1994 Shadow radiator

my radiator has a crack in it thats too big to be patched or anything, and I have to get a new one. I was just wondering how hard it would be for me and a friend to install the new radiator ourselves..(I dont have the $ to pay a mechanic). Maybe some tips for going about it would be helpful and I would appreciate any advice! Thanks!

Its not too bad to do it yourself, I have swapped out 4 on 2 different Shadow / Sundance's. First thing is to drain your radiator. The drain petcock is on the passenger side, lower section of the radiator. Once drained, loosen the hose clamps on the radiator sides and slide the hoses off and out of the way. I would also recommend that you change out your thermostat as well while you are at it, if you need some help with that or some good tips for it, let me know. Disconnect the fan to the radiator. Loosen the two (i think) bolts along the top of the radiator and you will be able to shimmy it out of its housing. It take a bit of work to get it around the battery and the A/C if you have it, but it comes right out. You may have to reuse the old bushings on the bottom and top of the radiator if your new ones don't fit or you dont have new ones. You may also have to change out the drain petcock as well if the new one doesn't include it. Just reverse the instructions for the installation. Another thing I would recommend as well is to flush your entire cooling system when you have the new radiator in. To do this, hook everything back up and pull the block drain plug in the back of the engine (passenger side about 6 inches on the block from the power steering pump). Take off your radiator cap and grab a garden hose and being spraying into the radiator. This will flush your entire system out and drain out the back. Before refilling, take a large allen wrench and take off the plug on top of the thermostat housing where the large radiator hose goes in, this will allow any air trapped in the block to come out while filling. To refill, replace the block drain plug after it has drained, drain the radiator again, and then begin filling the radiator with a 50/50 mix of anti-freeze and water. When the coolant level comes up to the top of the hole in the thermostat housing, take the plug and put a little form-a-gasket brown or black sealant on it, then tighten it down, not too tight though, but just enough so that it doesn't leak when you start the car. Continue filling until the coolant level comes up to the radiator cap level. When filling, squeeze the upper radiator hose to force the air out of it and continue filling. Double check EVERYTHING before starting the car so you dont cause any damage, then with the radiator cap off, start the car and let it run, keep adding coolant so that the level should be up to the top of the radiator cap hole. When that is done, cover it up, drive it around for about 20 minutes, come back and check the level. If all is good then you are all set, if not just add coolant to the radiator and check the reservoir as well to make sure that you have enough in it. Good luck!