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My Harisson honeycomb radiator is in pretty bad shape , it has been welded everywhere on the core ( some hexagon part on the core are missing because they were welded ), it it also weld on the bottom and on the top and there is a crak on the top . Is it rebuidable for a reasonable cost? Is anybody have bought replacement honeycomb radiator ,I know the filling station have one , how does he look , is he worth the $$$$ ? There is one from brasswork also is it the same as the filling station ? Does it look good ? Is there a place here in Canada I could buy one (the money exchange rate is pretty bad )
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I have installed the new honeycomb cores in most of my older cars. In my opinion, they are worth the money. (The cost is "ouch!") But you will get over it.  
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Have not read many complaints about them, everyone seem to be content and happy with them. Heard nothing but good things so far about Brasswork.
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I bought my radiator core from F.S. and was very happy with it. I had a set of tanks put on locally for another 150. Harder to justify to the wife than myself.
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Great !! According to you guys they are both good so which one looks better ( filling station or brasswork ) or do they look exactly the same because the price is not the same !
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Nic
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not sure what year you are restoring, but if it is a '31 and you plan to use a stoneguard, a modern core fitted to the tanks would be fine and only noticable from under the hood. Not period correct, but likely $500 less.
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In both my sedan and roadster I have industrial cores. I've driven my sedan on 90-100 deg. days and the temp barley came up to warm on the temp gauge. Not original but very functional. I used Rice radiator in Chatham Ontario Canada. They are a family run business and great to work with. Cost was right around 500 I supplied the tanks.
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It is a 1930 truck , having a modern core is not really an option , I want to keep the original looking ( the way it was build) and the way it was when my grandpa bougth it decades ago !
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