ok so i found out that the mounts for my radiator were all shot except one, the little spot welds that attach it to the bracket. i fixed it last week with some jb weld, or so i thought. i was drivin around my street right now just to keep her in good order when i hit a slight bump and the radiator fell off. its got an electric fan luckily, so the electric fan got caught on the shaft where the old fan used to be so it didnt fall off. i stopped as smoothly as possible ha asap and grabbed my shirt so i wouldnt get burned and put it back on the bracket and drove home.
my question is how should i fix the radiator? would solder be strong enough to hold it in place or should i get somebody to weld it in for me?
thanks guys
ps i have some pics of it as of 2 weeks ago and some of my bros gf's car which is why mines not done yet. the body panels are on now though cause the pics havent been updated, but as you can tell im workin out the bugs before i get back on the road after its been sittin for about a month and a half. i would have more pics but its not my page
my car after wreck:
http://community.webshots.com/album/23332439rRYDcgFdVk
my car before wreck
http://community.webshots.com/album/22407776nHmNLZCMxk
(and my bros 92 gt vert, way faster than my car but not as much fun to drive i think, and my friend wards 67 stang with a fully built 302 thats fast and has corbeaus and a roll bar, but handles like a dump truck)

 

Hi Gamble,
Sounds like you had an interesting evening!
The side brackets were soldered on originally, the things that look like spot welds are holes drilled throught the bracket filled with solder. Solder is the best way to put them back on. It's not real easy to do, but it's a lot easier than trying to put a tank on. I have a radiator left over from my swap, buts it's the early short one. Looked at your pics, beautiful car! Wish mine was that nice.

Kerry

 

I guess I got lucky with the JB Weld, My upper drivers side mount became seperated, I roughed it up, applied it after I had the engine and rad nice and warm, then applied it around the edges (2 inches around) let it cure, painted it black, and its still there 2 years later figured as long as it still cools great, I'll try to keep it in the car.

 

well you are in luck, i have a 83 tall rad. i pulled from my l.e. about 3 mts back. its almost brand new looks GREAT. if you want it $45 and shipping and shes yours. i put in a alm rad.

email me if your intrested
BadAssRX-7@excite.com

 

hey badass youre a bad ***. thanks for the offer. let me check and see if i cant get one out of the jy locally this weekend, if not, i'll drop you a line. well actually im gonna bust out my old soldering iron and see if that'll hold it in place til i get an aluminum one. thanks for the help guys

i went into the lounge yesterday for the first time lol, its full of post ****** big time so i think i'll just stick around in here. i must say you guys in here answer all my questions way better than my haynes manual does, i dont even know what i would do without rx7club.

 

HAYNES SUCKS get a mazda factory man. i have them for every year i have except the 83... they are all basiclly the same

 

yeah i want one sooo bad, but 80 bucks is a lot for a book when ive got you guys. jk, when i get some spare cash i want to get one, but is there someplace where i can get one cheaper maybe?

 

ebay and the parts trader have done me right on 4 of them sofar

 

sounds like a plan, thanks for the tip.

 

Gamble, you probably can't get enough heat on it with an iron. You'll need to use a torch. If you can wait til next weekend, I'll help you with it. That would be a good excuse to get together.

Kerry

 

there is a 85 mazda man on ebay search rx-7 i think its about 50 right now

 

sweeet, kerry you da man now lol. next weekend it is. i still have other things to do anyways. hey im stoppin by the jy tomorrow cause my friend wants some stuff for his old honda, anything anyone wants? im gonna pick up an interior switch thats crapped out. you name it and i'll see what i can do
gamble
kerry gimme a call at 210-340-6785 and we can set it all up

 

i looked all over ebay and all i could find was haynes, you have a link?

 

Get the factory manual form Mazdatrix. www.mazdatrix.com

It costs about $80 instead of $125 which is what I was quoted at the local stealership.

The manuals aren't originals, they're reprints; So the pics are kinda washed out. I use a combonation of the Haynes, Factory and advice from you guys.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cg...444550&r=0&t=0



and if you get this in time. I'm looking for a GOOD stock 3 peice rear wing the wrap around wing. if you see a GOOD 1 and its like 30$ or so grab it. i need a great looking stock wing for my 83 l.e.

 

you are in luck, i was there last week and they had one and i was just debating on wether or not i want one on my car, i dont want one anymore though. if its still there i'll grab it. it wasnt perfect, but there were no cracks, just minor flaws around the edges that could be fixed with bondo. i dont know how much shipping will be though. oh yeah its gold

 

ok im just lookin for something that is in good shape, i dont want to hack on my l.e........ya know

 

yeah it was in almost perfect shape so i'll grab it. i'll take pics of it when i get it home, and if you don't want it someone else might so its all good. thanks for the link to that manual, i think i couldnt find it because i was searching for 85 instead of 1985.

 

damn the jy sucked today, they had just gotten rid of a few rex's so they only had 2 first gens this time, none of which had any good parts. no radiators decent enough to take out. i asked a dude that works there and he said they were geting another complete one in by this weekend w/ spoiler, louvers, and the works. if its an se im gonna be forced to jack everything off of it includeing brakes etc. if not i'll at least get the wing and the glass top if it has one. the jy is becoming my hangout lol