Bj74 radiator

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Cavalier2000

Cavalier2000

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I know I know beating the dead horse. But my rad is toast and the shop wants "at least $500" for a rebuild. Figured I would check other options before I drop the coin. Apparently Toyota stopped making my rad. (Bj74 13bt manual)

Anyone actually use this?
shop.cruiserparts.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=112_116_365&products_id=23533

I am a little hesitant about this company because I've read a few horror stories.

I've heard people talk about that option for a radiator but no one actually doing it.
 
That's a reasonable price in my opinion to keep the original T.Rad radiator-- especially if you are supporting a local mom and pop radiator shop. I support that.

That said, there are other cheaper options out there. I don't have any experience with them, but they are out there.
 
I had my fj75 radiator rebuilt 10 years ago in 2006, the shop that did it told me the only core they could source for it was a genuine Toyota core there wasn't anything aftermarket available other than buying a complete crap Chinese radiator, it cost me $600 NZD ($450 USD) to get the new core installed, the radiators still in mint condition 10 years later its never leaked a drop of coolant and never runs more than 170-175° F with a 6.0 LS engine summer/winter, uphill/downhill and towing my other cruiser behind it on a trailer
 
I took mine to the only shop around here... they are good people but it still cost me about $500.
They said they had to order the core so it took about one week.
I am very happy with it.
 
Hello,

Late last year, I had a leaking radiator on my FZJ73. The shop gave me two choices: a new unit or rebuilding in a local shop. I opted for the latter, and it worked. "It is a small shop we outsource radiator work to, it's been there for a while and it is good," I was told. The rebuild saved most of the original radiator, which is now old enough to vote but still goes strong. It was a good decision.

Upon reading @beno 's post, now I realize I unknowingly supported a local mom-and-pop operation. They did a good job on an old part.

If the quality is good, it is an option. More so if you are on a budget or the original is no longer available.








Juan
 
I, too, went the "rebuild by a mom and pop shop" route. Recored with slight increase in thickness. The guy at the shop (son of the original owner who had been fixing/rebuilding radiators for 20+ years) went over the intricacies of my radiator compared to the cores that would be put in it. I think it was around $700 but to me it was money well spent on piece of mind on the cooling system.
 
Budget are budgets. If t means it has to sit an extra month while I save quarters then that's whatever. I just hate to spend $600-$700 rebuilding a radiator that original cost like $350. I was hoping someone would have something in stock somewhere but even looking on Japanese websites the used ones are kinda trash.

I'll see what he can do with it, he wasn't very happy last time I was there but it might have been a bad day.
 
You are wasting your time if you think that this ownership experience will get better.

These are 30 year old used fxxxing cars.

If money is an issue, you shouldn't own one.

Not being a jerk but being honest.

The ownership experience of a Toyota Land Cruiser (especially a non-US version) will only get more and more expensive the older they get.

That's reality.
 
I had my rad done with a wider core (60 odd mm I think).at the time I thought 650 nzd was too much but I would definitely do it again if I buy another cruiser,the bigger radiator is so efficent and the coolant tempetures are so stable even when towing over hills.
 
OGBeno said:
You are wasting your time if you think that this ownership experience will get better.

These are 30 year old used fxxxing cars.

If money is an issue, you shouldn't own one.

Not being a jerk but being honest.

The ownership experience of a Toyota Land Cruiser (especially a non-US version) will only get more and more expensive the older they get.

That's reality.
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Don't ever remember saying money was an issue... I'm still ordering all my parts from Japan.

What I was asking for was options... Which was the whole point of this thread
 
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My home town once had three radiator repair shops and they now have none. The closest one is now a hour drive away so I chose a different route.
 
hey @Gun Runner 5 any updated on the aluminum radiator?
 
2fpower said:
hey @Gun Runner 5 any updated on the aluminum radiator?
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I no longer own the 77 Series in which Odd Iron installed the aluminum radiator but to my knowledge it's still performing well. Odd Iron has installed a number of aluminum radiators, mostly for in house customers, and have shipped a few on request. It seems a lot of 25 year old 70 Series radiators are no longer performing at their best and rebuilding them isn't always an option.
 
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