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pariscruiser64


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Hey guys, the last drive of the season I took finished off the rad in my parisienne, it's a 64 with the 283, I parked it and found it bleeding coolant.

I live in Northern Ontario and was wondering if anyone knows where the best place to find a new replacement rad would be.

Also typical question and the answer is probably yes but is the 64 Impala rad the same as the ones in our cars?

Thanx in advance.



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I was faced with the same issue a whil back. End result is that I had my existing recored (but upgraded from a dual to a triple). Glad I did.
Not sure if this helps you though? Good luck.

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Over the counter.....www.rockauto.com or custom. BS&B rad here in London. pricey but bee building rads for a long time and do good work.

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well I checked out Rockauto.com and can't find a rad on there, anyways, sounds like I just need to source one. I figured I'd ask in case someone knew of a sponser on here or a reliable place that had them in stock. I found a few 3 core aluminum ones on ebay, and such. I guess I will weigh my options and go from there.

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pariscruiser64 wrote:

well I checked out Rockauto.com and can't find a rad on there, anyways, sounds like I just need to source one. I figured I'd ask in case someone knew of a sponser on here or a reliable place that had them in stock. I found a few 3 core aluminum ones on ebay, and such. I guess I will weigh my options and go from there.

Thanks again everyone.

 rock auto has several, $175-300 range, look under 64 impala, lots of stuff



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Well hey, there it is, thanks a lot! how is shipping from rockauto any one have any experience with that?



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Recore your old one.



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pariscruiser64 wrote:

 

I live in Northern Ontario and was wondering if anyone knows where the best place to find a new replacement rad would be.

 

 

          Check with  CAR QUEST



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Iwent to a local rad shop here in sudbury to get my rad done for my 56 laurentian it was getting soft and i almost fainted they wanted 500.00 plus tax and I said hold on .Im going to check things out first .I talked to a couple guys in the car club .and found a place in california called Champion rads I ended up getting a 3 core rad all out of aluminum and transmission cooler built in for under 300.00  delivered to my door. they send by usps from california to vancouver to missisauga where it comes delivered to your door by canada post within 6 days from order. they are very good to deal with.when I ordered mine Itold them it was for a 56 chev.same rad support.yours is probably the same as a 64 chevy.anyway check them out on the internet. hope this helps Gerry (261)



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The recore option is the best way to go in my opinion. You can increase the capacity of the existing radiator if needed or desired and mainatin a perfect fit and factory appearance. A recore may not be least expensive option. The recore for my Big Block Pontiac was $360. Dropped off radiator at 7:30 am, picked up recore at 4:00 pm, installed before dinner. Being winter you can take your time so waiting for a cheap radiator to arrive from down south may not be an issue.



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261 wrote:

Iwent to a local rad shop here in sudbury to get my rad done for my 56 laurentian it was getting soft and i almost fainted they wanted 500.00 plus tax and I said hold on .Im going to check things out first .

I talked to a couple guys in the car club .

and found a place in california called Champion rads

I ended up getting a 3 core rad all out of aluminum and transmission cooler built in for under 300.00  delivered to my door.

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          I used Champion for rad in 427 Chief and recently got one for  Uncle Bernies Lemans    both closer to 200.00  total



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RockAuto will quote shipping "all in" -no surprises such as hst, customs etc.


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Hey all, I pulled the trigger and ordered this Rad http://www.speedcooling.com/Radiators/Chevy/Impala/1963-1964-Chevy-Impala-Aluminum-Radiator/prod_25.html I will let you all know how well it fits and performs once I get it installed.

 



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Good choice, nice looking stamped upper tank. You'll be happy with the cooling of a 1", 2 core aluminum, and it shouldn't cost too much to get it to your door from chicago.

If originality isn't paramount, why recore?



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Well I got the rad, looks better then I expected:

 

 



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Looks great! Will you paint it black?



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Think I'll leave it Natural, would be a shame to paint over those beautiful welds, I have a soft spot for Tig welds and aluminum bits.



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what did it cost to get it to your door?

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It was about $310 to my door with shipping and duty.

 



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pariscruiser64 wrote:

Think I'll leave it Natural, would be a shame to paint over those beautiful welds, I have a soft spot for Tig welds and aluminum bits.

         x2   biggrin

 

 

 

It was about $310 to my door with shipping and duty.

 Good deal  biggrin



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good deal!!! i've bookmarked the site also for future endeavors

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pariscruiser64 wrote:

It was about $310 to my door with shipping and duty.

 

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Yeah comparing prices from shops and online places in Canada that rad is a very good deal, and like I said it looks better in person.

I would as of right now recomend these rads as affordable replacements, I'm sure they will perform just fine as well.



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