I must say, i did it this way, it kicks ass! quick and easy!
good work matt.
the jap Rad off ebay, is going strong, had no problems with it.
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| Author: | NG [ Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Easy out rad + cheap jap rad the mini man way. |
I must say, i did it this way, it kicks ass! quick and easy! good work matt. the jap Rad off ebay, is going strong, had no problems with it.
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:40 pm ] |
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Thanks Nick,,, glad it made it easy for you many many more should take notice too funny enough,earlier today i stumbled across a very very old post about rad removal & fitting & i was going to dredge it up for a laugh, but figured i`d just open another can of worms if i did,,, & i also didn`t want to demean anyone either, so i let it slide. cheers mate |
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| Author: | superSeven [ Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:52 pm ] |
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yep I did it the easy-out way also. These new ally rads seem to be very efficient. When cruising in mild conditions the temp barely gets to 1/4 on the gauge any chance this is running too cold??). At idle at the lights, reached to 1/2 fairly easily, then sloooowly rises to 3/4. Used to jump up to 3/4 very rapidly, the rise almost to the last marker, regardless of ambient temp. Has an 82 deg thermostat in it I think. For the whole of Feb I never had to use the thermo fan once!!! Unfortunately I can not tell if this is purely due to the radiator as I replaced the standard water pump with a high-flow cast impellor one at the same time. |
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| Author: | swiftden [ Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:42 pm ] |
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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ALLOY-ALUMINUM-R ... 3efd6b33ec are these the ones people are using or is it this next one http://cgi.ebay.com.au/perfromance-alum ... 414d712d2b |
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| Author: | NG [ Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:47 pm ] |
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yeh dude.. matts way kicks ass! it really does.. everyone do it this way!!!!! the cheaper 1 swiftden
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| Author: | DTrain [ Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:27 pm ] |
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please explain, i am foreign to this method 
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| Author: | superSeven [ Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:37 am ] |
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DTrain wrote: please explain, i am foreign to this method
in a nutshell: 1. jack up vehicle and put it onto axle stands 2. undo LHS (Passenger side) engine mount - subframe bolts 3. jack up LHS of engine slightly until gear box casing hits body, then lower until it is still just clear. Place a piece of wood between jack and gearbox casing to spread the load, prevent damage etc 4. Remove 2 bolts on lower radiator mount 5. Remove upper radiator attachments ie two on shroud, and remove thermostat brace/mount 6. Carefully remove radiator and shroud as one complete assembly, carefully avoiding damaging radiator against fan. There is a how-to in the how-to section which goes into more detail |
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