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Re: replacement radiators

To: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: replacement radiators
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 22:28:52 -0700
References: <000b01bffb15$4fca82a0$7364640a@internal.vgl.ucdavis.edu>
The tanks on most all modern radiators are now made of plastic, it's the
cores that are made of aluminum.
David Riker
74 Midget
63 Falcon
70 Torino
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
----- Original Message -----
From "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns at ucdavis.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 10:32 AM
Subject: replacement radiators


> As my last few posts have mentioned, I'm looking for more cooling to deal
> with the hot summer temperatures here in California's central valley.
>
> I have heard of using  a Suzuki Swift aluminum radiator and the Geo Metro
> aluminum radiator.  Over the last few weeks, I've checked out the Pick and
> Pull yards and have only been able to find very cheap plastic radiators in
> these two models.  What's the deal?  Do they come with nice aluminum
> radiators every else but in California?  Do we have a state law against
good
> radiators?  Perhaps the softer collisions with plastic front parts
prevents
> excessive spilling of one's Latte in a collision?
>
> Seriously, does anyone know of a good radiator that will fit a bugeye?  I
> would like to mount the bottom edge forward like the downflow, and tilt it
> so the upper edge ends up where the top of the crossflow would be.  This
> would allow a radiator significantly taller (about 4") than either the
down
> or cross flow.  Near as I can tell, it should be no wider that 16.5" and
no
> taller than 16.5" total.  I'm able to deal with inlets and outlets being
> wherever they happen to be, and will make appropriate ducting to suit.
>
> Thanks to all..
>
>
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye
>
>



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