Eta-to-M50: Build thread

[LJ851]

Always tomorrow.....

[Jand3rson]

Always tomorrow.....

U mad? Sorry dude, life happens first.

[LJ851]

not at all. know the situation all too well. I just want you to drive it again and fall in love.

[Jand3rson]

Looks like I might have to fab up some quick brackets for the fan, too. Apparently, the quick mount/zip tie kit isn't supposed to used for fans over 10".

[cramer]

Apparently, the quick mount/zip tie kit isn't supposed to used for fans over 10".

When I ordered my 13" Spal and PWR radiator, the guys at BW said they held up just fine on their race cars. I've had zero issues with the mounting on mine.

[Jand3rson]

Good to know, thanks Chris.

[Matt-B]

Josh

<16" spal, ziptie kit

[Farbin Kaiber]

Those pull thru ties are known for vibrating through the tubes in radiators. Not in a week, but it does happen. A bracket is a much wiser, long term method of mounting.

[MR 325]

Those pull thru ties are known for vibrating through the tubes in radiators. Not in a week, but it does happen. A bracket is a much wiser, long term method of mounting.

True story. Had to replace the radiator in my S50 car. Mind you the one I originally put in there was used, now I haz new one. I have the fan bolted to the radiator, it's a custom MR 325 mod.

[Jand3rson]

I have it mounted on there with the zip ties right now, but I will very likely fab up some kind of brackets to mount it to the radiator itself. I wanted to test fit it, turns out I had to do a little... massaging of the radiator core support to fit the 16" SPAL in there, there's a little lip on the top of the lower radiator support that had to be pushed out of the way to fit the radiator/fan in there!

[CorvallisBMW]

Looks good to me!

[ck_taft325is]

I see no foul.

[318isbmw]

True story. Had to replace the radiator in my S50 car. Mind you the one I originally put in there was used, now I haz new one. I have the fan bolted to the radiator, it's a custom MR 325 mod.

I had the opposite, where they broke and the fan fell so it got all messed up from spinning and hitting the crossmember.

The swap looks great, its in the home stretch.

[Jean]

http://www.spalusa.com/store/main.aspx?p=CategoryBody&c=FAAC&pg=1

Part 30130011

[Farbin Kaiber]

If you are going to zip tie a fan to a radiator, only do so around the end tanks, the fin/tube system is not strong enough to support any load. Or, buy those brackets above. And, Josh, I'm not saying before you turn the NV over, but I would put it on my 6mo. action plan, being as I know this is not your daily.