I had a catalogue this fall that showed real stainless grill opening screen but can't find it now. Nertz. Anyone have a source?

K

 

Kirk,

Try here: http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/. Actually here's the link to the PDF of page 44 of their catalog: http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pdfs/044.pdf

304 stainless wire cloth, searching on "wire cloth" will bring it up in the Order On-Line section too. Def. beats the stuff from the hardware stores that tarnishes after a while.

 

Ah! That is it - thanks!

K

 

Ace Hardware.
Chicken Wire. I painted mine black.

Still have most of the roll. Think I paid $3.99 for it.

 

That's what I would do. Stainless is too bling for me.

 

Also, found this on McMaster-Carr:

http://www.mcmaster.com/param/...=6235

 

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Chicken Wire. I painted mine black.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

catch22 is spot on. i used the heavier chickenwire as a first defense, and as a latice onto which i could attach a finer mesh household windowscreen mesh.

i am protecting a very expensive Howe combination radiator/oil cooler.

it looks perfect after a year of racing. without it, the lower section of fins would be totally battered and smashed in, plus jammed with rubber marbles.

total cost, about $10. that includes chicken wire, window mesh, and a ton of small zip ties.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Todd Reid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">catch22 is spot on. i used the heavier chickenwire as a first defense, and as a latice onto which i could attach a finer mesh household windowscreen mesh.

i am protecting a very expensive Howe combination radiator/oil cooler.

it looks perfect after a year of racing. without it, the lower section of fins would be totally battered and smashed in, plus jammed with rubber marbles.

total cost, about $10. that includes chicken wire, window mesh, and a ton of small zip ties.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Keep in mind that most window meshes have very little free area (less than 50% open area is not uncommon) so you're really cutting down on the airflow through the radiator.

As usual, everything is a compromise

 

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Keep in mind that most window meshes have very little free area (less than 50% open area is not uncommon) so you're really cutting down on the airflow through the radiator.

As usual, everything is a compromise </TD></TR></TABLE>

hi matt!

yup; as an engineer, this is the first thing i considered..... but, the rad i ordered from Howe was oversized; way oversized. its for a circle track racecar; rated conservatively for a 450 hp racecar running long races (200+ miles). so i think i could cut it down to almost no airflow and it would be ok. as it was, the first time out, with the mesh screen in place, i had to replace the old orifice plate i had in place of the thermostat (which is what i ran with the delsol vtec rad) with a stock thermostat. the engine wouldn't warm up at all with the orifice plate in. the rad is way overkill; i never have to worry about overheating again!

in fact, i don't run a fan (the rad is so thick that there is not clearance for one). she will stay under 200 degrees when sitting and idling, just from convection, on an average day. i have let it idle for 30+ minutes like this, observing it. gridding up and waiting for a race is no problem; in fact, i have to startup early in order to get some heat into the motor so it is ready when the green drops!

todd