I own a Series II. The only thing I could do was to replace it's radiator
with a IIa unit because II radiators are NLA so I went and had a guy recore
mine. It looks great, and after a can of black Rustoleum it looks like the
genuine thing. The owner of the shop is the original owner of a FJ40 and
put this super high efficiency core in his truck and dropped the operating
temp between 5-10 degrees. Dad uses the same core in all of his old
Jaguars. I think dad said it was 300%+ more efficient than a 40 year old
Jaguar radiator. I assume the same would hold true for LRs. Anyway, it's
called an MX core or something like that. Cheaper than most quality
aluminum cores and the added benefit here is that it's made of copper.
Impale the radiator with a tree branch or an antler (yuck) and put a nice
hole in the radiator and it can be welded right up with ease compared to the
Al units.
Rich
'60 SII 109sw
----- Original Message -----
From: John Karlsson <karlsson@oco.net>
To: <lro@works.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: LRO: Radiator
> I recently had my original IIA radiator recored to original spec by a
local
> guy here in Rhode Island. I think I paid just a drop or two over $100.
>
> John Karlsson
> Hope Valley, RI
>
>
> >If you want to keep the old style and your header tank is still okay, you
> >may be able to have it recored. Should be some places in HNL that
> >specilize in radiators and they'd be able to do the deed. These places
> >can make up almost any radiator to specifications and would probably be
> >cheaper than buying new with the shipping. Nothing's impossible given
> >enough time and money.
>
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