E36 Expansion tank/radiator

[brianao34]

I'll be running A/C, and I'm in the South...

[!kid]

Run m42 rad and bimmerworld spal fan kit to aid in cooling.

[brianao34]

Still sounds like a risk. And the car will be my daily. Guess I'll grab an e36 shroud and reservoir and see if I can make it work

[cormier]

Or this

Decisions decisions...

THAT! I'm welding a ZA aluminum tank m42 style to a mishi e36m rad best of both worlds

Modeling it after this picture of the same setup I found

[brianao34]

^Great idea. I'm really wanting an aluminum rad anyways. Do you know of any group buys right now?

[brianao34]

Did you ever get that tank welded on cormier?

[cormier]

Not yet, it's still in the plans though. I don't foresee it being an issue. I would have done it by now but I want to be at the shop with the car and motor in so they can fit it without issues coming up later

[brianao34]

Bump

[dsobering47]

I contemplated the M42 radiator for about 10 minutes....I'll be going the E36 route myself. I'd rather have sufficient cooling capacity than a "clean" looking bay. The bay doesnt matter too much when youre looking at an overheated engine :)

[cormier]

I got my tank welded for those who are interested. Even better, they're detachable brackets that secure onto the rad. Small, nice looking solution with more capacity than the m42. I'm happy with it, it's not a cheap solution though.

Not the greatest pix