Ford 8N Radiators

Ford 8N Radiators

8N Radiators

Restore with the correct tube and fin density for your restoration or save money with a more efficient tube design.

Ours are made with the pass through center hole and a round tube stagger to mimic the OE.  Cast tanks that bolt to plate headers can be used to scribe and punch by us at our shop rate or marked and drilled on site by you, the customer, for free.  Please communicate if you would like us to undertake this work as it will reduce the cost.

We are often asked by prospective customers to “just re-core my radiator.”  We do not just recore a radiator, rod out cores or hot tank a radiator in caustic chemicals.   These may be time saving techniques but they can damage, weaken or shorten the life of your radiator.  Furthermore, these terms suggest quick and easy fixes to fundamental problems, weak brittle metal, clogged tubes or compromised joints or seams.  Shortcuts invite problems and we don't want problems.  Instead we offer a thorough restoration service.  Read more about the process


    We make to order. Please allow adequate time for us to build.

    Build time estimates [Feb 2025]

    Brass/Black Model Ts

    Our longstanding foundry (supplier) closed and all production was shifted to a neighboring foundry.  Apparently many of the closed foundry's workers were ineligible for rehire by the new foundry due to more aggressive immigration enforcement and the union has no employees to provide.  As of 2-20-25, we should receive castings in March 2025 and can resume production then. 

    In the interim, we have been working with our one-off foundry to have pattern boxes made and these are trickling in in smaller batches and we will produce what we can.

    Model As 5-6 weeks

    Heater cores ~6 weeks

    Model A and 32 Ford Street rods 6 weeks

    Common street rods ~12-15 weeks

    Tricky customs & complicated restorations ~16 weeks months

    We appreciate your patience as we continue to recruit and train new fabricators and manage the labor shortfall our country has been experiencing.