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turntune wrote:ebay- $168.00 usd shipped, 3 core series 3 size. though I had to trim the mount on the right side like a 1/4" to fit. I really didnt want to have the tranny cooler in the bottom, but once the shroud is on you wont see them. beehive is next to go!
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Yeah, as long as they're plugged, who cares.
Fit a nice big front mount oil cooler, preferably in front of the rad, like a JDM S3 12A turbo.
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Re: Cricket

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TOOL wrote:
DB RX63 wrote:Could the third core be for the oil ?
Not if he can see them through the top of the rad where the water goes in.
So, if all three core are water, how does the oil get cooled ?
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By the water/oil heat exchanger under the oil filter (beehive) as fitted to series 3 RX7s. You can see it in the dudes photo.
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Re: Cricket

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yes planning an fc oil cooler swap, already have the filter pedistal...just after the hoses and cooler...and a 4runner axle :twisted:
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where I work, I'm shop manager at Strand Classics and Sales-http://www.strandclassics.com/
Image as of today...alot of projects bleed over into "cricket time", but the overtime rocks... and allows me to take my time and make it right.
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Re: Cricket

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TOOL wrote:By the water/oil heat exchanger under the oil filter (beehive) as fitted to series 3 RX7s. You can see it in the dudes photo.
I know that, I meant in the Ally rad.
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Re: Cricket

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'Cricket Time' Has a whole new meaning today. Good One....... :lol:
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Re: Cricket

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radiator in, e-fan mounted and wired in, shroud cleaned up and mounted. crossed my fingers and fired her up, warmed up and all air bled from the system. held temp shown in vid for 45 mins, so I say success! I'll post detailed pics later but heres the vid of it running
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqAG7MS5 ... e=youtu.be
:twisted: money well spent!
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Re: Cricket

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roof,left door, left quarter, and rear of car are ready for final prime, halfway there and my arms are ready to fall off!

of news, scored an assembled megasquirt diypnp for a s5 turbo, found my axle and should be here this coming week, found out the cost of paint :shock: (not as bad as i thought), and thinking it might be easier to use adapters (4 lug to 5 lug)than putting the fc 5 lug spindles and brakes on the front and (since coming axle is 6 lug) swapping 6 to 5 lug instead of 6 to 4...dunno, gonna enjoy the 12a....but the 13b is so much more fun, and the cost of rew's are getting as cheap as 13bt....this crap always happens during a build!....car is being setup for a 13b turbo, just not now...sure I stitched the chassis, and I'm swapping in a different (stronger) axle...but unless a 13b-re/rew magically appears, sticking with my carby 12a for now (hmm diypnp, gm tbi, gt28rs,fc cas and coils.... :twisted: )
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