Research over the past few days to find a replacement radiator for my MGA
race car surfaced the following alternatives, if anyone is interested.
Kelvin Dodd reports that the replacement (reproduction) radiator now being
sold by Moss for the MGAs incorporates several improvements over the previous
version they had been selling (someone on the racing list had reported that the
previous version had some problems) and he believes it is as, or more,
efficient that the original stock radiator. My Moss catalog shows that radiator
at
$229.95. However, he doesn't have any information on how effective it would be
in a racing application.
Cloverleaf Auto Services (www.cloverleaf-auto.com) can recore a stock MGA
radiator with a heavy-duty core that significantly increases its cooling
efficiency for racing for a cost of $650 (plus $100 if they have a used MGA
radiator
to use and you don't supply one).
Ron Davis Racing Products (www.rondavisradiators.com) in Glendale, AZ, has
given me a quote of $616 plus shipping, to make a new aluminum radiator to the
specs I've provided from my old aluminum radiator, which matches the standard
mounting brackets and hose positions of the MGA radiator.
Cheers
Gary Anderson
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