Radiator Mounts and Ducting

The radiator mounts were too flimsy, this caused them to fracture. The old ones where riveted in place and made out of 2mm steel with no bracing. I removed the ones which were still in tact, and made some new ones out of 6mm steel strip, welded in place. They form one complete mount per side rather than four individual ones and are a good bit stronger than before.



The car was getting very hot in the desert at speed, so I replaced it with a new one on the assumption that the damage done by the fan bending the fins was restricting the air flow, time will tell if this really was the problem or not. At the same time I moved the fan behind the radiator, using the solid mounts rather than mounting through the radiator, this means the fan is very close to the radiator which should aid cooling when stationary, and it also overlaps the oil cooler slightly which should have an additional benefit.



To further aid the airflow, I added some ducting around the radiator to force the air through it rather than around it. I'm doing additional work to the bonnet and when i finish that i'll smooth it and paint it.