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Originally Posted by BlackStealth
...I think i will just go ahead and order tha thing. ...
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Where in your case do you plan to put it? This core would be usable as-is (no cutting or anything) if I'd positioned the case hole I cut for it so the tubing after the bends actually pointed somewhere useful (had already cut this case to accommodate the be-cooling core with straight barbs).
Here's what it looks like from the top (note that there's only a half inch or so before the bend)
And here's 1/2" ID soft silicone tubing just pushed over the 5/8" OD copper tube and beading. I like these beaded tubes better than barbs.
I think that if I was going to work on my soldering skills, I'd think about un-soldering these tubes, cutting them down so they don't have a bend anymore and then just soldering the straight "ends" (the parts that are beaded) back into the holes.
I've read that these radiators "fall apart" if you try to solder them. I've also read that it's no problem of you fill them up with water first.
Also - this core is a perfect fit with a coolingworks shroud, with just the outer (thin) gasket in place. You can skip using the gasket completely if you like as the outer part of the core will rest on the flat "shelf" part of the shroud, so no/little air leakage even without it).
You
will need to cut the shroud a bit to clear the tubes (and deeper than for the barbs on the be-cooling core as the tubes are both larger diameter and closer to the fins.
Finally - IMHO there's no reason to paint it - and if you
do I'd suggest
radiator paint