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.

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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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

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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tim
68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'

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

yeh dude.. matts way kicks ass!

it really does..

everyone do it this way!!!!!

the cheaper 1 swiftden

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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tim
68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'