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 arthur8804
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| posted on October 31st, 2011 at 01:18 PM |
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New- radiator questions
Buggy owner here that just decided to make the leap and do the conversion. Just got the engine in and am planning the plumbing and radiator. I wanted
to ask if any of the other buggy owners on here have a diagram of how the system looks? I pln on running a closed system with the burp tank as the
fill because I plan on putting the radiator in the side pods. Also wanted to know what needs to be blocked off or will be unused as I have no need for
a heater or air conditioning. Thanks for the help. Ps pics coming soon
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| posted on October 31st, 2011 at 01:33 PM |
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Go and post this up on www.manxclub.org.
Plenty of guys running subies in there buggies now.
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| posted on October 31st, 2011 at 01:45 PM |
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What Engine ?
A/C has nothing to do with rad or cooling.
Heater will depend on engine.
when you say radiator in side pods, do you mean radiators in side pods or radiator in side pod ?
I know a few people with manxters and radiators in side pods with then both linked togeather.
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| posted on October 31st, 2011 at 08:41 PM |
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One important thing to remember is to loop the heater inlet and outlet on the engine, not block them off. A flow through the heater circuit is
required for the thermostat to operate.
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| posted on November 1st, 2011 at 03:36 AM |
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It's an ej25. The answer about linking the heater pipes together is the perfect answer. Thank you. In looking at either side pod or pods. I'm
looking a radiator options now and it's all about fitting. I'd like to run 2, one in each pod for symetry reasons but it's not a must and certainly
complicates things.
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| posted on November 1st, 2011 at 05:21 AM |
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So here is a pic of my buggy. The plan is to cut into the side pod area and create a vent out of carbon fiber to match the body styling ques. Any
ideas on radiators? I think I can accomidate up to a 12" high radiator with a thin core. Lenght I am not sure of. I was looking at a Honda Del Sol
radiator that is 11" x 14". Thinking I will have to run two of these though.
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| posted on November 5th, 2011 at 11:58 AM |
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pic here
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=87953
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| posted on November 8th, 2011 at 08:04 AM |
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Without getting off track, is there any reason you don't want to put the radiator up the front?
I only ask because I honestly think it will cool better there. It will also make radiator choice and a bunch of other things a lot easier. That's
where I put mine in my buggy. Admittedly my buggy is a lot higher off the ground but even still.
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| posted on November 8th, 2011 at 08:48 AM |
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Fark, thats a sweet looking ride fella. Great lines and colour usage. Pretty impressive. Do you have a build somewhere or link to more pics?
If you joined the pods yourself, i'm sure you can make a nice looking radiator cutout. Maybe fined?
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| posted on November 8th, 2011 at 03:19 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by pete wood
Without getting off track, is there any reason you don't want to put the radiator up the front?
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This.
You will most likely only end up having to move it there later on anyway as do most people that try rear mounts.
You can get some good fitting compact radiators.
I've got a pissy little Alfa one thats only 10" high keeping an EJ25 very cool in a heavy superbug with A/C.
One of those would sit nicely infront front of the beam of a buggy.
I'm guessing with those rims/tyres and stance it only sees the street?
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| posted on November 8th, 2011 at 04:17 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by pete wood
Without getting off track, is there any reason you don't want to put the radiator up the front?
I only ask because I honestly think it will cool better there. It will also make radiator choice and a bunch of other things a lot easier. That's
where I put mine in my buggy. Admittedly my buggy is a lot higher off the ground but even still.
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this is a real sensible answer...
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| posted on November 8th, 2011 at 07:10 PM |
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Yeah I did all the work myself. Here is a link to the build.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=385951&highlight=arthur
I planned on putting the rad in the pods and making a finned carbon fiber scoop onset into the body. The front mount rad is not out of the question at
all. I like the idea but the steering gear box is in the way due to the angle of my set up. I'm assuming that a steering joint may be able to solve
this problem. Do any of you buggy guys have a pic that can show the rad in relation to the steering box in closer detail? I do plan on lifting the
buggy some and the extra weight in the front should be helpful. Also, I can't find the alfa 33 radiator here in the US. I do think that one would be
perfect fror the front though. And buggy builders with a link to your build thread would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.
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| posted on November 12th, 2011 at 07:24 AM |
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Sadly, can't find my build thread or the thread where I moved my rad from the back to the front.
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| posted on November 12th, 2011 at 02:47 PM |
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And buggy builders with a link to your build thread would be very helpful.
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