Novak Conversions Jeep Wrangler TJ radiator

Jezza's Turbo LJ

Rickyd said:
Dood, start a build thread where we(wildman) can make fun of you!
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He's too scared to start a build thread. Thinks too many people would razz him too much.

Rickyd said:
I vote flat cj style dash since you can ditch all the chrysler garbage with an ls swap 😎
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He's doing some LAME digital dash like the GR boys..

Rickyd said:
I thought you got a downrated motor? Must have been from over 500hp to the 495?
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He's hoping all that extra HP will help improve his driving...
 
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I ordered in one of the radiator cores to test on. It's a touch wider and taller than the stock Mopar. Now I get to figure out how best to do end tanks and mounting. I am thinking seriously about rubber mounting it. Either with stud style isolators or rubber grommets.

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Jezza said:
I ordered in one of the radiator cores to test on. It's a touch wider and taller than the stock Mopar. Now I get to figure out how best to do end tanks and mounting. I am thinking seriously about rubber mounting it. Either with stud style isolators or rubber grommets.

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Building your own tanks??? That’s definitely hard core…

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That's supposed to go in the side of your motor, not on the grill silly! 😆

I'll bet that made one hell of a steamy cloud when it let go.
 
SkylinesSuck said:
That's supposed to go in the side of your motor, not on the grill silly! 😆

I'll bet that made one hell of a steamy cloud when it let go.
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It was surprisingly not as eventful as I would have guessed. I was going 75 mph or so. Just a little splatter of coolant on the windshield and a slight whiff of burning coolant.
 
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Jezza said:
Well this is fun. Waiting on the side of the tollway for my truck and trailer. I guess the expansion plug was the slow leak I have been looking for.

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Soon after getting my rig, a failed steel explanation plug a shot a ton of coolant into the side of my engine bay 1 mile from home. The plug rusted from inside out so I had them all replaced. That shop couldn’t get my engine back in so I did it for them. It gets worse but that’s for another thread.
 
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Mikee024 said:
Soon after getting my rig, a failed steel explanation plug a shot a ton of coolant into the side of my engine bay 1 mile from home. The plug rusted from inside out so I had them all replaced. That shop couldn’t get my engine back in so I did it for them. It gets worse but that’s for another thread.
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I had these replaced by the machine shop when the engine was built. I have been noticing a little drop of coolant on the engine mount bracket for a few weeks now. I think it was moving out slowly. Sad thing is this is the third time this has happened to me with brass expansion plugs. I had two other engines do similar failures. I don't think the brass is a good material for sealing pressure in cast iron.
 
Jezza said:
I had these replaced by the machine shop when the engine was built. I have been noticing a little drop of coolant on the engine mount bracket for a few weeks now. I think it was moving out slowly. Sad thing is this is the third time this has happened to me with brass expansion plugs. I had two other engines do similar failures. I don't think the brass is a good material for sealing pressure in cast iron.
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Fwiw, the shop said they couldn’t get the brass plugs to work, so they installed steel plugs that seem to be holding up.

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Not going to happen again. O-ringed 1/2" thick plug with a 3/4" stainless T-bar behind it.

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That’s amazing!
 
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