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Polo rad in a Striker
Hammy360 - 3/12/16 at 02:31 PM

Hi,
Just bought a Polo rad to replace the Escort one in my striker. Has anyone got any pics of how they fitted it to the Striker mounts. Doesn't seem to be much on the rad to work with as mountings.

Cheers

obfripper - 3/12/16 at 06:48 PM

I cut the original escort rad mounts off and made a frame to carry the radiator, nosecone and cooling fan.
I tapped the holes on the radiator rear face m6 and screwed in rubber bobbin mounts that are then passed through holes in the frame. The holes in the radiator are deep enough for about 10mm of thread, they are originally for large self tappers but the plastic taps ok with a quality tap.
There are holes in the front face as well that can be tapped and used for a duct from the nosecone if needed, or a push type fan.

The original mountings used in the polo are 2 rubber isolators on the lower legs and 2 shaped metal strips with rubber edging located on the upper edges of the radiator end tanks. They are designed to locate in the front crossmember and slam panel, and not ideal to use for our type of application.
I'll post up some pics later to give you some ideas.

Dave

Hammy360 - 3/12/16 at 06:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by obfripper
I cut the original escort rad mounts off and made a frame to carry the radiator, nosecone and cooling fan.
I tapped the holes on the radiator rear face m6 and screwed in rubber bobbin mounts that are then passed through holes in the frame. The holes in the radiator are deep enough for about 10mm of thread, they are originally for large self tappers but the plastic taps ok with a quality tap.
There are holes in the front face as well that can be tapped and used for a duct from the nosecone if needed, or a push type fan.

The original mountings used in the polo are 2 rubber isolators on the lower legs and 2 shaped metal strips with rubber edging located on the upper edges of the radiator end tanks. They are designed to locate in the front crossmember and slam panel, and not ideal to use for our type of application.
I'll post up some pics later to give you some ideas.

Dave


Thanks mate, pics would be a great help.

Cheers

obfripper - 3/12/16 at 08:08 PM

Have a look here.
The pics are uploading, there's 7 in total but the broadband's on a go slow so it may take a while.

The rad part number is on one of the pics, and there's a couple pics to show the clearance and positioning inside the nosecone.

Dave

Hammy360 - 4/12/16 at 08:16 AM

Thanks Dave, a great help mate!