Front mounted rad
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Danny
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Mine is made by Valeo RM1161 then a couple fo barcodes 866815L & 732392
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=valeo ... 3&ie=UTF-8
Although nothing in UK,
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=valeo ... 3&ie=UTF-8
Although nothing in UK,
Danny
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Hmmmmmm
Mg metro rads are getting rare :-/ I need to find a modern alternative....
I did find this as well http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Small-3-Row-C ... 23431f9a0e
Mg metro rads are getting rare :-/ I need to find a modern alternative....
I did find this as well http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Small-3-Row-C ... 23431f9a0e
Danny
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Interesting.... http://www.aaronradiator.co.uk/products ... -2030.html
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Mini Mad Max
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Danny":6he3emn1 said:
It's certainly too close to the front bulkhead. You won't get any airflow through it unless you cut a big hole in the bulkhead which would weaken it drastically :-\ Have you thought about a rear mounted rad like what Steve did with Mary?
It would save the hassle of routing the plumbing front to rear. There is certainly more space to play with as well.
Max
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Ahhh I see! It looks perfect width for the front then. It's just a shame that the outlet comes out by the lower arm. May need some careful pipe routing to get around that. You could still have it in the back and position it so its not likely to scald you in the event that it explodes 
It's good to consider every option, because even if you know you won't go with that option, it may give you inspiration and lead you to the best solution
It's good to consider every option, because even if you know you won't go with that option, it may give you inspiration and lead you to the best solution
Just been looking through all my photobucket & can't actually find a picture of the rad fitted before the front cover is on. Mine is about 4-5" 100-125mm forward at the bottom tilting backwards at the top, I will take a picture when I refit it next year, I then also cut a big hole in the aluminium so that all the air can escape down underneath the car.
Danny I would try to drop that radiator so that the N/S outlet goes under the bulkhead & then see where the O/S one then goes, so this one underneath
Then there would be a new position for this one
Bearing in mind that you already have the pipes running underneath you will need that clearance anyway.
You could consider a rear mounted radiator, but I wouldn't want it where Steve had put it, I'd want to put it right at the back, the K series is better than the A series for this as the exhaust is at the front so won't warm it up. However it would have to be fan assisted & suspect they will be running fairly constantly as it would not be in the airflow unless you started ducting air down into it. It also then causes an issue with the engine water outlets which are at the front of the engine so you would have to loop them back around.
I'd be surprised if you could find a bike radiator at a reasonable price & with the capacity that is needed, although the K series has a bad reputation for head gaskets it's not that bad, but it is temperature sensitive so over cooling would be preferable to under cooling. Also remember who is going to be the one driving the buggy, he doesn't have a good reputation for taking things steady, he appears to want rag the tits of it at every opportunity!!!!
Alan...
Danny I would try to drop that radiator so that the N/S outlet goes under the bulkhead & then see where the O/S one then goes, so this one underneath
Then there would be a new position for this one
Bearing in mind that you already have the pipes running underneath you will need that clearance anyway.
You could consider a rear mounted radiator, but I wouldn't want it where Steve had put it, I'd want to put it right at the back, the K series is better than the A series for this as the exhaust is at the front so won't warm it up. However it would have to be fan assisted & suspect they will be running fairly constantly as it would not be in the airflow unless you started ducting air down into it. It also then causes an issue with the engine water outlets which are at the front of the engine so you would have to loop them back around.
I'd be surprised if you could find a bike radiator at a reasonable price & with the capacity that is needed, although the K series has a bad reputation for head gaskets it's not that bad, but it is temperature sensitive so over cooling would be preferable to under cooling. Also remember who is going to be the one driving the buggy, he doesn't have a good reputation for taking things steady, he appears to want rag the tits of it at every opportunity!!!!
Alan...