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  • Workshop Cats
    • Cassie
      • Cassie getting ready to pounce!
      • Cassie asleep on the warm monitor. ZZzzzz.
    • Honeycomb
      • "Honeycomb", the kitten, explores the workshop!
      • "Honeycomb" (named after the radiator core type), being immensely adorable!
  • VHRC
    • 4 Inch Cores
      • Comparison of Cadilac, Austin 7, and Chevrolet radiator cores.
      • Large 4 inch VHRC Cadilac core dwarfing its slimmer Austin 7 cousin.
      • Cut radiator core sample. (Fig. A)
      • Lockseams.
      • Close up of the wire fastener used when stacking a new core.
      • Other VHRC radiator cores compared alongside their larger cousin: >- The 4 Inch Honeycomb core. (Fig B.)
      • Cut radiator core water galleries.
      • Pressed copper film fins for a 2 inch core vs a 4 inch core.
      • Cut radiator core sample. (Fig. B)
      • Other VHRC radiator cores compared alongside their larger cousin: >- The 4 Inch Honeycomb core. (Fig A.)
      • New cores being "stacked".
    • Lockseamer
      • AFTER lockseam pressing.
      • BEFORE lockseam pressing.
      • Copper film recoiler.
    • Samples
      • Honeycomb cores come in all kinds of shapes. (Fig. B)
      • Honeycomb cores come in all kinds of shapes. (Fig. A)
      • Copper film slicing.
      • Cut sample of honeycomb radiator core. (Fig. C)
      • Cut sample of honeycomb radiator core. (Fig. A)
      • An irregular core shape being stacked.
      • Cut sample of honeycomb radiator core. (Fig. B)
      • The 5 initial VHRC core thicknesses: >- 2, 2.25, 2.5, 3 and 3.5 inches. Photo taken before we released our next model: >- 4 inches!
      • Comparison of pressed copper fins for VHRC cores of two different sizes.
      • A new VHRC honeycomb core AFTER dipping.
    • Chevrolet
      • Assembled Chevrolet radiator with a brand new VHRC core.
      • Tank fabrication for the Chevrolet radiator.
      • A very worn maker's badge on a Chevrolet radiator.
      • Chevrolet radiator filler neck damage close up.
      • Chevrolet radiator top tank: OLD vs NEW.
      • New lower tank for Chevrolet radiator.
      • Chevrolet radiator filler neck: OLD vs NEW.
      • New VHRC core for a Chevrolet. (Rear)
      • Chevrolet bottom radiator tank.
      • New VHRC core for a Chevrolet. (Front)
      • Badge on Chevrolet radiator.
      • The old corroded iron fittings from a Chevrolet radiator.
      • Chevrolet radiator tanks: OLD vs NEW.
      • Chevrolet radiator fittings: OLD vs NEW.
    • Durant(1928)
      • 1928 Durant: radiator core fittings OLD vs NEW.
      • 1928 Durant: condition BEFORE recore. (Fig. A)
      • 1928 Durant: condition BEFORE recore. (Fig. B)
      • 1928 Durant: OLD radiator core and fittings.
      • 1928 Durant: NEW VHRC radiator core and fittings.
    • Singer(1935)
      • The installed VHRC honeycomb recore in a 1935 Singer.
      • 1935 Singer with it's front wheels off so the new core can be installed.
      • Radiator for a 1935 Singer.
    • Essex(1923)
      • 1923 Essex top tank rechromed.
      • 1923 Essex recore delivered back to its owners.
      • 1923 Essex radiator header plate and core.
    • Austin7(1929)
      • Loose compnents before stacking the 1923 Austin 7 radiator recore.
      • New VHRC core, ready for stacking.
      • New VHRC honeycomb core for a 1929 Austin 7 BEFORE stacking.
      • 1929 Austin radiator recore before painting.
      • Top tank for 1929 Austin 7 radiator.
      • Lower tank for 1929 Austin 7 radiator.
    • Stutz
      • Stutz core showing crank hole detail AFTER dipping.
      • Stutz core showing crank hole detail BEFORE dipping.
      • Stutz recore from REAR. Includes new tanks, and completely renewed brass fittings.
