Well, as I was futzing around, I noticed the bottom few rows of the radiator were wet -- a slow weeping leak it appears.

I saw Welsh still had a core, but wondered about finding a used replacement (I've never put a used radiator in a car I'm restoring before, but the Grand Budgeteer of the house is big on my saving $$ these days) or alternative radiator that works with few modifications.

 

A lot depends on where the leak is. Within the core amongst the fins is hard.

On the tank or at a seam, not so bad. A propane torch or oxy acetylene and good solder plus an acid flux and it can be done very nicely.

A used unit from David Boger at everydayxj is a feasible solution.

I've heard of an aluminum unit intended for a Mustang that has been installed and works nicely.

And, of course, if your tanks are good and the core is bad, recoring is feasible.

 

I suspect the latter, actually -- but won't know for sure until I pull it (any thread's on *that* particular headache would be handy to know).