Twin-Point Front Radiator
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Has anyone had a go at trying to get the later twin-point mini front rad to fit in behind the front panel?

After reading another thread about the daihatsu alternator, I have been wondering whether this alternator creates enough room to get the twin point radiator in??

Anyone got a picture of this alternator in the engine bay??

There's a couple in greyprides thread in the show us yours section

Jims car runs one now so check out his pics too.

I've not got a front mounted rad, I still run the side mounted puppy

Team Racing

I'm running a front mounted metro rad. I've got a flip front tho so theres a little more room to play with.

http://photobucket.com/albums/y139/Skinns46/

Meant the alternator jim

oh right, I run one of them yes

Team Racing

The twin point rad is a lot thicker than the MG Metro one people including self use.
In order to fit it in a MPI the alternator sits in a raised position out of the way, the oil filter is in a different place and the front panel is modified. But apart from that it should fit...........not.

You need a tiny alternator and the Metro rad IMHO! Forget the MPI one.

On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know

My car is built from a twin point shell so no problems with the front panel. The alternator is not too much of a problem to move/make smaller but the oil filter is the bit that might prove difficult.
I used to have a thim metro rad in the front of my clubman estate but I can't see it fitting behind a round nose front end? Unless anyone has done so??

aah well there you go......of course in a grp/carbon flip front there is loads of room. But in a steel fronted car? Not so much, hence wanting to try and fit the front mount rad in if I can.
I can't see there being any chance of the metro radiator fitting in a steel front round nose. Even in a clubby it was pretty tight and needed the grille support panel cutting back to fit the fan in without fouling the dizzy.

cant see a remote filter setup being that hard to make up. im just going to use fittings from work and sort something out all being well.

Mine will be a carbon front though. (when i get round to fetching it!)

Hmmm. I really want to avoid chopping up the front of the car as much as possible hence me thinking about the twin point rad.
Will have to look out for one.
Cheers.