Guest ZIGGYXR3I Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Well finaly got round to gettin rid of my old shitty radiator, which created problems that were unbearable for my poor wife and child..................avin to drive every where with the blowwers on full heat........ having a few problems with the fan shroud screws i had to take the bumper of as the fan and rad together was a little bit to big to slide out threw the top even though i had removed manifold and exhuast to giv me more room .............. thats wen i foound a few patches of rust as pictured below.................. b was a little un expected as the car seemed to look pretty solid every were else ive checked.................still the problem has been treated temp............ untill i get in my fathers garage this week.................. so after this i removed the radiator............ and after laughing my ass of wen i brushed the rad fins with a soft brush the whole thing dissintergrated...................... Still got the replacement rad from local breakers..............and now she runs cool, whilst blowing cold air through the blowers.............. :icon_salut_gb: finished pic will be uploaded ................ started raining so just wanted to get in......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 WOW !!! :wow: That rad was proper fu##ed mate lol !!! The rust is not that bad, one of the peeps on here sorted his while he was waiting for his engine to be rebuilt and it was worse than yours, take back the surrounding paint and rust, treat with rust eater, if the holes are for things to bolt on and are badly corroded just weld penny washers on, prime that badboy then paint it, or, just get a new slam panel, theres loads on ebay brand new and reasnably priced too !!! See you at the meet !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 wow, that rad is fooked lol, wouldnt worry to much about the rust, at least you found it and did somthing about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest robman1 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 u do know valeo sell an alloy cored radiator brand new light as hell for around 40 quid lol. n i had the rust issue when i did my turbo cabby radiator. see pics.... all good lol!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I knew some one did this, sorry I forgot your name Robman, my bad lol !!!! There you go ZIGGY, rust, bring it on !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fatboy billy Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 i woul sort tha out mate before it gets really bad and you couldd o it yourself as long as the rust is gone you can filelr it up wouldnt matter if it looked good or not as its covered up by the bumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZIGGYXR3I Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 yes, was treated itstantly before the bumper was re-fitted...but has penatrated to a rizla paper in places(doesnt affect the fittings though) so would like to get get a few patches welded in there...next couple of weeks... full front panel if i find one cheap enough. moved onto the front end...............roll bar bushes , clamps , bolts , track rod ends , control arms ................ found a few patches under the wheel arches (both side)where the fixings screw through. pics to follow,,,passengerside complete just needs torque settings applied,,,, but the problem is the lower ball joint retaining bolt....drivers side............ torx fitting rounded of, welded in with rust, threads on the rear knackered the nut just spun round the bolt........ GRINDER!!!!!!!!!!!!! came out both ends OFF.....Am now six broken drill bits in and have just got the final sizes to bore through........... pics to follow.......... but the hub, disc, callipers both sides need serious attention asap on both sides, oh and the strutts and spring are shot to shit aswell, Well thats all for now, gonna crack on for a bit, get some pics uploaded.. One good point, i recieved my new graphics card for my pc so this is my first post not sneeked on my girls laptop while she's out..hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Keep it up Ziggy and let us know how you getting on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Now we know why you wernt at the meet, busy with the grinder lol !!! Keep up the good work mate, it will look 100% better when its finished !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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