33 Coupe Last Details 2
4/03/04
Here are the fittings that I'll be
using for the over-flow tank. I plan to have the coolant enter from the
top instead of the bottom. I'll explain how I'm going to do that later.
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Here is the bracket that I made for
holding the over-flow tank. It will be fastened to the radiator with two
3/16 carriage bolts. The small hole that you see in the middle has been tapped
for 1/8 pipe which will be used for the over-flow line that comes out of
the catch can. The large rounded end
has a thick and thin wall to it. The thicker side of
the bracket that has the slot will act as a clamp to hold the tank in
place. I'm using a 1/4-20 socket head cap screw (Allen bolt) that has been
counter-bored in the bracket (which hides the head of the bolt) to clamp the tank.
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Here are the carriage bolts that will fasten the bracket to the radiator.
They have a square area
behind the head so when you insert it in a hole/slot, it won't turn. I plan to make a
"key-hole" type of slot so the head
of the bolt will go into the hole and then the square area will slide
into the slot. I'll be using my Dremel and drill to do the job but the
first thing that needs to be done now is drill two holes in the side of
my radiator. The plan is to drill through both panels and have the
head of the bolt rest between first tube and second panel. The head of
the bolt is to thick to be placed between the two panels so it will be
placed behind the second one.
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After drilling my first starter hole,
I screwed up BIG TIME. What you see here is water dripping
from my brand new, very expensive radiator. As I went through to the
second panel, I touched the first tube
with the drill which means I'm in trouble now. I can't believe that I did that and
how am I going to fix it?? I thought that the small amount of room that
I had to work with between the panel and tube would have been enough. I
guess I got in a hurry or some thing....I don't know....but I'm sick
about it!!! When things don't work because it's someone's else's fault,
that's one thing, which I'm use too. But when's it's MY fault, that's
when it really makes me feel bad and mad at myself.
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| The next day I decided to call Griffin
and ask them if they could fix it or not. They told me that this kind of
thing happens all the time. He also said that there would be no guarantee
that they would be able to fix it, but if I sent it in, they would take
a look at it and determine if it could be fixed. The cost would be
around $50.00 to $100.00 plus shipping (from Ca, to South Carolina) and
it would be all labor. I asked him if I could use some kind of Epoxy, he
said "No". Then I asked him if I could use some kind of
stop-leak, he said "No". How about soldering, he said
"No". I then asked him is he could pinch-off one of the tubes,
he said "the top and bottom tank would have to be removed to be
able to do that". After about 15 minutes of talking, he gave me a return
number if I decided to send it back. I still had the box it came in so
that was a good thing. After thinking about it for the day, I had an
idea!!
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