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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 9:58 pm

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I am trying to find a replacement heater radiator that looks like this:

Does anyone know where I can get one like this? If at all.

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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 10:06 pm

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Go to "Bundoora Radiators" There around in the next street to the old Northern Mini Parts (in Heidelberg) They did all our radiators & heater cores and would have what you need/or have a modern replacment.

http://www.bundooraradiators.com.au/

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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 10:26 pm

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The local radiator place (D&D Radiator Service Centre) quoted $290 for a replacement core - they said they'd have to make it.

What are your thoughts on what I would possibly be looking at ($$)?

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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:25 pm

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I would just look for another S/H MiniMatic heater, there are plenty around still. These were also a factory option on Mini Deluxe and K.

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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:44 pm

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Adrad do replacement cores and I doubt it would be $280, probably closer to $80.

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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:46 pm

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I ended up going to Bundoora. Russell was good to talk to and estimates 200 smackaroos.

I figured that I would only need to do this once .... And I'm impatient.

I've just pulled the heater housing apart and am ready to sandblast it.
After that I will get a rust spot repaired before I paint it.

Then i get to put it all back together.

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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:37 pm

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Came home tonight and sand blasted the heater surround.

Here is some rust that I found:

Does anyone know anyone in the West (near Deer Park) that can fix this rust for me?

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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:47 pm

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Anyone with a welder should to be able to patch that up for you!

It looks so minimal!

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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:11 pm

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I don't know anyone with a welder... and I don't know how to weld.

Im sure there would be a local place that could do it for me.

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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:37 pm

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If you have a good relationship with your mini mechanic i'm sure they would zip it up in a few minutes for you?

If not, someone on here must live near by, come on guys!

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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:11 am

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I don't have a mini mechanic so I was kind of hoping someone with welding skills could give me a hand.

Else on Saturday I will drive around to the local businesses.

The metal is about a mil thick. I would need a patch which is about 2 inches by 1 inch.

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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:29 am

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Got any Smash repair shops nearby, they should be able to sort it out for you.

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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:35 am

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Yeah, that's the sort of place I was going to try.

I'd just hope that I don't get a cowboy who stuffs up the metal.

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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:29 am

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Just patch it with bog. You've got all the rust out and its not structural.

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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:03 am

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As Yoda once told me: "Apply filler thinly you must. Steel is good, and strooong."

I'd rather have this fixed and not patched.

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