[DeTomaso] fluidyne radiator question

Sun Jun 17 17:35:34 EDT 2012

  http://www.absoluteradiator.com/ProductPage.asp?idProd=304


Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 6/17/2012 9:23 AM, Julian Kift wrote:
> Oops,
>
> I didn't see any link in the e-mail and just looked at the absolute radiator reference. I looked back and didn't see any e-mail with that link, can someone forward for future reference, you just know the Fludiyne is gong to fail at some point.
>
> Julian
>
>> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:23:53 -0700
>> From: asajay at asajay.com
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] fluidyne radiator question
>>
>> 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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