All aluminum radiator? - Lincoln vs Cadillac

February 8th, 2012, 08:52 PM   #1 Project car a.d.d.     Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sardinia, OH Posts: 1,217 All aluminum radiator? Anyone ever used one or found one? I think my factory aluminum/plastic tanked radiator is leaking, and would love to go full aluminum and never worry about it again... Found this while cruising ebay on my phone http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...d=400265165269 __________________ '04 Ranger FX4 level 2 '94 Mustang GT with 234,xxx miles '93 REVIVED Mark Viii '88 Mustang LX shell on jackstands '85 Mustang LX coupe roller '77 Mustang II 65k miles ~Jesse   February 8th, 2012, 09:00 PM   #2 Full Member     Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Gulf Coast Posts: 334 Thunderbird/Cougars & Mark VIII's use the same radiator. A popular swap (which I have done to my Thunderbird) is to put in a 2003 Cobra radiator. It's all aluminum, has no provisions for transmission lines (meaning you HAVE to use an external cooler), and is slightly taller. To mount it in the Thunderbird, you have to flip the top mounts over and swap sides - that's it. All aluminum construction and superior cooling. Here is a pic of the installation in my Thunderbird (sorry for the crappy phone pic):   February 9th, 2012, 08:50 AM   #3 Full Member     Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Imperial Posts: 33 The '03-04 Cobra radiator is a great choice for these cars. For some reason, flipping the mounts side to side didn't work in my XR7. I remember having to cut/bend/weld both of them to get the fit perfect. Either way, it didn't take much effort: I clearanced the K-member a bit at the lower radiator hose location. This is the best pic I have of that at the moment. You can see where I removed material at the top-right of the pic: The radiator is a bit thicker than the stocker: I chose to run the '03-04 Cobra fan: And I dressed the top of the radiator up by making a cover for it: __________________ Rod @ AzzKicker Cars 1990 Mercury Cougar XR7-The Meth Addict-5.0L DOHC Stroker w/2.1L KB SC. 2004 Ford Mustang GT-The Driver-BBK CAI, PP TB & Inlet, Steeda UD's, SLP LM1, & 3.73's. 1995 Ford F150-The Mud Toy-5.0L, 4x4, 33's, & Warn 8274 Winch   February 9th, 2012, 10:27 AM   #4 Project car a.d.d.     Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sardinia, OH Posts: 1,217 I use my stock trans cooler in sequence with my aftermarket... __________________ '04 Ranger FX4 level 2 '94 Mustang GT with 234,xxx miles '93 REVIVED Mark Viii '88 Mustang LX shell on jackstands '85 Mustang LX coupe roller '77 Mustang II 65k miles ~Jesse   February 9th, 2012, 11:32 AM   #5 Full Member     Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina and Damn Proud Of It! Posts: 1,736 I gotta get a tranny cooler. __________________ LET US RAIN SOME DOOM DOWN UPON THE FILTHY HEADS OF ALL THINGS FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE!!! Welcome to the Department Of Redundancy Department. How may I help and/or assist you? PS: I Am The (New) STIG! (but don't tell anyone ) "Front-wheel-drive is the work of Satan..." Mark VII's have struts, Mark VIII's don't!!! Clicky Clicky again - Definition of a Strut Suspension   February 9th, 2012, 11:37 AM   #6 Full Member     Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Imperial Posts: 33 Quote: Originally Posted by Stangman I use my stock trans cooler in sequence with my aftermarket... And as NetKeym already pointed out, that won't be an option with the '03-04 Cobra radiator. __________________ Rod @ AzzKicker Cars 1990 Mercury Cougar XR7-The Meth Addict-5.0L DOHC Stroker w/2.1L KB SC. 2004 Ford Mustang GT-The Driver-BBK CAI, PP TB & Inlet, Steeda UD's, SLP LM1, & 3.73's. 1995 Ford F150-The Mud Toy-5.0L, 4x4, 33's, & Warn 8274 Winch   February 9th, 2012, 01:01 PM   #7 Project car a.d.d.     Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sardinia, OH Posts: 1,217 Quote: Originally Posted by racecougar And as NetKeym already pointed out, that won't be an option with the '03-04 Cobra radiator. And that's got me not wanting an 03-04 radiator __________________ '04 Ranger FX4 level 2 '94 Mustang GT with 234,xxx miles '93 REVIVED Mark Viii '88 Mustang LX shell on jackstands '85 Mustang LX coupe roller '77 Mustang II 65k miles ~Jesse   February 9th, 2012, 01:14 PM   #8 93 Mark VIII     Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central MO Posts: 3,183 View Photos By: chris2523 Quote: Originally Posted by Stangman And that's got me not wanting an 03-04 radiator the stock cooler looks like a joke anyway. no harm done ditching it and going to a large standalone cooler. __________________ 93 Lincoln Mark VIII J-mod, W3Z2, Blue Oval chip, 4.10s, Trac-Lok, trans cooler, Cobra Bilstein rear shocks, Cobra brakes, SS brake lines, hub swap, Cobra wheels, DDM Tuning HIDs 184k miles 1969 Mercury Cougar 377 Windsor, Fuel Injected, AOD, 4.11s and Trac-Lok Quote: Originally Posted by Frogman Then why even post about it? Simple. I'm bored, haven't slept in 2 days and I'm still not tired. That, and I'm a postwhore.   February 9th, 2012, 01:32 PM   #9 Full Member     Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Imperial Posts: 33 Quote: Originally Posted by chris2523 the stock cooler looks like a joke anyway. no harm done ditching it and going to a large standalone cooler. If you've ever opened up a stock radiator and taken a look at it, it certainly does look like a joke. I wouldn't even call it a "cooler", rather a "heat exchanger". The stock setup also runs the risk of contaminating the transmission fluid with coolant if/when the heat exchanger springs a leak. The only benefit to running it inline with a aftermarket cooler is that you'll get the fluid up to temp quickly. However, if you're running any kind of stall, getting the fluid up to temp isn't much of an issue, especially if you use a plate-type cooler with a thermal bypass. OP, I've seen some knockoff Cobra radiators on eBay that had a stock-type trans fluid heat exchanger built into them. No word on the quality of those, though. __________________ Rod @ AzzKicker Cars 1990 Mercury Cougar XR7-The Meth Addict-5.0L DOHC Stroker w/2.1L KB SC. 2004 Ford Mustang GT-The Driver-BBK CAI, PP TB & Inlet, Steeda UD's, SLP LM1, & 3.73's. 1995 Ford F150-The Mud Toy-5.0L, 4x4, 33's, & Warn 8274 Winch   « Previous Thread | Next Thread » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post What is aluminum? Pef85 Lincoln LS 16 September 6th, 2007 11:01 PM aluminum dash kit lloydrage Lincoln LS 2 March 15th, 2006 08:45 PM Aluminum Grille kbasham Lincoln LS 8 March 10th, 2006 11:45 PM Aluminum CIA 01lssport Lincoln LS 17 October 24th, 2005 03:37 PM Our dif is made of aluminum, right? 67Continental Lincoln Mark VIII 9 July 19th, 2005 05:05 PM All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:02 PM.

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