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posted on October 30th, 2006 at 10:10 PM
Radiator Position -
Hi all,
I am thinking maybe a mod, can make this thread stick to the top forever!!!
Ok the plan is anyone who has a succesfull radiator position, post a pic of how you set it up,
What car is it in?
What are the benifits?
What are the negatives?
What would you change?
What sort of radiator?
this way we can put all the information together, to make life easier for those doing a water cooled conversion!!!
Mat
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posted on October 30th, 2006 at 10:26 PM
What car is it in? LWB Supasports buggy
What are the benifits? Good airflow!!!!:thumb
What are the negatives? Long water pipes, hard to bleed
What would you change? Maybe mounted higher
What sort of radiator? Golf radiator
will get some pics soon.......................
[ Edited on 30-10-2006 by mattie182 ]
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posted on October 31st, 2006 at 01:15 PM
My rad is rear mounted
car: lwb J&S buggy
-ve: needs a big scoop/fans/fanshroud and proper ducting to work well. cross winds rob it of airflow. hard to work on engine as rad ducting is in the
way. needs a larger rear engine cover to stop busy fingers burning themselves
+ve: out of harms way. close to engine. easy to bleed.
what would I change: cut back some of the heatsheild. maybe a different cover (currently using a beetle bootlid on the street). maybe front mount the
rad coz really, the rad would work much better up front.
what sort of radiator: standard liberty outback radiator.
