Grabberman said:
I've had a lot of luck mounting a sidekick radiator in my samurai. I picked it up for $20 from a guy who had an extra. The kick rad is about 1.5 times the size of the sammy, so with that and my electric fan it runs nice and cool. I did blow a fan fuse at hte melt and got it a little hot, but as soon as I could add more fluid it was all good.
You do have to remake the radiator brackets, but it was well worth it in my opinion.
I agree. An easy mount trick on the 1.6 rad is to use two drivers side radiator mounts, turn the mount around on the pass side, you'll see how it works. Either weld or bolt/screw the mounts to the radiator.
The 1.6 FAN BLADE is larger than the samura (not by much). The petroworks 3 core radiator is a VERY BAD IDEA if you MUD (personal experience, gets clogged VERY easily). However, the petroworks direct drive fan looks like a good buy. A flexalite model 110 will fit perfectly over a samurai radiator and should keep you nice and cool.
Options:
petroworks 3 core 200 bux
New 1.6 radiator 130 (
www.radiatorbarn.com)
New fan clutch 100 (expensive!)
Direct drive fan 100 (from petroworks.com)
Flexalite 110 fan 130
My sugguestion is to go with a new 1.6 radiator, fab up some mounts, and use the petroworks direct drive fan with no shroud.