Progress pics.

[Plums]

I've recently finished off my sidepipes and mounted the radiator and trans cooler.
I'm now ready to take the body off to install the motor and gearbox.

If I had my time again I would definitely pay Mike to make the pipes!!!

[Rebel1]

Looking great Plums .

Love ya pavers too...last time Uncle Mike showed his he had weeds growin between em.

Hey, what's the size of that radiator and how many rows etc etc.

Cheers

[trularin]

That body is clean and smooth for unpainted and unpreped, very nice.

[Plums]

The Radiator is a 2 row (1 inch cores), I can measure it up if you need the dimensions??? Rob gets them made for him (from somewhere in QLD) to fit his cars, though I had to modify a few things to get it to fit the way I wanted.

[Rebel1]

Originally Posted by Plums

The Radiator is a 2 row (1 inch cores), I can measure it up if you need the dimensions??? Rob gets them made for him (from somewhere in QLD) to fit his cars, though I had to modify a few things to get it to fit the way I wanted.

Plums, I'd appreciate the dimensions. I'm guessing that it's 16" high to take a 16" fan but could be wrong as it's fitted quite forward compared to other makes.

Cheers

[Plums]

Overall size is 24.5" wide, 18.5" high and the core is 14.5" high.
I've included a pic of the cowl - I had to modify it by a fair amount because I needed the radiator to be more upright so I could fit the trans cooler in the front, normally there isn't enough room. The cowl is made to fit a 16" fan.

[Aussie Mike]

Looking Good Bobby. You'll probably have that machine on the road before mine at the rate you're going.

Building pipes is fun and a lot more fidly than most people would think. Getting everything to fit neat and consistent is a big part of the challenge.

When cutting the 3 1/2" bends for the slash cut outlets I put the band saw through the bend about 15mm out from the wall of the pipe. To me this gives the most pleasing looking tip.

I'll try to attach a pic of what I mean.

[Rebel1]

Thanks Plums, Wished I could stand mine up. ( The radiator that is )

The RMC leans forward about 45 degrees because of the chassis design

Looking good mate

[Plums]

Originally Posted by Aussie Mike

Looking Good Bobby. You'll probably have that machine on the road before mine at the rate you're going.

Building pipes is fun and a lot more fidly than most people would think. Getting everything to fit neat and consistent is a big part of the challenge.

When cutting the 3 1/2" bends for the slash cut outlets I put the band saw through the bend about 15mm out from the wall of the pipe. To me this gives the most pleasing looking tip.

I'll try to attach a pic of what I mean.

Thanks for the slash cut advice Mike, I was thinking of something like that but really I was only guessing.

I don't know about "building pipes is fun"..... I did a lot of swearing making those bloody things. To be honest, I spent about $1000 on them, that's including cats, bends, pipe and $200 to TIG them up, (I just tacked them together because my welding is quite poor). I think if I had my time again I would just pay you to do them!!!

[fastraxsg]

Do the guys at Aussie Dessert Coolers make up Cobra Radiators? Seems one of their units should cool just about anything...

[BMK]

fastraxsg

Desert Coolers will do a radiator for anything from Street Rods through to Cobras. No problems.

Aussie Desert Coolers. +614394704449. Talk to Norm there.

Or address at;

350 Murray Road,
Preston. Victoria. Australia. 3072

[simon clemens]

Hey Perry good to see you posting, not too many sandgropers on this site. Now all you need to do is post some pics!!!!!!!

Hey what did you think of my DVD? any motorvation rub off?

I fitted a full factory sized HZJ-75 3 core Landcruiser radiator, verticle.. I have a different breed of cobra though!

Simon

[pezza]

Originally Posted by simon clemens

Hey Perry good to see you posting, not too many sandgropers on this site. Now all you need to do is post some pics!!!!!!!

Hey what did you think of my DVD? any motorvation rub off?

I fitted a full factory sized HZJ-75 3 core Landcruiser radiator, verticle.. I have a different breed of cobra though!

Simon

Hi Simon,
Great DVD lots of fast cars and fast women very exiting. Ok maybe just one fast car and one woman but I still got exited.

[jess]

Hey plums nice job on the pipes took me about 2 months to make mine youl'l appreciate them more when there finished you dont realise how much fun youre having while youre swearing and cursing
as for angled mount radiators i was under the impreasion they dissipate heat better than vertical mount ie: more surface area facing up
jess

[Rebel1]

Jess, you're right and wrong...leastwise by way of an explanation given to me by a recognised radiator manufacturer.

He says....stick your hand out a car window with the palm horizon to the ground.

Then angle your hand either up or down......feel colder??

He claims the inefficient angled radiator idea is a left over from way back when we had cores with 5 or so tubes. The tubes were so close together that air had difficulty passing thru the cores and the air would roll over an angled radiator.

Seems the secret is that if the radiator is on an angle then make sure the air can get thru. He claims he has used single row 50mm dimpled tube, dual pass, radiators and kept 700hp cool in traffic.

anyways....we'll see.

Cheers

[Beejay]

Phil N recently got an awesome alloy radiator made up at a reasonable price.

I think it would be worth checking out the same fabricator.

Cheers,

Ben