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Hey Group ,
         On the subject of rads , my car did not have a rad when I 
bought it... what did the straight 6 Volvo's and V6 Fords use for a 
rad.
It will give me some idea of size and capacity I need.
                      Dave #5577

Hi Dave ;
On my 3liter Volvo the radiator sits just foreward of the most forward 
lateral frame members ,it is about 22'' wide ,19.75 high 2.75 thick with two 
studs centered 14''apart on top and16.25 on the bottum,it also hase about a 
2'' slope at both upper corners to adoid contact with the hood . if I had my 
way the slope would be a little greater as it is quite a tight fit ,also it 
does not have a place for a cap just an outlet at the upper left and an inlet 
at the lower right both of these face aft ,of corse.The cap is on a nicely 
made can just behind the radiator.Sorry that I dont' have a digital camera or 
I would send you a picture ar two of the set up .Oh yeah and the radiator on 
mine came with a fiberglass shroud that I did not see on any of the three 
other at the meeting with British Car mag .
If you hae any more questions please ask and if you want some photos I will 
send them by snail mail .I bet that Paul Dransfield can help you on this he 
has his car for a good long while and has helped me in the past 
Mark  5957

Hi Dave,

Mark has given a good description of the radiator fitted to the 3 litre
Volvos, though mine is slightly different. What else is new? Mine doesn't
have any slope to clear the hood and I suspect it's positioned lower than
other cars, but the dimensions are probably the same. Certainly there is
ample clearance from the hood. The bottom sits on a metal platform which is
lower than the other transverse chassis members. If you look closely at the
photo of my car on the website, you can see the bottom of the rad. Looking
under the car from the front, you can see quite a large portion of the
radiator sticking down and its the one thing that detracts from the car's
good looks. I've often thought about building a fiberglass shroud to
disguise it but it's never been a priority. Mine also didn't come with a
shroud. As Mark said, the radiator is like a big tank, with the pressure cap
on a separate tank made from what appears to be a piece of metal pipe about
4" in diameter and about 9" long with round plates welded on the ends. 

The radiator is so big that I've rarely had any problems from overheating,
except when stuck in heavy traffic on a hot day for long periods of time. I
have an electric fan fitted and the only time it comes on is when I'm stuck
in heavy traffic. I recall someone telling me that it was a modified Jaguar
rad though I haven't a clue about the model of car it's from. Your best bet
is to call Rory McMath in England. He'll be able to tell you anything you
need to know off the top of his head.

By the way, the V6 Fords had a completely different setup from the Volvos.
The rads were much smaller and, on the few V6's I've seen, they sloped
backwards because they were relatively tall and were fitted behind the front
crossmember in the engine bay. The rad for the Volvos was positioned so far
forward because the engine is quite long as opposed to the V6, which is more
compact.

Regards,

Paul Dransfield
3 litre Volvo

-----Original Message-----
From: dbarton62 [mailto:dbarton62@...]
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 5:26 PM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] What radiator??


Hey Group ,
         On the subject of rads , my car did not have a rad when I 
bought it... what did the straight 6 Volvo's and V6 Fords use for a 
rad.
It will give me some idea of size and capacity I need.
                      Dave #5577



