David,
I'd like to see those pictures, if possible.
Thank you.
Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: <dmeadow@juno.com>
To: <John.Deikis@va.gov>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 20-minute engine swap
> I've had engines in and out of our two race Midgets so many times I've
> lost count.
>
> The slowest parts were often the slave cylinder (got a mod for that, too)
> and getting the damned radiator out. Some time ago I fixed the shrouds
> on both cars so that the top of the shroud and the radiator all come out
> with four bolts.
>
> I cut through the shroud on either side a few inches from the top. I
> made two small aluminum plates for each side to "repair" the cut, using
> three bolts on each-- two to hold the plate to the bottom part of the
> shroud and one to hold the top. I used T nuts on all of these so there
> because you can't otherwise access the inside of the shroud. I also
> replaced the two bolts on the bottom of the radiator with two studs.
>
> I remove the radiator by removing the two small bolts that fasten the
> forward part of the shroud to the nosepiece on the car and the two bolts
> that hold the small aluminum plates to the top part of the shroud on
> either side. Since the studs on the bottom of the radiator are not
> bolted to the bottom of the shroud, I can then just lift the radiator
> out. I leave the two bolts that go through the top of the shroud to the
> radiator in place, so the top part of the shroud and the radiator come
> out together.
>
> Reassembly, as they say, is the reverse.
>
> I've got some pictures somewhere if you are interested.
>
> David Littlefield
>
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:29:02 -0400 "Deikis, John G" <John.Deikis@va.gov>
> writes:
>> So, maybe one of you clever guys can give me some ideas for
>> simplifying
>> the radiator-and-shroud R&R on a stock-bodied Spridget. Seems like
>> the
>> way it wedges in above the little valence behind the grill, it
>> doesn't
>> need all those machine bolts and de-captivated captive nuts. Has
>> anyone
>> tried any simple modification? Vice grips? Zip-ties? Arc welding?
>>
>>
>>
>> It's a stock cross-flow rad with all the stock shrouding in place.
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