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bighealeysource

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Hey all,
Quick question on the rubber buffers that mount to
cushion the hood. They come with both sides equal
length but to sit square on the edge around the
shroud, it seems that you need to cut the side that
sits on the shroud and leave the other leg stock
length. Is this correct ? Otherwise if you don't
cut one leg, they will not sit straight on the edge.
Recommendations,etc !
Thanks,
Mike
 
The correct ones already have unequal length sides.
 
Mine must not be *correct* because I too had to trim one side slightly shorter to fit right.

In practice, they work fine, but man are those rivets a pita to spread!
 
JAV is right. The originals and the correct replacements are unequal lengths.I believe I got mine from British Car Specialists. I used the flat blade of a screwdriver to carefully bend back the prongs of the rivets. The shorter side goes to the outside of the shroud.

Lin
 

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I believe the original rivets were copper and backing washers on each side were used also copper. Can someone confirm? Using some soft clay (I used play dough) to help determine the height may be of help.
 
Concours Guideline says copper rivets with STEEL washers. I bought some copper washers before I got the Guideline. Oh well, at least they were cheap.
 
Thanks everyone for your advice ! Thought they had to be unequal on the
sides. Already have a bunch of them so will just cut down a tad. Glad
to see where copper rivets are correct as had not purchased the chrome
ones just yet and know where I can get the copper ones for a lot less !
Regards,
Mike
 
Lin;
Wow... nice aluminum radiator you have there....
Did it make a big difference in cooling?
 
The shroud machine screws were painted by hand after the photos were taken. I did a number of things to help with cooling and the radiator was one of those things. My car actually runs a little too cool. I am looking for a higher temp thermostat (maybe 190) for the winter months.
Lin
 
Lin said:
The shroud machine screws were painted by hand after the photos were taken. I did a number of things to help with cooling and the radiator was one of those things. <span style="font-weight: bold">My car actually runs a little too cool. I am looking for a higher temp thermostat (maybe 190) for the winter months.</span>Lin
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Too much trouble, just cover up the bottom 1/3 of the radiator with some cardboard.

As a kid in Michigan, my MGB would have ALL but the top 3" of the radiator covered (and the entire oil cooler) just to get some heat in the interior.
 
Randy Forbes said:
Lin said:
The shroud machine screws were painted by hand after the photos were taken. I did a number of things to help with cooling and the radiator was one of those things. <span style="font-weight: bold">My car actually runs a little too cool. I am looking for a higher temp thermostat (maybe 190) for the winter months.</span>Lin
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Too much trouble, just cover up the bottom 1/3 of the radiator with some cardboard.

As a kid in Michigan, my MGB would have ALL but the top 3" of the radiator covered (and the entire oil cooler) just to get some heat in the interior.
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I one owned a Volvo 544 that had a "roll-up" blind type of thing in front of the radiator that was controlled manually from the dash by a pull control. It worked great and could be adjusted as you were driving!
Patrick
 
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