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Re: '77 Spit--Radiator Question (kinda long)

To: Rick Gregory <rick_gregory@yahoo.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: '77 Spit--Radiator Question (kinda long)
From: "Kevin B. Rhodes" <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 02:30:08 -0500
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
My car has this very setup - it's a 77 chassis with an 80 cooling system. My PO
did this when he built the car - it actually has a 69 high compression 300
engine. On average I call it a 74 - thats what it LOOKS like. ;-) He simply cut
across the top of the stock radiator mounts and bent them to the correct angle
for the new radiator setup. You are correct - it tilts very forward. If you
like, I can take a digital picture and e-mail it. This setup works GREAT - the
car runs cool as a cucumber in the summer. Not sure about the holes - I can
take pics of the whole setup if you like.

Kevin Rhodes
Freddy the Mongrel Spit
A couple Peugeots, a Volvo and a VW



At 06:25 PM 1/23/99 -0800, Rick Gregory wrote:
>Fellow List Members...
>
>I'm finally nearing completion of my motor rebuild, I'm really looking
>forward to driving my Spitfire. (Never have.... bought it with a blown
>engine, it was a project car)
>
>I dropped the newly rebuilt engine into the car Thursday night, but
>now I'm struggling a little with re-installation of all the
>accessories. (The car was a basket case, with most of parts removed
>prior to when I came along and purchased it) ... while most of the
>parts were in the trunk, every once in a while I can't find missing
>pieces... and that is a pain in the butt.
>
>Such is the case now: my spitfire is a '77 and I'm trying to install
>the cooling system. The radiator connects to three hoses (of
>substantial length) and has a sensor in the top but NO cap. The cap is
>in a housing unit which attaches to the water pump. The radiator also
>has a large electric fan, which I installed (engine side) and a shroud
>(which I installed front side). As best I can tell from my part
>catalogs I think I've got the '79-'80 radiator setup, instead of the
>'71-78 like I would expect.
>
>In order to space out correctly (fit under the hood and keep the fan
>from hitting the engine) it appears to reason that the radiator should
>"tilt" forward. Yet I can find no mounting hardware in the included
>parts with the car. All I see is two "mounts" rising up off the front
>frame. Although it fits, If I install the radiator directly on these
>mounts (going straight up) the radiator is "smooshed" up close to the
>engine, with insufficient space for the fan. (I don't think the hood
>will close either, especially with the shroud). 
>
>What's up? Am I missing mounting hardware? 
>
>It also appears the shroud has two holes up front for connecting to
>something like a bracket... yet I have nothing for it also.
>
>Sometimes I sure wish I had another spitfire around here to look at...
>With no work experience on a spit, and the fact I got the car in
>pieces, it sure makes it challenging to "put the puzzle together".
>
>Any help, as always, is much appreciated.
>
>--Rick 
>
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