[Fot] aluminum radiators again

[Tim Murphy]

In the winter of 2007 we worked with Wizard Cooling, Inc.  6149 Powers Road 
Orchard Park, NY 14127  Telephone 716-662-2392  on an aluminum radiator for 
our 1961 TR4 race car.  We had an original long neck, shortened for the TR4 
with the hole in the center for the crank.  Even though we had it boiled out 
it just didn't do the job.  I worked with Scott at Wizard Cooling 
(scott at wizardcooling.com) to design the radiator.  It was based on the long 
neck TR3 radiator they had previously built.  We already had the oil cooler 
and all the mounting and hoses set for the stock radiator so we wanted to 
keep more or less stock shape and size.

It is aluminum and fits the stock mounting.  The radiator cap is on a 
"dropped" ledge so it can clear the hood.  It is a little bit thicker than 
the stock one.  It has worked exceptionally well for us.  No overheating 
problems at all.  We run about 180 degrees, maybe too cool!  Essentially we 
got the "prototype" and they are now tooled up and have the drawings to make 
others.  It may even be shown on their e-bay store by now.  I can send 
photos of the installation if anyone is interested.  I recommend Wizard 
Cooling and Scott.  They did a great job.

No commercial interest on my part.

Tim
1961 TR4 #317
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4 at geneseo.net>
To: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:34 AM
Subject: [Fot] aluminum radiators again


> Good to hear from Jeff and Mike that they make standard size radiators 
> work.
>
> A cautionary note, though -- if you want to get an aluminum replica
> of a stock radiator, be sure to get one that some other racer has
> used and found successful. I've installed a couple of them for guys
> who had already purchased them, and they were sorely disappointed in
> the small improvement, if any, that it made. Apparently there is a
> difference between various suppliers.
>
> uncle jack
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