Subject: Louvers
From: ACRE
Date: 4/14/2003, 9:34 PM


        Jerry Hey wrote:
        >
        > Here are some progress  photos of the flying version of my louvers.
        > They are light and very stiff.  They are just setting on top of the rad
        > and not  yet installed.  In real  life they would be on the bottom of
        > course.  The gage is for pressure checking the rad  but I am short one
        > fitting.  Maybe tomorrow.
        >
        >   The louvers added 3 inches to the overall width of the rad measured to
        > the outside of the aluminum side rails.   This could be cut down to
        > 2.5" but no more.  For my 13 inch wide radiator this did not present a
        > problem but it is something to be considered when choosing a radiator.
        >
        > The swirl pot is something I no longer  have a use for as I  have gone
        > with the inline tank (also shown).     It is free to a good home.  The
        > inlet/outlets are 1.5 o.d.  It is designed to go in the upper left
        > corner of the  firewall.    ..Jerry

        Jerry,

        I would love to have the swirl pot unless someone beats me to it.

        Thanks,  Ken Powell


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