cooling for a subi conversion · Aussieveedubbers

Indi · 27 Oct 2006, 10:25 pm

Hi all,

has anyone done a subi conversion with radiator at front of a buggy? what sort of piping and radiator did you use? anyone know of any other cooling solutions that work?

cheers,

jon

MikeM · 27 Oct 2006, 11:11 pm

Have you imported any Hammers yet?

Indi · 28 Oct 2006, 9:36 am

Hi Mike,

Hammers.......???? Humbugs....... Yes.....

I will post some pics For you...

Indi · 28 Oct 2006, 9:39 am

The Kit.... I have 2 of these.... 1 is almost on the road....

aussiebaja · 28 Oct 2006, 5:46 pm

how much and where from they look great

Indi · 29 Oct 2006, 2:40 pm

You can have a look at this web site.....

http://www.xcars.com.au/

I am in Melbourne..... the base price is about $8000...

Cheers Jon...

pete wood · 29 Oct 2006, 3:01 pm

Indi wrote:Hi all,

has anyone done a subi conversion with radiator at front of a buggy? what sort of piping and radiator did you use? anyone know of any other cooling solutions that work?

cheers,

jon

yes, check the non-VW engine conversions section. there are heaps.

Indi · 29 Oct 2006, 3:18 pm

Thanks Pete😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

boowoogum · 29 Oct 2006, 10:51 pm

We did a Subi conversion (ea81) on my son's Beach Buggy some years ago. Used an early Golf radiator mounted on some Brackets bolted to the front beam. Piping is done in 40mm (I think) Aluminium Tube (to increase the effectiveness of the radiator). We had the tube bent at an Exhaust Shop to match the outside contour of the Buggy Body (Supasports).The Golf Radiator is fully sealed (except for a "bleed" hose at the top) so we used a Camira pressurised overflow bottle mounted at the back above the engine as a filling point. This was connected to one of the heater pipes to fill the system. We fitted a "bleed" on the top of the thermostat housing and plumbed this to the overfow/fill bottle.Later refinements included two other "bleed" points on the pipes going each side of the body, at their respective highest points. These are vented to atmosphere and are only used when filling the system. The vehicle has been to Fraser Island, return trip of approx 1500klm,without any overheating problems. Currently it is ungoing an EJ22 upgrade and we have been advised that the system should cope.
Glenn

Indi · 30 Oct 2006, 9:50 am

Thanks heaps Glenn....

The "bleed" points sound like a great idea......

Cheers Jon