kx500sf project

[kaw rider]

together

[DaveEngineering]

140 seems a Massive overkill and to get that size sounds like your plastics would take some heavy modding. Correct me if I'm wrong as I'm not sure how you worked out the core size, but from what I can tell no such rads exist excluding a custom job/running extra rads.

[kaw rider]

Dave
There acouple of ways we could do this. Yes you are right if we made a radiator with 140 sq.in it would be big. The way the cooling system is, it's only working at about 40% eff.

How many guys have a water temp gauge on there radiator hose.

[DaveEngineering]

My guess would be none. Tbh I think the ones Jonny has will do the job if you take into consideration that he's not a sand racer (due to the fact there are no desserts in the UK) and generally the temp in the UK is alot lower than the US.

[dave916]

the cases arrived from america today, i bought some other bits from the same guy as they were cheap. i think you will agree they are sweet

how much the cases cost , bought a set from bikebandit  myself two months ago, the new cases did not have any engine numbers?

[jonny500]

i payed about ?250/$400 for the whole lot including shipping. parts like that are hard to come by in the U.K. the U.S has more parts and they seem to look after the bikes better as the part i get from there have up til now been exellent. the price is about the same as the u.k even when shiping is added, just takes long to get but well worth the wait. while we are on the subject of u.k parts i had a crank half arrive today, i bought it for an established u.k breaker. i payed ?80 for it, i asked if the fly wheel tapper was good, they said it was a good crank half. this is what came. i will be phoning them in the morning lol

[DaveEngineering]

Holy crap!!   
Thats worse than the crank you had to start with.

[jonny500]

if i lived closer to the supplier of this part i would politely return it through a closed window

[DaveEngineering]

So?? did you ring them???

[jonny500]

Yes, the guy said "I bend over backwards to help people with parts and this is what i get, just send it back. i said "i will but you cover the shipping". apparently he has 2 and this was the best one. well i wouldn't like to guess what the other is like or if he wasn't bending over backwards lol

[jonny500]

mounted the rads and cut the hoses to size just to get an idea of how everything is gona fit. the 2 90 degree bend hoses were suplied by a u.k manufacturer and the 180 degree was from ebay all told the hose cost ?30 delivered.
heres some pics

[DaveEngineering]

Oh yeah, looking good. keep them pics coming.

[BDI]

Don't forget to get rid of the weld seem on the frame where the lower cross over hose goes between the cylinder and frame  Man I have to say I'm struggling with a little bit of radiator envy.

[jonny500]

yes i had noticed that, also making things worst is the wall thickness on that pipe is big, so i may have to look in my rad hose box for something better, but yes i think some of that weld will have to go

[BDI]

You know If I was to do it again I think what I would do is notch the frame out and weld in a quarter piece of tubeing to make plenty of room and retain the strength of the frame.