croak Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) Anyone have a source for a new radiator for an 80 brat? Or an alternative that fits and is easier to find. Thanks Edited October 14, 2019 by croak Sp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subasaurus Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 10 hours ago, croak said: Anyone have a source for a new radiator for an 80 brat? Or an alternative that fits and is easier to find. Thanks i was unable to find one years ago, mine was leaking, rusting, flaking, it was in really bad shape, so i installed one from a 3rd gen 1984-1994 GL/DL/Loyale. if you would like to see pictures of how i did it, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croak Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Ya, pictures would be awesome. Those seem easy to find at a reasonable price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subasaurus Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 ill post some up tomorrow morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subasaurus Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 sorry it's been raining, ill get some pictures once it stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subasaurus Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) you can see the old existing holes from where the original 3rd gen radiator mounts, but refitting it to mount on a first gen is no biggie, new holes up ontop and a simple bracket on the bottom since this radiator isn't as tall as the first gen to keep it from rattling around down there, and there you have it. i added a reservoir because why not, where i mounted mine is the perfect place for the water table and the reservoir always being at the full mark, i literally ripped off the mount from the body of a 3rd gen. you gotta relocate the horn inorder to mount the reservoir where i placed mine at, i split my horns, one on each shock tower. and yes, that's a first gen fan and a 3rd gen fan attached to the same 3rd gen radiator, because im cheap lol. this radiator has been working fine for me for the last 2 years, one thing i will say to take note is i tried installing a radiator from a 3rd gen that was full metal(older 3rd gens), and the inlet/outlet seemed to have been smaller diameter wise than the ones that are metal/plastic radiators(newer 3rd gens), hoses fit better now, don't know if it was just that specific radiator or not, both types of radiators worked just fine, but i didn't trust the full metal type for long term due to how much i had to tighten the hose clamp onto it, so i installed the newer metal/plastic type that had the bigger inlets. im not a fan of plastic but i had no choice there. Edited October 16, 2019 by Subasaurus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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