mines got a bonnet
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when i got my metro based freestyle ( onyx tomcat), it had a ford scorpio rad across the back of it with two elec fans on a toggle switch. the system had an expansion bottle which tapped off from the thermostat housing and did not have a heater take off valve on number 8 valve side of the head.
so, ripped all that poo out and have started from scratch. so far, have adapted the metro engine mount on water pump side of engine so that it could support and locate the bottem of a mini rad. have then had to make my own top braket as the rad is sitting 15mm further away from the pump than it should. have picked up a midget fan today and it appears to be thicker in the bodty than a mini one. this should be ok though as i have the extra 15mm gap which should accomidate this.
my question is, what next??
do i drill out the heater take-off and fit a valve?
do i get a length of hose and go straight from base of rad to pump?
do i .............................
well what is the best surgestion that has worked for you guys?
so many questions. for this i am sorry.
so, ripped all that poo out and have started from scratch. so far, have adapted the metro engine mount on water pump side of engine so that it could support and locate the bottem of a mini rad. have then had to make my own top braket as the rad is sitting 15mm further away from the pump than it should. have picked up a midget fan today and it appears to be thicker in the bodty than a mini one. this should be ok though as i have the extra 15mm gap which should accomidate this.
my question is, what next??
do i drill out the heater take-off and fit a valve?
do i get a length of hose and go straight from base of rad to pump?
do i .............................
well what is the best surgestion that has worked for you guys?
so many questions. for this i am sorry.