ALLOYWORKS Aluminum Radiator Review and Installation 👍

[@oldbiker9739]

love those big thick rads , reminds me of the brass rads on the cars they built in the 40's 50's

[@LakesideAutobody]

Hey Oldbiker - nice to hear from you my friend - hope all is well :)

[@RustyGlovebox]

The radiator looks great and you will be happy sticking with OE fan too.

[@LakesideAutobody]

Thanks RG - have a good weekend :)

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Nice looking Rad. Bonus it came with the fans although you wont need them!

[@user-Brad37Ford]

AMC is looking good 👍 enjoy the videos !!

[@LakesideAutobody]

Thanks - thanks for checking them out Brad - enjoy the weekend :)

[@bradstaffotd4715]

Looks great love the blue

[@LakesideAutobody]

Thank you - for some reason, I really like that electric metallic blue. Looks good with the aluminum 👍

[@Pat-Van-Canada]

thanks as always Jerry. I have to do our grand caravan radiator. Looks like these guys are too high end for that though, they don't have it. That car looks amazing.

[@LakesideAutobody]

Thanks for your input and support PVC - hope all is well - have a good weekend my friend :)

[@RobertFredman-ld6kc]

Looks great

[@MrWallyrooster]

The guitar 🎸 intro is the "CLIFF'S NOTES" version of "Eruption" by Van Halen. But the radiator will have you chilling 😎 like Vanilla ICE 🧊

[@yeayeasautoadventures]

love the intro man,drink three for me

[@LakesideAutobody]

I ran out again actually. Have a good weekend YY 👍😊

[@yeayeasautoadventures]

@@LakesideAutobody you too Jerry

[@michaelmarusic8499]

👍🏻Looking good!

[@LakesideAutobody]

Thanks 👍MM - hope you're doing good - have a nice weekend :)

[@moparnut6286]

Damn nice rad!

[@LakesideAutobody]

Thanks Mopar Nut - it's not a MOPAR but very close :)

[@Werner-l6i]

What is the average thickness of car/truck body panels

[@LakesideAutobody]

22-20 gauge that's about .030" - .035" In the old days it was much thicker - like 20's 30's 40's

[@MrTheHillfolk]

​@@LakesideAutobody Haha just like house electrical boxes. The new ones are almost like tinfoil, and the pile in my basement from the 70s are like, well, I know I can stand on one and it doesn't bend. They almost look like double the thickness. Pretty amazing how those bean counters make the engineers help them pinch the buffalo.

[@joegutierrez2019]

Did you do that to keep it more original than to upgrade it just curious 🤔

[@LakesideAutobody]

Trying to keep it close to original. The OEM radiators are very expensive - like $7-800

[@sociopathicnarcissist8810]

Why did you go with the original fan and shroud rather than the electric fans, I would have thought that you would have more control over the temperature with electric fans and a thermocouple.

[@LakesideAutobody]

I try to stick close as I can to original - probably out of fear of something not working right. I get what you're saying though. Where would you screw in the temp sensor switch?

[@sociopathicnarcissist8810]

@@LakesideAutobody It is going to depend on how you are managing the engine, ie, digital or analogue (it is not clear in the engine bay). If it is an ECU, you could sleeve the intake pipe into the Radiator and place the ECT Sensor there and provide that input back to the ECU. If it is analogue, then you could tap the thermostat housing and use a preset ECT sensor to turn on the fans. However, I expect that you may install A/C, if that is the case, then a Trinary switch module would control both engine temp and the A/C compressor, making your decision more straight forward.

[@zhongdaPan]

Thickness can be, density is not enough.