Heatsink.... Car rad?

2cent

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Just thinking in my garage while I work on my hotrod what about a car radiator as a heatsink?
Its a giant one lol could fix plates on it for cobs

Any input?
 

ttystikk

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Just thinking in my garage while I work on my hotrod what about a car radiator as a heatsink?
Its a giant one lol could fix plates on it for cobs

Any input?
What kind of hot rod?

You might be surprised at what this ol' gearhead dreamed up and just had fabricated, lol
 

2cent

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Haha cool as i have like 5 as we all do in parts n bits allover my house and workshop lol my main is a 1931 model a. I can post pics up of her I've got everything ready I just need to get time to get in there now but I'm going full ratrod naked n natural goggles the lot lol

Will be doing full resto with all original pre 44 gear got 3 engines original to some evil German beasts will be all exposed chrome .I won't spoil it all too much
Will strip n change bits n bobs tune n gear as she will be a pennines beach yearly run can't wait

But yeah where my grow is meant to be I have a 1949 f3 pickup all in parts minus an engine I will sell n c!ear my grow space this week i striped n sold and various other bits so I got wondering....all this metal all the rads n bits all my grinders wielders and stuff I must be able to make or salvage someing with the same cooling profile as e ALU heatsinks?

Please share I'm intrigued lol
 

The Dawg

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Humm This Sounds Like A Very Bad Idea That Someone Thought Up Stoned. Just Think About the Off Gassing Of Antifreeze And That God Awful Smell :shock:
 

2cent

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lol xD why bad idea :P might be the unthaught of fixall lol
as for antifreeze noffin wrong with it i got 4 rads alredy empty :P well 4 that i can see .. i cant get to the back yet lol kinda builtmyself in here looking for stuff lol#


all i can say is LOL
 
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