[DeTomaso] fluidyne radiator question

[Asa Jay Laughton]

but the link provided yesterday to that other third party, had that  
same radiator priced at $375 or so. (Much less than $499.

Asa Jay

Quoting Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>:

>
> I got my Fuidyne radiator from Summit Racing as one of there three   
> retails stores is right here in town. Current retail (FLD-FHP35-PAN)  
>  shows as $499.69 and if you can find one of those $25 off $150 or   
> more coupons Summit often have, then it's a tough deal to beat.
>
> I used an adjustable thermostat from Summit too, just a single one   
> to control the dual Flexalite fans. Personally I see no reason to   
> have the fans come on independently in an aftermarket setup. The   
> threaded bosses on the radiator are M22 x 1.5 and I used one   
> blanking plug and found an M22 male to NPT female brass adapter for   
> the other, so the fan thermostat screwed right in.
>
> Julian
>
>
>> From: justingreisberg at hotmail.com
>> To: chance.dorsey at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
>> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:01:01 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] fluidyne radiator question
>>
>>
>> I am pretty sure I got the sensors based on the info on sean korb's  
>>  site, as references in Will's message.
>>
>> I may have gotten my radiator from absolute radiator - it was   
>> closer to $500 and that was a few years ago. But it came just fine.
>>
>>
>> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] fluidyne radiator question
>> > From: chance.dorsey at yahoo.com
>> > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:44:05 -0500
>> > To: justingreisberg at hotmail.com
>> >
>> > Hey Justin,
>> >
>> > Thanks for posting this. I would love to see the pictures you   
>> have. Also, do you happen to have the part numbers for the sensors   
>> that you used? Any other info you have would be awesome.
>> >
>> > Thanks, Chance
>> >
>> > On Jun 14, 2012, at 6:14 PM, Justin Greisberg   
>> <justingreisberg at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > > I got my fluidyne radiator from a cheap online source - saved a  
>>  ton of moneyI searched the internet and found a racing supply shop  
>>  that carried right angle rubber hoses that made the turns for me,   
>> so no special metal fittings needed. I searched the internet and   
>> found a pantera guy who told the story of some chrysler/jeep   
>> sensors that will fit in the radiator holes. They were cheap at   
>> auto parts store, but they never seem to get hot enough to turn on   
>> the fan. I ended up putting a temp sender in the upper thermostat   
>> metal pipe hole that then activates my fans when that temp reaches   
>> 190. I got a couple of electric fans, i think from Spal or   
>> something, not too fancy, straight blades, and I took some strips   
>> of aluminum and made thin long brackets that have right angle bends  
>>  and mount the fans to rivets I put in the top and bottom of the   
>> radiator - the top and bottom are just metal plates. just be sure   
>> not to drill into the cooling tubes below the plates (easy to be   
>> careful h
>  ere). I use no other shroud and my car never overheats. Although I   
> did lots of my own designing for the pantera, not all of my ideas   
> worked out (see my fuel injection frustrations last year). But this   
> was not too expensive and looks great!!! way cheaper than $1000 for   
> whole setup pre made, and I did it myself! justin
>> > > i can forward pics to anyone interested.
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