WiNgNuTz's Diablo DT

[WiNgNuTz]

A fairly substantial update for a change from me, got a couple of bits ticked off the list.

Those of you that are on my Faceache will already have seen some of the pics, but for those of you that arent, basically my radiator has been leaking pretty much since i bought the car back in January. At first, it was only losing about 500ml of water every couple of weeks, but recently it got to the point where i was using almost a 2l bottle of water every couple of days. Time for a new one then!

Now, some of you also may remember the China 1.4 i had, as well as how often i crashed the damn thing, so it will come as no suprise that it didnt take me long to get the car to this stage:



Unfortunately, by the time i'd got it to this stage, the new rad still hadnt arrived, but was due to be with me that day (yesterday). Cue a cuppa and a sit down.

The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that the fans have been taken out, and the plan, if the rad didnt arrive, was to get a coat of paint over them.

However, at about 5.30pm, there was a knock at the door, and the citylink guy handed me a nice big box!



After a quick nosey at the new part to make sure it wasnt a mangled mess, we (me and my bro, as usual! ) whipped the old rad out, to find it was hardly a surprise it was leaking!

The back:



The front (the best bit!):



It appeared that most of the fins on the front side of the rad had completely corroded, and basically just fell out onto my mothers driveway:




New vs. Old:

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Unfortunately, getting the new rad on was quite a bit more difficult than getting the old one out, as the usual suspect, the bottom hose connection, proved to be very difficult to get to clip home. I am also officially crap at remembering to take progress pics, so this is how the car got left at the end of the evening:



Bumper held on with one bolt each side, only finger tight, as the fans and the fogs had been removed for a lick of paint.

As said, im crap at remembering to take progress pics, but i got a couple, one of the fogs in primer:



And the first coat on the fans:



Then a pic after i put the fans on, was cutting it fine for time to pick the missus up from work, so stuck the bumper back on finger tight again to run down the road and back.....i like it, glad i decided on white!



And the finished product, all back together and fogs refitted, and miraculously, not a single bolt left over, or even any missing! Love my little magnetic bowl!

Before:

After:


Big thanks to Samass for the chrome paint, gave me the motivation to get the fogs done at the same time as the rad.

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Edit: You'll also notice the DRL's have disappeared, decided they looked a bit sh*t really. Not bad for homemade bits, but not good enough to stay. And sorry for the lousy phone pics, never have my "point 'n' snap" with me when i need it.

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Edit Edit: Oh and the A/C condensor was removed as well, as it was in the way, and im saving weight/improving cooling. Honest.