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Hey Group,
        Thanks for the input .....I am going to have an aluminum rad 
built for the car and the sizes and descriptions have been very 
helpful..........
    On a totally different subject I wrote a while ago about an old
"The Saint" episode that featured a Marcos GT...since then I have 
tried to watch (either taped or at time of running) every episode that 
is on.....last night's episode was called "World Beater" it featured
2 Marcii and a TVR Grantura ( another small production brit 2 seater)
........the first Marcos was white with blue stripes and red 
interior . It got rapped around a tree . The second was royal blue 
with black interior. The TVR (another brit car I would like to own)
was bright yellow with a black interior.There was at least 5 solid 
minutes of the 3 cars racing in a supposed around England rally.
                      Cheers Dave #5577                               
          --- In MarcosManiacs@y..., pauldransfield@i... wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> 
> Mark has given a good description of the radiator fitted to the 3 
litre
> Volvos, though mine is slightly different. What else is new? Mine 
doesn't
> have any slope to clear the hood and I suspect it's positioned lower 
than
> other cars, but the dimensions are probably the same. Certainly 
there is
> ample clearance from the hood. The bottom sits on a metal platform 
which is
> lower than the other transverse chassis members. If you look closely 
at the
> photo of my car on the website, you can see the bottom of the rad. 
Looking
> under the car from the front, you can see quite a large portion of 
the
> radiator sticking down and its the one thing that detracts from the 
car's
> good looks. I've often thought about building a fiberglass shroud to
> disguise it but it's never been a priority. Mine also didn't come 
with a
> shroud. As Mark said, the radiator is like a big tank, with the 
pressure cap
> on a separate tank made from what appears to be a piece of metal 
pipe about
> 4" in diameter and about 9" long with round plates welded on the 
ends. 
> 
> The radiator is so big that I've rarely had any problems from 
overheating,
> except when stuck in heavy traffic on a hot day for long periods of 
time. I
> have an electric fan fitted and the only time it comes on is when 
I'm stuck
> in heavy traffic. I recall someone telling me that it was a modified 
Jaguar
> rad though I haven't a clue about the model of car it's from. Your 
best bet
> is to call Rory McMath in England. He'll be able to tell you 
anything you
> need to know off the top of his head.
> 
> By the way, the V6 Fords had a completely different setup from the 
Volvos.
> The rads were much smaller and, on the few V6's I've seen, they 
sloped
> backwards because they were relatively tall and were fitted behind 
the front
> crossmember in the engine bay. The rad for the Volvos was positioned 
so far
> forward because the engine is quite long as opposed to the V6, which 
is more
> compact.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Paul Dransfield
> 3 litre Volvo
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dbarton62 [mailto:dbarton62@y...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 5:26 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: [MarcosManiacs] What radiator??
> 
> 
> Hey Group ,
>          On the subject of rads , my car did not have a rad when I 
> bought it... what did the straight 6 Volvo's and V6 Fords use for a 
> rad.
> It will give me some idea of size and capacity I need.
>                       Dave #5577
> 
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Hi Dave,
When and where does this show air? I haven't seen it.
 
Jeff
#8052 1984 V6 GT

-----Original Message-----
From: dbarton62 [mailto:dbarton62@...] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:29 PM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Re: What radiator??
 
Hey Group,
        Thanks for the input .....I am going to have an aluminum rad 
built for the car and the sizes and descriptions have been very 
helpful..........
    On a totally different subject I wrote a while ago about an old
"The Saint" episode that featured a Marcos GT...since then I have 
tried to watch (either taped or at time of running) every episode that 
is on.....last night's episode was called "World Beater" it featured
2 Marcii and a TVR Grantura ( another small production brit 2 seater)
........the first Marcos was white with blue stripes and red 
interior . It got rapped around a tree . The second was royal blue 
with black interior. The TVR (another brit car I would like to own)
was bright yellow with a black interior.There was at least 5 solid 
minutes of the 3 cars racing in a supposed around England rally.
                      Cheers Dave #5577

Hey Jeff,
       The "Saint" is on nightly on "Deja Vu" and "Mystery" channel up 
here in Canada on satellite at 8&9 P.M.                               
                        Dave #5577                --- In 
MarcosManiacs@y..., "Jeff Caraway" <DovenWolf@c...> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> When and where does this show air? I haven't seen it.
>  
> Jeff
> #8052 1984 V6 GT
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dbarton62 [mailto:dbarton62@y...] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:29 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Re: What radiator??
>  
> Hey Group,
>         Thanks for the input .....I am going to have an aluminum rad 
> built for the car and the sizes and descriptions have been very 
> helpful..........
>     On a totally different subject I wrote a while ago about an old
> "The Saint" episode that featured a Marcos GT...since then I have 
> tried to watch (either taped or at time of running) every episode 
that 
> is on.....last night's episode was called "World Beater" it featured
> 2 Marcii and a TVR Grantura ( another small production brit 2 
seater)

> ........the first Marcos was white with blue stripes and red 
> interior . It got rapped around a tree . The second was royal blue 
> with black interior. The TVR (another brit car I would like to own)
> was bright yellow with a black interior.There was at least 5 solid 
> minutes of the 3 cars racing in a supposed around England rally.
>                       Cheers Dave #5577