Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 20:27:59 -0800
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
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Scott figures it would be child's play to fabricate a coolant distribution tower out of stainless.
The welding is not the hard part of this playtime, what would give you some fun is cutting the birds mouths and corresponding holes in the tubing. Tubing notchers can be real fun with stainless.
Then you need to roll some beads on the tubes.
Neil, why not use aluminum to make the tower? Easier material to work with and you got plenty of aluminum in the cooling system already.
Alistair
> On Jan 6, 2014, at 7:00 PM, "SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
>
> people fabricate assemblies out of stainless steel quite commonly.
> more welding than drilling for sure ..
> but many custom parts are tig welded up in stainless.
>
> my welder fabricator guy ..
> making one of those would be child's play for him.
>
>> On 1/6/2014 4:38 PM, Neil N wrote:
>> Interesting. Looks similar to the stamp on the heat exchange box
>> behind dash. Good tips. Thanks. A manufacture and assembly date.
>>
>> As for a stainless steel coolant distribution tower, uh no. That metal
>> would be a PITA for someone w/o the right tools. Metal's too hard.
>> Maybe use mild box steel? Easier to drill and mate the pipes to it.
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>>
>>> On 1/6/14, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> That date looks ok to me. The newest van is 22 years old. That rad is
>>> only 10 years and it may have been on the shelf for a while before it
>>> was ever installed.
>>>
>>> In addition to that label with a full date there is a molded in date on
>>> the plastic side tank near the bleeder.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>> Neil N wrote:
>>>> https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZOo3U-FfYfs/UssYRGTEYJI/AAAAAAAAIuM/7kc-Jv5RzuQ/s800/rad%2520date.jpg
>>
>> --
>> Neil n
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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