Re: [ihc] RE: SII radiator de-coupling

[Dan Nees <cookiedan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,
   I did the "rubber bushing under the flange" route once, but; my
clutch fan cut through the top lip of the radiator and snipped a hole in
the core. That pissed me off. So, out came the bushings.
On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 11:44, Jim Grammer wrote:
> >Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 13:05:50 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@domain.elided>
> >Subject: Re: [ihc] Re: Scout Radiators
> 
> >Dan,
> 
> >You make an excellent point.  I saw a different
> >radiator mount a year ago at Nats.  Some guy had a
> >tilt up front end.  He welded two uprights to the
> >frame, probably angle iron.  He then hung the radiator
> >between them.  Now the radiator has nothing to do with
> >the body.
> 
> I followed Doug Shailor's lead and used some rubber machine mounts to secure
> the radiator in my topless SII. McMaster-Carr part # 9376K129. They are 3/4"
> thick, so some setups may have fan clearance issues. Doug has a radiator
> with relocated mounting brackets to address this issue. My radiator is a
> stock 3 row, and I have plenty of clearance with a generic aftermarket flex
> fan. I *think* a stock fixed fan would also clear with no problem. Clutch
> fan? I dunno, I ditched mine and don't notice the s'posed big difference in
> noise that everyone complains about ;).
> 
> Jim