Hey folks! Me again! looking for help....again!!!!!
My escort is a 1.3 model and will be fitting it with a pinto and an RS radiator. Possibly and alloy rad!
My mate was trying to explain to me what i need to do with the radiator mounts and cross member but honestly it was going in one ear and out the other!
Im new to the whole welding game so if any one has any pictures to help with this it would be a great help!
Cheers folks
Leave the mounts, chop out the top of the rad surround bit back to the vertical edge of the slam panel, and then chop and box the bottom in the lower xmember. This allows the rad to sit in the sides (instead of out as per xflow) and also accomodate the extra height of the rad
Pics tell 1000 words though
Cheers for helping me again on some chopping theoriesOriginally Posted by dangerousdave
Leave the mounts, chop out the top of the rad surround bit back to the vertical edge of the slam panel, and then chop and box the bottom in the lower xmember. This allows the rad to sit in the sides (instead of out as per xflow) and also accomodate the extra height of the rad
Pics tell 1000 words though
Il need to have another look and see if i can figure it out although what you said actualy makes much more sense!
But yes your right pics do tell 100 words!
My mate was trying to show me on his cossied mk2 but it didnt make much sense cause his is all chopped out to take a big rad and intercooler so i couldnt really picture it!
I think there's some pics in my resto thread
A Mk1, not sure how different they are to a Mk2.
http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showpost...&postcount=523
Slam panel and lower xmember are different forms but essentially the same, do that to the bottom and then try and put the rad in, it will foul to slam panel where it boxes in the mounts that stick out, cut the slam panel back to the 90deg fold and you have an rs style rad area
Cheers guys that was mega helpfull! Il let you know how i get on! makes alot more sense now
Cheers
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