Retrieving a 59 Fairlane 500 convertible

I agree, most replacement vintage radiators have the integral cooling ports already installed in the bottom tank.

But... I kept the external cooler on my wagon. No problems so far. ;-)

 

Well, Hallelujah! I was worried you wouldn't get them in any short amount of time...say, you are lucky, aren't you? Go buy a Washington Powerball ticket, let's test how far that luck goes.

 

Thanks Andrew. Still waiting for the chrome rocker moldings though...

 

Today's progress photos.

 

Looks like the progress on Babe's engine.

 

Andrew, you should start a thread on your Ranchero. I'd like to see what you are doing and how the progress is coming along.

 

I ordered a radiator for the 59 and was told it would be here in two weeks. That was three weeks ago.
So I called up the supplier and they said "Oh, those are on back order. We should be getting a shipment the end of May"
Well thanks for letting me know.
I did a little searching on the google machine and found another source. A tad bit more expensive, but they had the radiator in stock. I called them and they said if they shipped it regular freight it should arrive in four days.
"SOLD"
Should be here by Thursday. I canceled the other order.

 

How the 59 looked this morning:

 

I thought about doing that, as everything dash forward is the same as any intermediate wagon.

 

Well, I had a thread on a Ranchero, I don't see why you can't.

 

That's true....

 

The new radiator finally showed up.

New Radiator:


Old Radiator:


New and old radiators:


It's all coming together nicely. I'm looking forward to seeing it all back together.

 

How much did the new radiator set you back?

 

With shipping $543.00