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Old 22nd June 2014, 12:20 PM
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Got the chassis in the cave and because the last time I mocked this lot up I never had the bodywork I thought I would just double check everything prior to building the engine mounts.





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Old 22nd June 2014, 12:24 PM
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The 302 for mounts are a simple thing with just a bolt passing through them so I spun up some spacers on the lathe.








And started making the profiles from cardboard to transfer to 3mm steel.



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Old 22nd June 2014, 11:12 PM
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The landrover discovery rad seems to be a nice snug fit in the nose cone , it also has a built in oil cooler/ heat exchanger. its 540mm wide and 420mm high with a tank width of 100mm . These are five core units and will cool anything. It sits about 50mm off the front frame so there are no mounting issues.

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WOW.!!
That rad is a major find mate, really like it, but those ITBs HAVE to be on show, they are beautiful.
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That rad is a major find mate, really like it, but those ITBs HAVE to be on show, they are beautiful.
I was pleased with the rad fit, its just another thing thats out of the way , it will need a recore so I will have a 90 bend fitted to the bottom hose at the same time because its pointing at the bolt on the front lower wishbone, not a problem though. Does seem a shame to hide the ITB`s but they are way to low to be on display

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Looking good. I like the green, it's nice and vibrant.

Is there enough room behind the rad for a fan? I made that mistake the first time.
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Good point Steve ,I best mock the whole thing up first. There is roughly 2" between the rad and the front frame so there may be a slim fan that will go in there but as you say its best to double check.

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Plenty of room for the fan steve Final position for the rad gives it about 15mm clear of the fiberglass all round and is high enough to leave the oil cooler aperture clear , it also puts the top hose level with the thermostat housing. Its all stood on blocks which are going to fall down as soon as I move the nose cone so god knows how I am going to measure up for brackets. By raising the rad it`s allowed me to kick the bottom of the rad towards the front of the car which in turn gives the bottom hose clearance for the lower wishbone brackets.





And one of the new rads that turned up yesterday
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