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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:23 am 
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That radiator is a bit exxy.

I got a radiator (no leaks) off the local motorbike wreckers for $50. Hooked up the garden hose (1/2" outlets) and made sure it was clean.

There's nothing stopping you from adding some fans to it and running the heater hoses inside the car :idea:

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I tried finding the smallest one at a wrecker that was mostly self contained. By that I mean all the modern ones seem the take up most of the space behind the dash and I wanted one all in one unit, core, fan controls etc... I came home with a 120Y one but it's still the wrong size and shape to fit where I need it.

The original heater was a metal box with a few flaps and hose fittings. And, those ones you can get off ebay look basically like a box with a fan and a core, how hard can it be?

So , I think I am going to build a heater. I think I'll use the starlet fan motor and adapte it to a box that fits where I need it to. I'l probably use alloy sheet and just rivet it together.

Well, thats the plan anyway, I'll post pics when I get to that bit.

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