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1-29-2014
Time for a radiator. I consulted with Griffin radiator in SC. They indicated that I could achieve the cooling I needed with the space I have available. Good news for me, I don't have to put the rad in the trunk. I started by taking measurements of my available space. I then mocked up a rad out of foam
I used pieces of hose for the 1" fittings for the inlet and outlet hoses
The 3rd hose goes to the thermostat housing. It was the setup on the bike, so keeping it the same here
The radiator cap will be about 4" behind the radiator so I don't have hood clearance issues
I am having them put a bung for the fan switch on the passenger side, not pictured here. This will be the location in the car.
The specs: 12" tall, 16" wide, 3" deep. It is a cross flow, 2 pass radiator. It uses 1 1/4" tubes, 2 core. $600 plus shipping.
2-5-2014
Radiator is in!
It is as pretty as the intercooler
2-6-2014
Working on the radiator mounts
3 holes on each side. The big one is for access to the upper control arm bolts. The smaller ones are for rubber mounts.
Mounted to the strut towers
The red rubber lines are oil lines to the oil cooler
Looks good in here!
The black radiator is the oil cooler. It is an aftermarket transmission cooler available from all the auto parts stores
2-7-2014
The red rubber lines are oil lines to the oil cooler
Looks good in here!
The black radiator is the oil cooler. It is an aftermarket transmission cooler available from all the auto parts stores
View from underneath the engine. I did some plumbing. Hose on water pump end:
Braced to the frame
and into the radiator
The wire goes to the oil pressure switch, the hard oil line feeds the turbo for cooling, the red hoses go to and from the oil cooler and a return from the turbo
better view
I finished the slight reroute of the plumbing to the intercooler (radiator clearance issues)
I think I will use the stock fan from the Hayabusa for the radiator fan
This will leave room for the air intake, the blue hose sticking up
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Posted by diyauto on 8/25/21 @ 1:32:42 PM
This is a great build with so much time and effort put into recording in words and pictures. Can you help me with this question please, Is the top arm inner pivot point is in the same place as the original pivot point? Regards Davy
Posted by DavyF on 4/16/20 @ 6:44:51 PM