There are anly a couple rad shops that will recore my rad within 75 miles of me and I have been on the phone trying to get a price. the general estimat I have gotten so far is between 3-400 dollars does this sound like it's a little too high or am I just being cheap

 

Sounds a bit high for a recore - those prices seem like those of a new radiator! Of course you are talking CA dollars, right?

 

Just got my brand new one for my 69 442 a month or so ago here in Barrie for$300.00 tax in....a re-core was almost the same cost!...Derek

 

If it is the factory original radiator and you want to keep it I would say that is fair.

I bet they will throw some sand in the vaseline @ no charge also

 

Just got a call back from the one place and it is 333 plus tax @ 13% and a new rad is 436 plus tax They have to order either one from Quebec , and Rob that is canadian dollars which means that there would be about 15-17% cheaper. I am going to take it in next week to see if it can be repaired or not since the core does not seem to be rotten.

 

I experience the same thing when I was looking for a heater core replacement for my 64 Olds 98. It was more expensive to have it repaired and re cored than to buy a new one. I think it is cheaper to buy an O"reillys or Summit radiator than to have the original one re cored. The only reason to repair an old one is if you want to keep originality.

 

unless your trying to keep it original for that money you can get an aluminum thats what id do probably get it cheaper i was at a swap meet recently and a guy had a shitload of new aluminum rads for $250 each even see the same deals on e gay

 

I got a factory replacment bolt in aluminum for my car for $300 plus shipping so yeap thats seems a little high.........What would a new one run?

 

They quoted a price of $436 plus tax (13%) so it would be pushing $500 and that to me is high. I am going to take it in to see if it can be fixed cause the core does not appear to be rotten. hopefully it can be repaired.