Front Mounted Radiator for Clubman
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Has anybody got any preference or experience of using front mounted rads in a Clubman

The Clubman will still have the inner wings, so there will be a restriction on width, but other than that there is plenty of room

I intend to fit and oil cooler directly behind the grill, with an intercooler down low on the subframe, so that should leave me with enough space to fix a 'Metro size' rad, especially as I'll be also going Megajolt

I have used a Metro rad in the past, but I'm looking for a brand new one, and the Metro ones tend to be a bit expensive these days, so looking for an alternative

Have looked at a Cinquecento Rad, but don't know if this would be up to the job for a turbo motor with over 150bhp, plus I can't find any dimensions to plan my fit
There are a couple on ebay for cheap money (under 30 quid), and the sellers have 100% feedback, so I assume their products must be OK

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-CINQUECENTO...#ht_2742wt_1163

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-NEW-RADIATO...#ht_1473wt_1163

But both of these do not appear to have any mounting lugs top and bottom

If anybody has any suggestions I would be grateful, along with the dimensions, and whether they need a separate expansion tank

Edited by ntm1275 on 2nd Jul, 2011.

Cinq rads are a good option,

I'm putting one in my clubman, but the other way round to how you describe. The plumbing is easier that way and you would end up with the highest point in the system being the rad. Probably get air stuck in there and have trouble bleeding it. Pic's of mine here:

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...d=259072&fr=125

We've also put one in the metro van with 174 BHP and so far all seems well, not done many miles yet, but it hasn't got hot yet. It really struggled with the old MPI rad.

Both golf and astra rads fit well, although i dont have inner wings i think they would fit in a standard front.

There is a pic of a fitted astra rad in my latest build thread.

Edited by MarkGTT on 2nd Jul, 2011.

Edited by ntm1275 on 2nd Jul, 2011.

i used to have a vw polo radiator in my old clubman. worked really well.

If i have more toys than you when i die, I WIN

It mounts like this:




The front ended up like this:



I had to add metal to the drivers side mounting bracket bit and a bit at the top of the valance. Dimensions here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270681649171

Thanks Andy

The Cinq rad seems to be a good way to go

What fan are you using and is it easy to mount to the rad/body?

Edited by ntm1275 on 3rd Jul, 2011.

The fan in the pic is an ebay cheepo, but I've got a kenlowe one now. It's held on with these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150620370425

We've got a cheepo ebay one on the van and I don't think it's that effective

We're using them on the van to hold the rad to the intercooler too, but they're not really strong enough for that.

Not at home so can't messure it for a few days, but It hink it's the shorter one.

Pictures of both (plus a Mk1 Metro one) near the bottom of this page.

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...id=356088&fr=25

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