3L Scimitar Rad for Rover V8

jonny m · Post by **jonny m** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:49 pm

I'm putting an old Vanguard pickup cab on a Reliant Scimitar chassis, but with a Rover 3.5 V8 auto

Mild cruising use only.

Do folk think the 3L V6 rad could cope with the cooling demands of the V8

Jon

Post by **katanaman** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:52 pm

It can be a bit marginal even on the stock 3l to be honest. If its in good condition and you duct it properly it should be fine. A better option is to take it to a radiator specialist and get it re-cored with an upgraded core. All that said with the different body on it you could probably fit a better radiator all together in there as you wont have the same space restrictions.

unstable load · Post by **unstable load** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:28 am

Why not fit the body and mount the engine, then get the rad made to fit the space available?

jonny m · Post by **jonny m** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:26 am

I've decent space in the truck's engine bay, as I had to mount the V8 back a fair amount.

A Merc diesel sprinter van's rad will fit nicely, but cost is my problem !

I might try to use just to get MOTd and on the road, then save up a bit more.

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:31 pm

Hi
I would stalk ebay if I were you, if you have plenty of room something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PWR-15-FPI-AN ... 2a264d72ea would be a bargin especially if you look for a while and set a budget not to exceed, they come up all the time and will seriously cool any rover lump.
Best regards
Mike