegert radiator in bryan. I have not used them on a radiator but they did fine on aluminum brazing.
I'm in Houston (I-10 and Beltway 8 west)Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy53002
Looking for more of a local option.. My fault for not specifying.
you need any work done or parts goto Offroad Unlimited on Hwy 6 and Westheimer.
are you in houston permanent... i live at memorial and dairy ashford..... just open the yellow pages. its houston it has to have lots of radiator shops.
Are you serious? I'm staying at Memorial and Brittmoore (between wilcrest and the beltway)Quote:
Originally Posted by colman
I'm pretty sure you're only like 5-10 minutes from me.
Thanks for the info Jerry. I'd rather use a reputable shop than just some vato-radiator shop in the yellow pages
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Originally Posted by jerryg79
It's a good place, just be careful. There is this hobbit of a guy there named Lu, he is real wierd and will really screw your rig up if you let him work on it and it will take three months as all he does it tell funny stories. I think he is butt buddies with some guy named S. Adams (iirc)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
There are a ton of ghetto auto shops around that part of town hot pocket, it won't be hard to find a radiator place.
memorial isn't exactly loaded with ghetto auto shops frick. i'm not shure what you are thinking...
dude getting a radiator rodded is not rocket science. Any vato rad shop can be trusted to do that
i think he missed the "west"
when you hack off that huge bumper I have the bumper I built for my bronco still. it will work good and I will sell it to you for less than you will spend on materials to build something just the same
Have you ever driven down brittmore? That rd is ****sville, also down clay inside the beltway, and Hempstead as well there are tons of bootleg shops that are all close him.Quote:
Originally Posted by colman
Hey Hp, I'll trade you my mud grapplers. They say 35" but they're really like 33 or 34
Have you ever driven down Brittmoore? I drive down it every day, and I can honestly say it is one of the nicer parts of Houston, as long as you stay south of I-10.Quote:
Originally Posted by stx4wheeler
I'll pass, I'm not looking for bald tires but thanks:flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV
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Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
Yes, that whole 1/2 mile of Brittmoore south of I10 is so nice. Try going north.:laughing:
I only had to trim a few inches off each fender, of course I didn't care what it looked like as long as it worked.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerryg79
My mom has decided to pay to fix my radiator for me as a birthday gift, which was very sweet of her, so the radiator situation has been taken care of.
I'm still looking for a junkyard where I can find a good 130 amp 3g Ford alternator so that I can go ahead with this 3g swap I have been reading about on FSB. Hopefully this will fix some of the truck's electrical issues. If anyone can recommend a yard that would be wonderful.
While I'm there I'm also going to be looking for a fan shroud and/or any other sweet deals that seem too good to pass up.
I've found a fiberglass top with the sliding glass windows for $100. I'm planning on picking that up on Wednesday.
Colman - do you have any free time this next week to show me what I need to do with my front driveshaft?
Corey, you have a pm
Still looking for a decent set of 33's