baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck
4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
ok, since i am always being different, and since my exhaust runs down the centre of my bay kombi, i cannot fit my radiator where i wanted to in the middle of the chassis like other bay kombi subi conversions. as an alternative i am planning to run 2 small rads, one on either side of the main chassis rails, betwen the rail and the edge of the body (see dodgy paint diagram). i have been scouring wrecking yards for radiators and have found 3 options, my question is which will be the most effective radiator? the first is what i believe will be the worst, the thin and flimsy looking radiators from the diahatsu miras and similar, which are the perfect dimensions, but about 1/2 the thickness of a standard radiator. the size would seem an advantage to me but i cant imagine the thin little rads would cope. the next 2 are the ones i am tosing up between. there are the radiators out of the suzuki swifts/holden barinas that are also the perfect width but have a more normal thickness, i assume these will be better then the super thin diahatsus? and then i found the rads in the old austin freeways, they are super thick, are already setup on the side of the engine bay with an enclosed fan attached to them, they draw through a louvre on the body and have fins that are super close together, the only downside is that they are an inch too wide. in my mind these would be the best, but what do you think? should the newer ones be as good? or better then the almost purpose built older ones?
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