Hello all,
Desmond contacted me and he explained that he was having difficulty in obtaining a new radiator. I am refreshing a Mk1 at the moment and am trying to produce a quiet and comfortable car in order to visit shows far away in places like France. But that's another story which I will tell another day.
The radiator in this Mk1 is probable 40 or 50 years old and seems fine at the moment, but if I'm in deepest darkest France and the radiator goes, I don't think there is much chance of finding an Allegro radiator in France!!!
So I've found a man who will make us some radiator's in aluminium, to the exact spec which we specify, so we can alter the size in order to get a better fit and choose where we would like the outlets and inlets in order to minimise pipe runs. I'm sure we can design a one radiator to fit the Mk1, 2 and 3. He was selling a polo radiator for about £130 to give you an indication of cost, but I would hope to get a slightly better price with a quantity order.
Try searching the internet for an Austin Metro or an Allegro radiator, I could not find any and Desmond had the same trouble. He has been quoted exorbitant prices for a one off.
So if you are interested let me know and when I get an idea of numbers I will go and batter.
Here we go again!!!
Alan