10st - 29th of February 2004

Water and oil coolant system completed and in place.

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1. Cool blue anodised aluminium stuff arrives for the oil cooling system.

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2. This is what I will fabricate the water cooling piping out of - copper pipes and rubber tubing.

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3. Mounted radiator.

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4. Mounted fan that I got from scrapyard (comes from an Audi A4).

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5. Detail of the mounts for the fan - swiss cheesed to save weight.

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6. Radiator fan in position. May need some shrouding to work well but I won't make that until I know it needs it.

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7. Fuel tubing in place and torque strap for the engine in place. Have also mounted the coolant expansion tank (comes from a Seat 1.6l)

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8. Water coolant piping in place and oil coolant placed in the right position, awaiting fastening.

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8. Oil cooler in place.

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9. Oil cooler mount passenger side. Have to allow some movement of both chassis and oil cooler and there's nothing better than reasonably solid mounts and rubber donuts.

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10. Drivers side of oil cooler mounting bracket.

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11. Oil filter and mount in place as well as all the tubing. Big radiuses on the lines so they don't pinch and reduce the flow.