Re: GT40 Australia #48
Really nice progress Pete - I bet you are getting just a tad excited by now !
Your aly radiator looks beautiful - mine must be an early incarnation (a modified Commodore, I think). My RHS pipe is at the top of the side tank which was a pain to plumb - yours should be easier.
One quick observation - are you planning on any type of bleed from the top of the rad ? I ended up putting one in after having huge problems getting all the air out of the high spots - it is just a spigot with a threaded cap. Once I have time, I'll change it to a nice neat tap with a spout that I can stick a length of clear plastic tubing on for the bleeding process. I'll also do the same for the top heater hose going into the heater core, and on the top of the intake manifold where the temp sensor is located. With these 3 high spots covered for bleeding, things should be much easier when it comes time to replace the coolant.
After all the initial bleeding dramas, I saw a Toyota MR2 with such taps at the high points & nice little coils of clear tubing attached so that they can be led out of the car for bleeding. How come you only see these things after the event ??
Some of the guys have run a small-bore tube from the top of the rad, back to the header tank so as to provide a continuous bleed from the rad - they all swear that it make a big difference. It might be worth checking this out now, as it is a real bitch to run another tube from front to back later (which is why I haven't done it (yet) ) !
Keep the pics rolling !
Kind Regards,
Peter D.