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Re: Radiator Stuff

To: "Larry and Sandi Miller" <millerls@msn.com>, "David Christman" <dpc@ai.mit.edu>, <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Radiator Stuff
From: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 15:01:55 -0800
Reply-to: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
I have a crossflow in my rally bugeye. It does fit. I didn't do the fitting
but look at it, there doesn't seem to be anything obvious that has changed.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry and Sandi Miller <millerls@msn.com>
To: David Christman <dpc@ai.mit.edu>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: Radiator Stuff


>A downflow measured at the cap is about 19". A crossflow measured at the
>upper back of the shroud is about 16". Both are about 16 1/2' wide at the
>mounting flange.
>
>Installed in the car, a crossflow sits about 1' higher at the front than
the
>downflow does. This is measured from the ground to the top of the bolt
>through the top of the shroud into the radiator.
>
>The crossflow will not fit in either of my Bugeyes. The bonnet hits the top
>of the radiator and will not close.
>
>Based on the  numbers, yes it would fit. But based on my experience with
the
>crossflow it would depend on other things involved in the mounting.
>
>Larry
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Christman <dpc@ai.mit.edu>
>To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
>Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 6:33 PM
>Subject: Re: Radiator Stuff
>
>
>>I just measured the radiator from a 90 Suzuki Swift 1.3L 4-cyl.  It
>>was 18" high (very bottom to top of cap) and 14" wide.  Would this
>>fit in spridget?  Mine is packed away for the winter.
>>
>
>
>


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