Coolex install

[nelmo]

Anyone fitted a coolex radiator to a Zero? 

My original GBS-sourced rad got a leak, so I bought a coolex. Fitted today, all seems fine although it does sit about an inch further forward because the bracket flanges are on the engine side, unlike the previous one. 

Tried to fit the nose on but thunk - it's catching on something. I think it's the drain plug underneath which the GBS rad doesn't have. 

Just wondering if anyone else had this and how they resolved it. Only thing I can think to do is cut a hole in the nose for the plug to go into (the hole will be behind the number plate, so not visible from the front). 

Any other ideas? 

[nelmo]

Urgh, it wasn't the bung, it was the whole rad - it sits a couple of inches forward of the old one, so no space in the nose.

Judicious use of a hammer, Clarkson-style, has allowed me to move the whole thing back and I think it's sorted now... 

I'll update my blog (link below) when It's finished, should you be interested.