VW Vanagon 1983-1991 Front Heater Core
VW Vanagon 1983-1991 Front Heater Core
VW Vanagon 1983-1991 Front Heater Core
VW Vanagon 1983-1991 Front Heater Core

VW Vanagon 1983-1991 Front Heater Core

HC vanagon front

$329.00

After you spend 10 hours of your life removing the aluminum glue and plastic heater core that failed you, you may want to upgrade to a copper, brass and steel heater core.  It'll last a lot longer than your patience.

  • This is made in the USA of copper brass and steel. 
  • A vertical baffle bisects the tank to create the same flow path of the OE design.
  • 20 fin per inch 

 Present Lead times.

Made in the USA


We make to order. Please allow adequate time for us to build.

Build time estimates [Feb 2025]

Brass/Black Model Ts

Our longstanding foundry (supplier) closed and all production was shifted to a neighboring foundry.  Apparently many of the closed foundry's workers were ineligible for rehire by the new foundry due to more aggressive immigration enforcement and the union has no employees to provide.  As of 2-20-25, we should receive castings in March 2025 and can resume production then. 

In the interim, we have been working with our one-off foundry to have pattern boxes made and these are trickling in in smaller batches and we will produce what we can.

Model As 5-6 weeks

Heater cores ~6 weeks

Model A and 32 Ford Street rods 6 weeks

Common street rods ~12-15 weeks

Tricky customs & complicated restorations ~16 weeks months

We appreciate your patience as we continue to recruit and train new fabricators and manage the labor shortfall our country has been experiencing.