Radiator

[Guest rizla]

anyone know what rad will fit in the nose cone , i have just bought a efi engine and the rad needs to have top and bottom hose conections and the little pipe as it will use a exspansion tank

ps the engine must be in the nose due to fitment of a intercooler :gdit:

[Guest Battery Bill]

ps the engine must be in the nose due to fitment of a intercooler

How you going to squeeze the engine in there then?

[Guest rizla]

the engine is a rs 1600 turbo cvh out of a fiesta 200 bhp

already converted to rear wheel drive came out of a s2 r/h

complete with everything needed exept rad

[Big Jim]

Andy, What you need to do is measure the available space, then take a trip around the local scrapyard with your tape measure. Alternatively, take the measurements to your local radiator repair specialist (yellow pages) and see what he can come up with. If you can get them interested, they will cutomise a rad for you, ie, put the outlets facing the way that you want them etc.

I use 'Marston Zerck' (spelling) locally.

 

One of our lads has put a VW Polo rad into a 2B (depends on steering shaft!) see here.

 

jim

Edited November 30, 2003 by Big Jim

[Guest rizla]

thanks jim

 

ill do that, engine isnt going in just yet so i have some time to search/shop around

thanx again for your input

[Guest Battery Bill]

We thought about going the custom route and went top our local "'Marston Zerck" and it would have been £170 so we will stick with the RH one instead.

[Big Jim]

You must have that kind of face that says "Rip me off!"

Bloody hell Billy-Boy!

I had a uprated, twin row, core from a V6 rad, built up with 'old' Escort top & bottom 'tanks' for £47 inc vat. OK, it was 4 years ago. I must have a natural charm or something.

[Guest Greg]

It's your northern charm Jim, oozes out of every pore.......

 

I went to a local rad place.Had a chat with the 'old guy' who always knows best. They put a ford V6 core with cortina tanks blanked off the rad cap, added an out let to fill remotely from expansion tank, all for £40.

 

HTH

Greg

[Big Jim]

No, I don't think it's my charm Greg, it's just that us Northern types get good valve for our money, or they just don't get our money!!!!

 

They can see that Bill has plenty of cash.

[Guest Battery Bill]

They can see that Bill has plenty of cash.

Not true Joey uses most of it

I must admit I thought it was a bit much at the time, best we look elsewhere then.

[Guest nippykev]

On my locost I fitted a nissan micra rad in the nose cone.

 

Kevin 2b june 2003