Anyway, the full width rad has now been fitted to the Spitfire, resplendent in its new coating of Matt Black Barbeque paint! I also moved the electric fan to the rear of the rad and as a sucker rather than blower as there is more room to do this on the wider rad. It's a Davies Craig fan, and managed to get some purpose designed plastic fixings that attach through the rad. The fan is insulated from the fins by rubber washers on the fan side and foam pads on the front where the fixings tie down
I had to move the temperature control and air horn compressor as these were mounted on the metal panels either side of the standard radiator.
Using the car today, the temperature stays lower on the Temp Gauge, and the fan does not come on so often now. What is even more impressive is that I now know this rad was recored over 20 years ago, hasn't been used for most of those and has no leaks!
