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Radiator which one
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:42 pm
by FATBOY
Just wondering whats the easiest radiator to put into a ek with a red motor
regards fatboy
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:01 pm
by oldgmh
A 6 cylinder HQ radiator is an easy fit.
Just trim a couple of inches off the EK radiator support panel and drill 4 new holes.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:29 pm
by (AUST)Mod
Our 161 and 186 reds both run originals radiators and do not overheat
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:51 pm
by rosco
Hi fatboy,
I fitted an XW/XY radiator to mine back int he early '80's - never again.
Years later I spotted an EK ute with a late model radiator - from a HK/T/G
- never looked back - had to "trim" the baffle to fit it - it affords the original EH fan to be used - not a lot of clearance but can get little finger between fan pulley bolts and radiator core.
I welded in triangles to the ends of the baffle ribs to "finish" the cuts.
I also welded in a vertical plate to the back of each side to support the baffle and mount the radiator onto.
This radiator fits snugly between the sub-frame rails - but there's a little "room" for movement............ it may very well be an identical core to what has been posted above........ I don't know.
frats,
Rosco
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:08 pm
by Devilrod
I'm running HK/t/g and standard fan, as others I trimmed the edges to fit.
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:01 pm
by Sammy
in the past i've had both a torana 6 cyl radiator and a commodore 6 cyl radiator ... by far the torana one was easier to put in