I have nothing, no radiator/fans/hosing/shrouds etc. budget is 300 or less (for radiator and fan setup) not counting shrouds in this 300 budget. Building a bare bones carbed 350 with no ecm and no AC. Fans will be wired to relays controlled by temp switch.

Replacement radiator is 150 or so plus an electric fans. That's in my budget.

Or I could take a chance on one of those eBay radiators that comes shrouded with dual fans for around the same price.
Like this: https://ebay.us/m/sWsosl

Or maybe y'all can point me in a different direction .

Any non-rude opinions would be appreciated.
Thanks.

 

Honestly for that budget, I'd take the chance. Otherwise I'd try to piece everything together from a junkyard just to get going.

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/cool...yota-dual.html

 

^That. You can get virtually anything you want, using OEM parts. I used a two speed Taurus fan years...decades ago and it worked great.

 

The parts you need aren't super desirable, meaning they're likely to be available on cars being parted out. I think your best bet is to get lucky at a junkyard or loot a parts car. It'll be easy to stay under budget and you can get all the weird little pieces you're missing at the same time.

 

Finding a ThirdGen at a salvage yard really IS getting lucky, since there are fewer of them every day. It's a real eye-opener to admit that my '86 is 40 years old. Anyone in 1995 looking for a '55 Bel Air was in a similar situation, and a LOT more of those were made, yet it was a nearly impossible task back then also.

 

Thank you all for your input. I really appreciate it.