When I did mine I just went to the bike wreckers and got one of the radiators off of a Honda CR80. The bolt holes almost line up with those on the clutch cover and I only had to make one additional bracket to hold it on. Plus, with a motorbike radiator it was always designed to be exposed to the elements where as generally a heater core isn't.

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

1018 - did you get an aux bike radiator? ie one without a pressure cap?

i remember now my KLR had a capped radiator and one without a cap....

how much they set you back for a 2nd handy bike radiator, i've only looked on fleabay and they seem to be up around 150 bucks...

Ive been looking into this myself,

The only reason to remove the engine fan is if its too noisy or you are worried about the half odd horse-power it saps.
Its more than up to the cooling task.

A 12 inch fan will fit inside the guard and is the best size to fit the radiator.
A 10 inch fan will fit on the engine side but you will need a resonably fast flowing one.

I would definately recomend a goof brand like davis craig, remember if the fan fails you could easily cook your engine. Dont forget warning lights or temp gauges etc.

Im will be running an OEX fan in mine they are the fastest flowing ones avaliable but a 12inch one will set you back $200 plus.

This is what I recommend.

Buy a pair of AU Falcon thermos with integral shroud from the wreckers. These fans really kick ass and are a firm favourite with Aussie muscle car tuners; they move 3,000cfm air measured with the radiator in place (unlike some aftermarket fan vendors - eg DC - who quote figures for freestanding fans).

Should cost around $70 to $120. Don't be tempted to buy the cheap Chinese copies off ebay - the OE Ford items have the strong Bosch motors, the ebay ones don't.

I've got them on my V8 Rovers and they work much better than the old engine driven viscous fans. I think Larry Perkins once said they were worth an extra 12hp on a V8 at 6,000rpm over the mechanical fans.

Now cut them in half (they're all plastic) and fit one fan with its shroud to the Mini radiator. Remove the engine fan and front shroud and bolt the radiator with brackets to the inner wing - makes removal a five minute job.

Then buy a variable speed Delta Current Controller from the US.

The DCController uses a temperature sensor inserted between the fins in the radiator near the radiator outlet. The controller controls the fan speed by use of PWM (pulse width modulation) which is an efficient method of slowly ramping the fan speed up and down, which avoids large current surges that a simple relay control allows.

Brian Baskin makes these in his spare time in Navada. He doesn't deliver real fast usually (I waited 3 months for delivery), but his products are top quality and have found their way onto countless Mustangs and other US heavy metal that require serious cooling. Just check the Mustang forums to see how highly regarded this item is.

http://www.dccontrol.com/introf0.htm

Cost for the FK50P Controller with all wiring and attachments included in the kit is around $200 delivered.

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1965 Mini Van (1360)
1970 Mk2 Cooper S (1310)
1978 Rover SD1 V8 (4.6)
1996 Land Rover Discovery V8 (4.0)

Scott, I mounted my Supercheap 10" in the inner wheel well as it would not fit (missed by that much!) attached to the radiator. I created a shroud as shown in my Megasquirt article here: http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=67644&highlight=jb007s
I have no engine fan and have experienced no overheating issues (yet). If I were to do it again, I would most probably go with a 9" mounted to the radiator and nestled in the shroud. Also maybe a 2 core radiator or a alloy one. My Supercheap sounds like a gas turbine when its running... I believe that the fans that have a 'S" style blade are quieter, but whether this is marketing hype I don't know. My fan is controlled via my Megasquirt, but the Chinese alloy ones have a spot for a thermo switch (try tridon).

My 2c worth... Jim

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'68 Morris Mini 1310 A+ (Now Sold!)

My aux radiator made by Chinese dudes as requested, sorry poxy phone pics

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1965 Riley Elf
1974 Ex Army Moke
1997 Rover Cooper
2002 JCW Cooper
2003 JCW Cooper S

I got one with the pressure cap. It was the first one I came across that had outlets in the correct positions and pointing the right way in the right size.

I bought it second hand for $50. It had 1/2" outlets on it and I just chucked the garden hose on the end of it to flush it out both ways.

Excuse the dirty engine bay:

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looks like my design we were playing with, taking measurements etc for a front mounting but i never had time to go through with it.

looks good mate hope it works!

Personally I wouldn't bother. I've fitted a couple of them in the past, both replacing the original fan and also in addition to it. Saw no real performance advantage (in cooling or HP)

Now I just use the standard fans, free (I have a box full of them), reliable, work fine and lighter than a thermo fan setup!

Andrew

Plenty of discussion here
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... sc&start=0

How did you go... what did you decide on...

I'm thinking of a alloy radiator, there is a place in North Laverton that sell's the Chinese ones.

Jim

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'68 Morris Mini 1310 A+ (Now Sold!)