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DavidL wrote:I'll be waiting to see what you find, I've just recently discovered that my radiator is only held in place by the stiffness of the hoses - neither of the top mounts are connected to anything!

There are top mounts?! I jest but I haven't managed to begin looking at the top mounts yet....

I seem to remember the Micra radiator is a possible fit too.

I'm still running a Mk1 Metro rad on mine, odd as the donor was a Mk2. I recently replaced it and didn't pay anything like the price quoted above after a bit of shopping around on Ebay.

lankyjames wrote:

DavidL wrote:I'll be waiting to see what you find, I've just recently discovered that my radiator is only held in place by the stiffness of the hoses - neither of the top mounts are connected to anything!

There are top mounts?! I jest but I haven't managed to begin looking at the top mounts yet....

Top mounts are troublemakers that are the reason why you have to remove the front bumper to be able to remove the radiator. On my car the previous owner had made 2 brackets that connect the top mounts to the bonnet rain gutter. They are just 2 strips of metal, now the radiator can be removed via the engine bay. There is a thread about it somewhere on this forum.

Hans Efde wrote:

lankyjames wrote:

DavidL wrote:I'll be waiting to see what you find, I've just recently discovered that my radiator is only held in place by the stiffness of the hoses - neither of the top mounts are connected to anything!

There are top mounts?! I jest but I haven't managed to begin looking at the top mounts yet....

Top mounts are troublemakers that are the reason why you have to remove the front bumper to be able to remove the radiator. On my car the previous owner had made 2 brackets that connect the top mounts to the bonnet rain gutter. They are just 2 strips of metal, now the radiator can be removed via the engine bay. There is a thread about it somewhere on this forum.

This is what I would be looking to make also: http://midasownersclub.co.uk/forums/vie ... php?t=1130

Thinking about it, the picture is very wrong on the auction I linked to. Mk 1 metro rads had both outlets on the passenger side pointing out the side.. Mk 2 had the inlet on the top at the drivers side pointing into the engine bay and the outlet on the bottom side of the passenger side. Might be worth an ask of the seller what's going on with the picture...

Heres one for you guys,
95-02 MGF radiator:

Dimensions: 630 x 295 x 22mm
£53.04
Most importantly: Mounting pin centres: 470mm and 450mm.

With the bottom mounts in the correct place, this could be a good replacement and something I will be investigating with

I think I've tried one and it was too big, So I gave it to Ralph for his rear engined V8 Metro. But I would like to be proved wrong as they are in plentiful supply.

Alan

Alan D. wrote:I think I've tried one and it was too big, So I gave it to Ralph for his rear engined V8 Metro. But I would like to be proved wrong as they are in plentiful supply.

Alan

Bit of a dampener there Alan, but I will give it a go and see. How did you find it was too big?

A quick measure of your current rad and the available space should clear that up for you.

lankyjames wrote:

Alan D. wrote:I think I've tried one and it was too big, So I gave it to Ralph for his rear engined V8 Metro. But I would like to be proved wrong as they are in plentiful supply.

Alan

Bit of a dampener there Alan, but I will give it a go and see. How did you find it was too big?

Sorry James,

Just trying to stop you wasting your hard earned money.

It was a long time ago. It may have been a MGTF alli. radiator. I tried it in a Mk 3.

Hope I'm wrong, as AP says, a session with the tape measure is needed, before you spend any money. I think I paid about £40 for that radiator.

Alan