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broster
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12th Oct 09 at 12:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote



decided to spend some money on it again, pro alloy rad delivered whilst i was away.
Warren G
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how mucho's?

think it will made a major differnce, was thinking of getting one of these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Corsa-Uprated-Alloy-Radiator-GSi-Turbo-C20XE_W0QQitemZ380167341930QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5883bd476a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

but heard of some leaking
broster
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Cant remember the rrp but it will deffo be more than the ebay item. the proalloy stuff is really good quality.

not sure how much difference itll make, i needed a new rad and this looks trick... to be fair i never really suffered from overheating problems before.
Warren G
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got problems of running hot around track 96-98 degrees
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it will lower temps, but id look at improving air flow aswell, never had probs with mine running hot on track even on long sessions.

cheap ally rads dont mean better cooling tho. you do get what you pay for with these
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can i ask why an alloy one is better than a standard rad?

is it the material used or just the fact it seems to be bigger?
broster
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better core and material, its not much bigger than a standard rad tho, just a little thicker.
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Rad is VERY smart! I was looking at the TX Alloy Rads on eBay.. Pretty cheap but dont look at all as good as the pro alloy one.

They claim the only benefit is they dont have plastic inlets and outlets to warp and leak under heat.
Linch
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Any updates Mark?
Warren G
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now the clio's gone theres no excuse tbh

needs to get mapped! and just used!
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indeed no excuse, got a deal with a few mates who are also building cars, they are all going to be totally finished and out on track in feb.
Warren G
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good lad
STELMI
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awesome project !
Linch
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Nice to here it
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bit of a boring update, but being as i havnt moved/started/looked at the car since the begining of september i decided to get it out the garage and clean up the mess surrounding the car, including off the roof etc! been using the garage as a bit of a dumping ground for everything.

so put it on charge last night, got to it today -2 degrees, started pretty much 2nd crank which was nice as the cold start map was a bit of a guess for this temperature.

cleaned the garage and put it back in. got me in the mood for some mapping now tho, going to get that sorted this week i think!
current to do list:
-oil and filter change
-fit alloy rad
-sort air feeds from inner lamps to air filter
-sort water pump controller out
-mot
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Still looks red even after being neglected . Looking good Broster.
Linch
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Good man!
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olsrey, been sta in the garage, no "sun" to make it pink, lad at work machine polished the rear 1/4 ages and ages ago and its come up proper mint, need to get him to do the complete car really.
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Looking good
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Must be the only place in Northampton still that heavily snowed.

Looking forward to seeing some figures
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actually spent some time and worked on the car last night after work. Will try and spend an hour or so an evening on it to try and finish it quicker now.

before:


after:


old v new:
Warren G
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you got that final drive swapped yet?

i challenge you to change the fd with gearbox in 1.5hours. what i done mine in, and yes i was sweating!
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that is one spanking rad.
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did this get mapped fully after????
Linch
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Dont be silly.

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