Another champion radiator chapter with pictures

In 2010 I bought a 3 core Champion radiator from the guy on Moparts (Craig). The 3 row version. Took it out of the box and it looked decent other than the welds weren't the prettiest but still looked functional. This unit was supposed to be a direct bolt in that would use the stock fan shroud which I liked the idea of. Went to bolt it in and 2 bolt holes weren't even close to aligning up unless I didn't mind the radiator setting at a 20 degree angle but it wasn't a huge deal as there was enough meat on the mounting brackets to drill new ones. That was the only issue I could have resolved myself and if it would have been just that I wouldn't be posting anything about it. But I also noticed as I sat it against the radiator support it didn't want to set flat like it was warped. Set the radiator on my nice flat concrete garage floor and same exact issue. It was warped by over 1/4". I also laid the stock radiator shroud on it to see if it fit like they claimed. Not even close. The stock A-body shroud overlapped the hoses and trans. cooler fittings by a bunch. At that point I e-mailed Craig about the issues and he made some calls. Seems they felt they made the first batch too big as some guys said they were sitting too high in the radiator support so they shortened it up by a couple inches which made it way too short for my Cuda. All Craig could say was maybe the newer vs. the older A-body core supports are a different height. I have no idea. Craig gave me a RMA number and I sent it back, at my expense (about $30) as they would do nothing about the return shipping. So in all I wasted 2 days and $30 on a piece of crap. Sure hope yours turns out better. I have heard B-body guys say they worked fine for them.

Oh ya, I posted this on Moparts and another guy said he had the exact same problems with his. A few others replied they had other issues.

Here are some of the pics I sent to Craig.

Hum... Just noticed mine had the outlet for the overflow on the correct side. Wonder why they changed it?