Cooling system

[boilerrat]

Howdy folks, new to this forum. I am building a MK3 for some friends and need some advice on the radiator hoses. The radiator is kind of wide and I need some input on what hoses to use.This particular Roadster was started by 2 different owners and came to me in pieces sort of. Picturs would help immensly. Thanks for your time.

[Dan Babb]

Take a look at the cooling system parts at breezeautomotive.com

If you post some pics of what you have, someone should be able to help too

[CraigS]

Welcome to the forum!! Since you will probably have lots of questions, get comfortable w/ a low end digi camera and Photobucket. Once used to it you can take a pic and have it in a post in 5 minutes and it is very helpful for us to give more exact answers.

[Gumball]

I used the AFCO radiator that FFR offers as an option, as well as a few Breeze Automotive components (upper mount, lower mount, and lower radiator hose), as well as a modified "degas" tank from an early '60s Ford big block for that classic look. Here are a few pictures of the various components:

Upper hose (inlet) to radiator taken from the top of the passenger side front tire:
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/UpperRadHose1.jpg

Lower hose (outlet) from radiator taken from in front of the driver's side front tire:
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/LowerRadHose2.jpg

Full view of lower radiator hose - note that I modified the front elbow from Breeze and made my own elbow at the water pump using an aftermarket hose from NAPA:
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/LowerRadHose1.jpg

Degas tank and upper hose - upper hose is a combination of butchered NAPA aftermarket hoses and a length of 1 1/2" aluminum tubing:
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/DegasTank4.jpg