Alloy Rads
Alloy Rads
Having a week off to get on with my van, It did not take long to realise the rad I have has seen better days and either needs re-coring or replacing, after wee a Google, as one does, I was surprised at the price of a recored rad.... I even looked on one of the A35 racecar sites, !!!!!! One of the very well known builders sells alloy rads for an A35, obviously an adaption for another car with weld patches covering the moved hose outlets, My lad, whos interest lays in Jap cars took one look and said Honda CRX, hes not wrong either, They are for sale, NEW for £70 on the dreaded EBay, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-CIVIC-C ... nRwIRUtBJA
Now look at this, I think with a bit of fetteling it its the same as the yellow one.
Now look at this, I think with a bit of fetteling it its the same as the yellow one.
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That's a good spot
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Was just about to comment saying I've seen this used on an A35 on another forum I use, but looking at the picture again it appears that is you so hello again haha
Another radiator I have seen used is a Hyundai Getz radiator. Apparently the lower two mounting fit and just require a couple of top mountings making.
Another radiator I have seen used is a Hyundai Getz radiator. Apparently the lower two mounting fit and just require a couple of top mountings making.
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That's well worth knowing, in fact I wish I'd known that when mine split on first start up !
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These are now £5 cheaper, not that I'm looking you'll understand
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This is really interesting considering cost of performance rads and better availability of Honda civic rads - even supposed performance rads...
Any one care to guess at increase (assuming an increase) in cooling capacity over standard?
Could base on CC capacity, if all else equal and If Austin is 1 litre and Civic is 1.6 litre - potentially you get apx 60% more cooling capacity over standard.......feel free to trash this very basic calculation
Trying to get to what size of a series or state of modification are these rads capable of kerping cool.
Assumption could be...."its aluminium" so it must be better - is it though.
£59 for a racing rad, too good to be true http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-Row-Alumini ... Swjk9ZR192
Any one care to guess at increase (assuming an increase) in cooling capacity over standard?
Could base on CC capacity, if all else equal and If Austin is 1 litre and Civic is 1.6 litre - potentially you get apx 60% more cooling capacity over standard.......feel free to trash this very basic calculation
Trying to get to what size of a series or state of modification are these rads capable of kerping cool.
Assumption could be...."its aluminium" so it must be better - is it though.
£59 for a racing rad, too good to be true http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-Row-Alumini ... Swjk9ZR192
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Looks good But awful shame the electric fan is mounted onto the radiator core - very bad practice IMHO...ian24ian wrote:One of the very well known builders sells alloy rads for an A35, obviously an adaption for another car with weld patches covering the moved hose outlets.
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Going oversize on cooling capacity (heat rejection) is fine within reason reason because the thermostat takes control. But go too large and the stat will cycle, intermittently throwing large volumes of cold water at the engine (called thermal shock )exminiman wrote:Any one care to guess at increase (assuming an increase) in cooling capacity over standard?
Love from China...exminiman wrote:£59 for a racing rad, too good to be true
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Currently out of stock
Claiming to have them back in a couple of months
Not that I'm interested
Claiming to have them back in a couple of months
Not that I'm interested
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Totally unnecessary to use an alloy rad on a road going A35, if anyone is thinking of the extra cooling. My turbocharged 1275 engine uses a perfectly standard (reconditioned) rad and never overheats, even in mild competition.
The only reason I can see for using one is cost.
Racing is a different matter.
The only reason I can see for using one is cost.
Racing is a different matter.
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This is the way Kenlowe design their fans these days. Is it flawed because the rad fins aren't designed to bear weight & vibration, or the heat dissipation into the motor, or some other? Keen to hear.Big Daddy wrote: awful shame the electric fan is mounted onto the radiator core - very bad practice IMHO...
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Austins <=> sustAin
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Precisely Chris - radiator core is a poor load bearing member. Expose it to any significant vibration, and the aluminium will fail due to fatigue resulting in coolant loss with potential engine overheating. Damaged out-of-balance fan blade could be interestingChris T wrote:Is it flawed because the rad fins aren't designed to bear weight & vibration...
It'a a simple but bodged fan mounting because most customers can't make decent brackets. Certainly cheap but I've never seen it used on an OE installation where low cost is paramount. Surprised Kenlowe and others get away with it...
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Ah, thanks BD. I've naively been taken in by this 'progress' over their earlier universal adjustable brackets.
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Chris T.
400,000+ A30 miles in 40 years
Austins <=> sustAin
Austins <=> sustAin
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This was my point really , not very well made though...Dave Clark wrote:Totally unnecessary to use an alloy rad on a road going A35, if anyone is thinking of the extra cooling. My turbocharged 1275 engine uses a perfectly standard (reconditioned) rad and never overheats, even in mild competition.
The only reason I can see for using one is cost.
Racing is a different matter.
Its all very well bolting on the most exotic looking bits ( dont we all love to) but without quantifying cooling capacity required it could well be costing money and performance ......i am sure you can have too much cooling - especially on the road.
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Thats a nasty solution, just spotted it in the top pictureBig Daddy wrote:Precisely Chris - radiator core is a poor load bearing member. Expose it to any significant vibration, and the aluminium will fail due to fatigue resulting in coolant loss with potential engine overheating. Damaged out-of-balance fan blade could be interestingChris T wrote:Is it flawed because the rad fins aren't designed to bear weight & vibration...
It'a a simple but bodged fan mounting because most customers can't make decent brackets. Certainly cheap but I've never seen it used on an OE installation where low cost is paramount. Surprised Kenlowe and others get away with it...