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Radiator modification costs

Postby Grrrrrrr! » Wed May 01, 2013 10:27 pm

Just wondering if somebody could give me an idea of how $$$ its going to be to get the plastic end tanks ripped off a new radiator and replaced with custom slimline ali endtanks to my spec?

There are some cheap radiators on the tard that have a near perfect core size but the endtanks are a little too tall/wrong hose size etc. for using as a heat exchanger for the water-to-air setup.
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Postby stolic » Wed May 01, 2013 11:02 pm

Have you tried these guys?

http://www.a1radiators.net.nz/services/ ... m_products

I found them to be quiet helpful.
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Postby Grrrrrrr! » Wed May 01, 2013 11:54 pm

They're the ones selling the cheap radiators, but are at the wrong end of the country, would need to mount it up and measure it to get the end tank design sorted.
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Postby evil_si » Thu May 02, 2013 8:40 pm

Ive done this a few times, Best to make sure its not a glued or rubber sealed core,
Depending on tank size and complexity usually around 2-3 hours to do
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Postby Grrrrrrr! » Thu May 02, 2013 8:50 pm

Cheers evil si. Looks like the mods will be 3x the cost of the core. Still waiting for a reply from the company I emailed, guess they don't need the work :)
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Postby evil_si » Fri May 03, 2013 8:02 am

Without seeing it id guess 250-300 to modify
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