Radiator Help -- Urgent

[Lancer]

I need help to quickly find a new radiator for our 1983 Avanti at a price something  less than $650.00.  A reasonable priced after market one would be OK if it does not require a lot of modifications to make it fit.   Thanks

[Gunslinger]

Is your radiator not in good enough condition to be recored?  A radiator shop can recore it for less than the cost of a new radiator.  They order cores by dimensions. If you choose to go this way specify a core with increased fins per inch...it gives increased cooling area even if the same number of rows.

[Bill Hanlon]

I had mine recored and it works perfectly. 

[Lancer]

The radiator shop says the whole thing is paper thin and not repairable -- they do not sell new radiators so I have to find on my own.  Dan Both says the reproductions sold by Avanti Parts and Studebaker Int'l are not up to par for cooling; he wants me to send him the old radiator and he will get it fixed for $525.00 plus a lot of shipping expense,    In the mean time I need to get the Avanti out of my mechanic's shop so he can work on other cars.  To move the car outside is a big problem because of the wonderful leaking sum roofs -- what is to be done????  Has anyone out there used one of the reproduction units?

[Gunslinger]

Some have found some more or less universal units they've adapted for an Avanti.  Maybe one of them will speak up.  If nothing else, a good radiator shop (emphasis on "good") can fabricate a new radiator but that may cost as much or more than sending yours to Dan Booth.

[silverstude]

Here's an aluminum radiator swap I did recently.  Yes, brackets have to be made, but the "price was right"

 

http://www.studebaker-info.org/Tech/SOB/sdc46421m.html

[Bill Hanlon]

Avanti parts has one for $645

http://avantiparts.biz/radiator-aluminum-63-to-85-avanti-w-automatic-trans/

[Avanti83]

Speedway aluminum radiator I put in my 74. Fits just like the one in my 83 but I had a local shop TIG the mounting brackets on it. Total bill for radiator and mounts was under $200.

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?87316-63-Avanti-Radiator-Replacement