      • Stutz recore from the FRONT.
      • Stutz core showing tapered corner detail while being stacked.
    • Morgan
      • Top header plate for Morgan recore.
      • Inside the top tank for this Morgan recore.
      • New lower tank for Morgan recore.
      • A very shiny new top tank to complement this Morgan's new VHRC radiator core.
      • VHRC recore for a Morgan, AFTER assembly.
      • VHRC recore for a Morgan, BEFORE assembly.
      • Morgan recore in pieces.
    • Buick(1927)
      • New VHRC core, before dip, for the 1927 Buick radiator.
      • 1927 Buick radiator lower tank BEFORE restoration. (Fig. B)
      • 1927 Buick radiator lower tank BEFORE restoration. (Fig. A)
      • The 1927 Buick radiator BEFORE restoration.
      • 1927 Buick radiator fittings: BEFORE vs AFTER. (Fig. A)
      • 1927 Buick radiator fittings: BEFORE vs AFTER. (Fig. B)
      • 1927 Buick radiator fittings: BEFORE vs AFTER. (Fig. C)
      • The 1927 Buick radiator fitted with a VHRC Core and new hose fittings.
    • Hc4
      • HC4 radiator top tank body.
      • The domed end caps of the HC4.
      • The dual cores of the HC4: >- finished and chromed.
      • Top tank fitted to the HC4 recore.
      • HC4 radiator cores plus end caps.
    • Studebaker(1914)
      • New VHRC Honeycomb Core VS the old assembly for a 1914 Studebaker.
    • Plymouth
      • Plymouth radiator. (Fig. B)
      • Plymouth radiator. (Fig. A)
      • Plymouth radiator. (Fig. C)
    • Holden
      • The incredible amount of muck disovered in a Holden core. (Fig. A)
      • The incredible amount of muck disovered in a Holden core. (Fig. B)
    • Dodge(1921)
      • 1921 Dodge recore (Fig. B)
      • 1921 Dodge recore (Fig. A)
      • 1921 Dodge recore (Fig. C)
    • Lasalle(1930)
      • 1930 Lasalle: corrosion in the radiator's top tank.
      • New VHRC core for a 1930 Lasalle assembly. Showing core edge before the tanks are fitted.
      • 1930 Lasalle: another view of the corrosion in the radiator's top tank.
      • Close up of one baffle in the top tank of a 1930 Lasalle radiator.
      • The two baffles in the top tank of a 1930 Lasalle radiator.
      • 1930 Lasalle radiator recore before side bands reattached.
      • 1930 Lasalle radiator: The VHRC recore assemebled and drying before paint. (Fig. B)
      • 1930 Lasalle radiator: The VHRC recore assemebled and drying before paint. (Fig. A)
      • Top radiator tank removed from a 1930 Lasalle.
      • Corrosion removed from parts, and a new header plate, for a 1930 Lasalle radiator recore.
    • Oakland(1930)
      • Close up of the new VHRC honeycomb core for a 1930 Oakland AFTER dip.
      • Full view of the new VHRC honeycomb core to be installed in a 1930 Oakland.
    • Scott
      • Scott motorcycle radiator. (Fig. D)
      • Scott motorcycle radiator. (Fig. E)
      • Scott motorcycle radiator. (Fig. B)
      • Scott motorcycle radiator assembly alongside it's new VHRC Core.
      • Scott motorcycle radiator. (Fig. A)
      • Scott motorcycle radiator dimensions.
      • Scott motorcycle radiator. (Fig. C)
    • Rolls Royce
      • Lots of solder in the dents of this Rolls Royce radiator.
      • Half the outside row of tubes covered with solder on a Rolls Royce radiator.
      • Dent in the bottom tank of a Rolls Royce radiator, with ruler for scale.
      • Dent in the bottom tank of a Rolls Royce radiator.
      • Fittings removed from the top tank of a Rolls Royce radiator. Plenty of leaky joints here!
    • Speedcar
      • Complete Speedcar assembly with polished brass tanks.
    • Misc
      • The elaborate packing involved when we ship a core. This one is for a 1927 Buick (you can find the photo-story for that job in the gallery also).
      • The Austin 7 Club visit the VHRC workshop.

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