Decided to go for the stainless radiator upgrade with twin fans. Next decision to make was where to fit the fans, either to the front or back of the radiator.
Having looked at other builds and done some research, it appears they are more effective at the back but I cant help but think they look better fitted to the front - so I'm gambling that as I have gone for an upgrade that isn't technically necessary, then fitting the fans at the front will be fine.
GD now supply some strips of stainless steel to mount the fans to the radiator - this must be a new things as previous builders have spoken about having to source these strips. They just needed marking and drilling as did the radiator itself, taking care not to drill through into the core.
The fans have some pieces that are attached to top/bottom, left/right that have to be removed on the one side to allow them to fit side by side.
These were cut off using the dremmel but the fumes they created weren't pleasant at all so I would definitely advise using a hack saw or a mask.
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| Fans mounted to front of radiator. Inner flanges removed to all them to fit side by side. Cables tied together for wiring into main body loom |
Once the fans had been fixed to the radiator, the whole assembly had to be fitted to the rolling chassis. This entailed cutting down some M6 set screws as I didnt have any really short ones (the bolts holding the radiator in place will go through the frame and right into the radiator core if this is checked carefully).
The top mounting are held in place by some rubber grommets in the frame - the radiator needs some flexibility hence it isn't fixed with bolts
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| All fitted to chassis |
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