Need a cheap stuffed/blocked radiator for EB

needturbo6 · 03-03-2005, 01:45 AM

i posted this in the wanted section but thought id get more responses here, hopefully....

anyway i need a cheap, good on the outside EB/ED radiator

it can have any internal damage or core damage but i need the outside to be straight

i need something like this so i can make some brackets for a volvo thermo fan, so i might even make a few more if anyone wants them

i am even willing to "rent" one for a couple of days...

cheers
hayden

ps. Mods can you please keep this in the e-series forum for ~3 days then delete it if u want. cheers

galapogos01 · 03-03-2005, 09:03 PM

whats wrong with EF/EL fans?

LUXO_8 · 03-03-2005, 09:28 PM

exactly.
just use ef/l fans they're designed for the radiator....

needturbo6 · 03-03-2005, 09:58 PM

im using the volvo fan mainly because of how cheap it was - $50,

it is a 16" and more reliable anyway but really the reason for gettin them is the price.

all up when completed the install would be ~$95

Walkinshaw · 03-03-2005, 11:34 PM

does it come with a shroud? if not its worthless

needturbo6 · 04-03-2005, 12:00 AM

yeh comes with a shroud, would be shite without one

neb · 04-03-2005, 12:54 AM

i've got an eb series 2 radiator from my car... one of the side tanks has a small hole in it.. it started leaking under high pressure so i put a new one in...

dunno if this is any use? plus you're a bit far away anyway

needturbo6 · 04-03-2005, 03:06 PM

just what im lookin for but yeh im a bit far away...thanks for the offer anyway

eed-250 · 07-03-2005, 04:59 AM

mate. i got an old radiator you can borrow(for a long long time ;) haha) to make ur brackets

do you remember where i live?
Why dont u just trim it with a grinder like i did?

dont knock the volvo thermofans.. imo better then EF/EL ones..

needturbo6 · 07-03-2005, 06:32 AM

cheers eed, i cant remember exactly where you live...not atm anyway.......

main reason for radiator was to knock up some brackets for the bottom and also top so it would be a old fan out/ new fan in job and no mucking around trying to think of a way to mount it solidly... if my car gets out of action for too long i have to drive my laser... but was planning to do it today without a radiator, would much prefer one still...

you dont have a 32mm spanner by any chance??...i might have to call ya tomorrow

eed-250 · 07-03-2005, 09:25 PM

i dont know off from work till 3.30pm tommorow. and i dont have a 32mm spanner sorry :P
u can come get the rad whenever u want

needturbo6 · 08-03-2005, 05:36 PM

thanks anyway eed, but i gav it a go yesterday, and it was easy enough...
and yeh i bought a 32mm spanner from supercheap then returned it coz it "was the
wrong size".......haha

fan works excellent, the temp drops dramatically when it comes on. good increase in power, main difference i felt though was its a bit freer revving.

eed-250 · 08-03-2005, 08:04 PM

awesome dude.
glad u like the fan. Have u hooked it up with a thermoswitch?

needturbo6 · 08-03-2005, 08:37 PM

yeh i made one of them jaycar temp switches, it was working fine when i tested it on the bench but then installed it all, works fine at the start, turns fan on at the right temp but isnt turning it off... just about to check it out now

needturbo6 · 09-03-2005, 03:12 AM

fixed it, for some reason i have to turn my trimpot in the opposite direction to what the manual states, even though everything has been put in the correct way....

now works really well!! doesnt take long for that fan to get the temp down!