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I mounted my Griffin rad using sticky backed 1/4 in. Insulation from the
hardware store. Lasted 6 years without a problem.
On Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 8:58 AM Owain Lloyd via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
wrote:
> hi,
>
> what are you guys doing to mount your alumin(i)um radiators? i had
> changed my stock rad for an ali version from Dale a few years back. not
> because i needed better cooling but mainly because i was tired of soldering
> the rad up all over the place and thought it must be all flexed and
> stressed out. the first time i put any miles on the car recently, the new
> rad sprung a leak which i assume is from having it bolted solid to the
> front panel which is flexing under torque and cornering. since i can't
> really repair it, I bought a new one from the UK but want to mount it on
> something which absorbs the flex and vibration.
>
> I have a bunch of exhaust bobbin rubbers from a mini but i suspect they
> will put the rad too far back and allow too much movement. its not arrived
> yet so i'm not exactly sure of the width.
>
> this solution looks nice but it wouldn't work without large holes in the
> mounting tabs.
>
> https://www.conceptracing.co.uk/sunbeam-tiger-high-efficiency-aluminium-radiator/
>
> cheers.
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<div dir=3D"auto">I mounted my Griffin rad using sticky backed 1/4 in. Insu=
lation from the hardware store. Lasted 6 years without a problem.</div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Se=
p 25, 2020, 8:58 AM Owain Lloyd via Tigers <<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@aut=
ox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">hi,<div><br></div><div>what are you guys do=
ing to mount your alumin(i)um radiators?=C2=A0 i had changed my stock rad f=
or an ali version from Dale a few years back. not because i needed better c=
ooling but mainly because i was tired of soldering the rad up all over the =
place and thought it must be all flexed and stressed out.=C2=A0 the first t=
ime i put any miles on the car recently, the new rad sprung a leak which i =
assume is from having it bolted solid to the front panel which is flexing u=
nder torque and cornering.=C2=A0 since i can't really repair it, I boug=
ht a new one from the UK but want to mount it on something which absorbs th=
e flex and vibration.</div><div><br></div><div>I have a bunch of exhaust bo=
bbin rubbers from a mini but i suspect they will put the rad too far back a=
nd allow too much movement.=C2=A0 its not arrived yet so i'm not exactl=
y sure of the width.</div><div><br></div><div>this solution looks nice but =
it wouldn't work without large holes in the mounting tabs.=C2=A0=C2=A0<=
/div><div><a href=3D"https://www.conceptracing.co.uk/sunbeam-tiger-high-eff=
iciency-aluminium-radiator/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://w=
ww.conceptracing.co.uk/sunbeam-tiger-high-efficiency-aluminium-radiator/</a=
><br></div><div><br></div><div>cheers.</div></div>
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