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> Spare tire and radiator in the trunk, Who’s done this?
Lilchopshop
post Feb 1 2025, 03:02 PM
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I really want a “normal” spare tire in the frunk of my Suby conversion. I’m thinking about mounting the radiator at the back/bottom of the frunk and putting the spare above the radiator. I know others have tried… @slowrodent ?
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post Feb 2 2025, 08:52 AM
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In 2005 there was a member here who put the radiator for his Suby conversion in the engine compartment with the engine, up against the firewall. He built a scoop to pull air from under the car and route it through the radiator to exit out the stock engine lid. It seemed to work OK, he drove it all over the country like that. Screen name @scotty914 He recently showed back up here and posted about how he was going to get it running again.

Here's the link to his thread from 2005. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...25940&st=40 It gives you some alternative ideas to work with.



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post Feb 3 2025, 06:13 AM
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QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Feb 2 2025, 09:52 AM) *

In 2005 there was a member here who put the radiator for his Suby conversion in the engine compartment with the engine, up against the firewall. He built a scoop to pull air from under the car and route it through the radiator to exit out the stock engine lid. It seemed to work OK, he drove it all over the country like that. Screen name @scotty914 He recently showed back up here and posted about how he was going to get it running again.

Here's the link to his thread from 2005. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...25940&st=40 It gives you some alternative ideas to work with.



Thanks! @ClayPerrine I do wish there were more pictures of the whole setup though. Curious what the air scoop looked like and wondering if there were any fans...

A mid-mounted radiator would definitely make a lot of other things easier too... One problem I would have with the location @scotty914 chose is that it interferes with my shift cables (I'm using a suby 5MT). At the moment, I think I like what @slowrodent is attempting best. I plan on doing some cardboard mock-up this week and I'll try and post pictures for anyone else dumb enough to ignore the tried and true, front-mounted radiator location.
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