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Re: [Tigers] radiator mounting

To: Owain lloyd <owain.lloyd@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] radiator mounting
From: Will Seay <Tigers@embarqmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:40:13 -0400
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I hard mounted my Griffin radiator 12 years ago and haven't had any
problems with it.  Now you guys have got me worried.

Will - 382001570
Tigers@embarqmail.com


On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 8:48 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"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I h=
ard mounted my Griffin radiator 12 years ago and haven&#39;t had any proble=
ms with it.=C2=A0 Now you guys have got me worried.</div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Wi=
ll - 382001570 <br><a href=3D"mailto:Tigers@embarqmail.com"; target=3D"_blan=
k">Tigers@embarqmail.com</a></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 8=
:48 AM Owain Lloyd via Tigers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net";>=
tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20=
4);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">hi,<div><br></div><div>what are you g=
uys doing to mount your alumin(i)um radiators?=C2=A0 i had changed my stock=
 rad for an ali version from Dale a few years back. not because i needed be=
tter cooling but mainly because i was tired of soldering the rad up all ove=
r the place and thought it must be all flexed and stressed out.=C2=A0 the f=
irst time i put any miles on the car recently, the new rad sprung a leak wh=
ich i assume is from having it bolted solid to the front panel which is fle=
xing under torque and cornering.=C2=A0 since i can&#39;t really repair it, =
I bought a new one from the UK but want to mount it on something which abso=
rbs the flex and vibration.</div><div><br></div><div>I have a bunch of exha=
ust bobbin rubbers from a mini but i suspect they will put the rad too far =
back and allow too much movement.=C2=A0 its not arrived yet so i&#39;m not =
exactly sure of the width.</div><div><br></div><div>this solution looks nic=
e but it wouldn&#39;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-h=
igh-efficiency-aluminium-radiator/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.conceptra=
cing.co.uk/sunbeam-tiger-high-efficiency-aluminium-radiator/</a><br></div><=
div><br></div><div>cheers.</div></div>
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