Pro Alloy 500 Jumbo Cooler on a 3dr
04-03-2007, 01:46 PM
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Pro Alloy 500 Jumbo Cooler on a 3dr
Anyone fitted one?
do they mount on the rad holes?
as mine fouls everything if i try and mount it in the original holes, i.e front crossmeber, headights.
nothing is going well today
do they mount on the rad holes?
as mine fouls everything if i try and mount it in the original holes, i.e front crossmeber, headights.
nothing is going well today
04-03-2007, 01:59 PM
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you got it,
nothing seems to fit, and there all supposed to be off the shelf items
i.e there not custom one off's, which for my car is generally the case.
nothing seems to fit, and there all supposed to be off the shelf items
i.e there not custom one off's, which for my car is generally the case.
04-03-2007, 02:05 PM
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Not sounding good, as I have one my self waiting to be fitted, some brackets is usualy easy to make, or woun`t a few cm front or back do the trick?
04-03-2007, 02:26 PM
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Theyre not called "Modified cars " for nothing chap .
I had to make a pair of drop brackets and bushes for my 80mm intercooler, gets interesting with a 65mm rad as well , thats 6" of the front of the car taken up !
I had to make a pair of drop brackets and bushes for my 80mm intercooler, gets interesting with a 65mm rad as well , thats 6" of the front of the car taken up !
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04-03-2007, 02:46 PM
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tony, its an off the shelf iem though.
and the cooler is 70mm and the rad 55mm so not too far off yours.
paul, thats not the same as mine but cheers
and the cooler is 70mm and the rad 55mm so not too far off yours.
paul, thats not the same as mine but cheers
04-03-2007, 02:50 PM
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oh fucking tip top, just want i need after painting the shell
if it needs modding i wont bother with it, whole reason i bought an off the shelf item.
otherwise i would have got a custom on off made.
if it needs modding i wont bother with it, whole reason i bought an off the shelf item.
otherwise i would have got a custom on off made.
04-03-2007, 03:33 PM
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right upon further trials they will actually just clear or sit against the headlights, but the ducting plates still foul the crossmember, so im guessing if these were sorted the cooler should mount in the original 3dr intercooler mountings and everything would be hunky dory.
well possibly, no way to tell 100% untill the plate issue is addressed.
well possibly, no way to tell 100% untill the plate issue is addressed.
04-03-2007, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryan
tony, its an off the shelf iem though.
and the cooler is 70mm and the rad 55mm so not too far off yours.
Paul, thats not the same as mine but cheers
and the cooler is 70mm and the rad 55mm so not too far off yours.
Paul, thats not the same as mine but cheers
04-03-2007, 05:55 PM
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just looked on there site and its actually 65mm CORE.
It may fit but it wont fit with these ducting plates as they as, i know mine was one of the very 1st ones done, so it may have now been revised.
Using the radiator moutings everything fits, but then there are no moutning for the radiator, and as i said above it may push the rad/fans too far back.
It may fit but it wont fit with these ducting plates as they as, i know mine was one of the very 1st ones done, so it may have now been revised.
Using the radiator moutings everything fits, but then there are no moutning for the radiator, and as i said above it may push the rad/fans too far back.
04-03-2007, 06:01 PM
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no kev, thats only needed on escorts, as they only have 1 set of mounting bolts due to the original cooler being mounted above the rad.
3dr shell/500 shell has the mountings for the 500 cooler, so had 2 sets
3dr shell/500 shell has the mountings for the 500 cooler, so had 2 sets
04-03-2007, 06:25 PM
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no mate, as 3dr dont have that bracket like on escorts, there captive nuts in the chassis rails.
I guess it would work to a degree but then the cooler would be alot lower causing issues with hoses and god knows that else.
I guess it would work to a degree but then the cooler would be alot lower causing issues with hoses and god knows that else.
05-03-2007, 08:10 PM
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have you got flat shaped end tanks on yours ryan or is it contored around the back on the head light ?
although mine is 120 thick and bolts onto the rad mounts as yours is thinner it shoulb bolt up to the cooler bolts or do what kat said and use escort brackets as it moved it forward 20 mm towars the engine
05-03-2007, 10:08 PM
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Brom, mine has the shaped end tanks to fit flush up against the headlights, unfortunately it cant get that close as the ducting plates foul by quite a bit on the front crossmember.
Heard from wayne this morning so hopefully we can sort a solution out.
Heard from wayne this morning so hopefully we can sort a solution out.
13-03-2007, 11:07 AM
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Is yours the same as this Ryan?? they just made this one for me
Not seen it in the flesh yet but I like the piccys
Getting it fitted next week
Gotta love the cutom little touches added
Top Work From Big Gay Wayne and little Gay Al
Not seen it in the flesh yet but I like the piccys
Getting it fitted next week
Gotta love the cutom little touches added
Top Work From Big Gay Wayne and little Gay Al
13-03-2007, 11:11 AM
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yes mines the same but looking by it my ducting plates come much further up the cooler, and seem to be deeper aswell.
still havent heard back from them.
been a week now
still havent heard back from them.
been a week now