Radiator fit
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I’m in the final stages of engine bay fit out prior to putting the engine/box in. I should say that the car was bought in bits and I have fitted a complete new front section so there are no existing holes for rad mounts. Posted elsewhere on the forum was a question to anyone who has fitted the Coolex wide rad which I intend buying, but the silence has been deafening so far. The problem I have is knowing how high to mount the rad, in my opinion it it not acceptable to keep fitting/removing the bonnet to check fit as there is a high risk to my new paintwork in doing this. So what I’m after is some dimensions for the height of the rad sides/centre versus some reference points on the body/chassis. Also I have no idea if there are inches or mm clearance between rad top and underside of bonnet. I’m also not clear as to the fore/aft alignment of the rad. Can anyone help?
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JonB wrote:Can you not just run a straight edge across the top of the opening from front to rear where the filler cap is, then deduct say 1/2" for clearance?
Not really, because the bonnet has quite a lot of curvature resulting in greater headroom above the rad. From looking at pics on google, I get the impression that this headroom is used by the rad
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Whereabouts in Kent are you ?
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My bolt holes are 5" apart vertically, low bolt is 5" and upper 4" to the chassis bolt to the front tower (all approx). This should give you a triangle you can template to get approx position.
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