HOW TO BUILD A RADIATOR | Rampage MotorSports Fabrication Series Ep.1

[@pinderwagen]

Why not drill for the tapping before welding to the core 🤷🏼‍♂️ surely that reduces the chance of swarf going into the core?

[@komoru]

Wouldn't it be better to drill the holes for the bungs prior to tig welding? Because now you can introduce metal shavings into the radiator, possibly clogging one of the passage ways up

[@rampagefab]

Ideally yes but its nothing that cant be washed out. On production units thats usually the MO, however its not always possible on custom rads

[@paulbaker7015]

Master class in being a legend at your job - awesome job

[@llew777]

In this world of buy it and then throw it away nice to see QUALITY craftsmanship My compliments to the highly skilled

[@henryrollins9177]

Beautiful..! I See tou use Tig Finger from Jody..😉

[@spettro9]

It's awesome, but I woulda thought you'd cut the holes in the tanks before welding on to core... still gonna be some grit in there..

[@ChadListentome]

There something very satisfying about watching fine craftsmanship. Nice work!

[@chucktaylor4958]

Where do you get the cores? Nice shop and nice job. Great demonstration.

[@modernc1080]

Awesome work, who is a good supplier for the cores?

[@trevorjarvis3050]

Beautiful work! But I GOTTA know about that Blanchard ground fixturing table!

[@desyquintero8451]

i believe its crummy brand

[@subani9494]

Which MACHINE DID YOU USE FOR WELDING

[@tarikadams8271]

If you don’t mind me asking what brand cores do you use can’t find a good supplier and nobody seems to want to share a good source

[@bohdanko90]

Have you found a supplier? I've been looking forever.

[@illestk24civic]

You probably heard this before but having a small shear would be a game changer for you

[@barrymacockiner2718]

Shouldn’t you be cutting the holes in the tanks for bungs before it’s welded? There’s no way you’re getting all the chips out by blowing air into it.

[@rampagefab]

No thats not really a thing when building a custom rad. In production the holes are usually already cut out during the laser work, so its a non issue. And yes we get all the particles out after the work is done.

[@BobSmith-mc7uq]

​@@rampagefab Guarantee you don't get ALL the metal shavings out.

[@mjentreterimentosmj5154]

Trabalho perfeito muito bom também trabalho na área de radiadores e sou tig...

[@mikeorahood9867]

How does the tubes not leak at the headers with all that heat next to the tubes

[@ysgginting5118]

Hey, I want to ask how do you weld aluminum?

[@anthonyspell7683]

Gj, but I feel like your fabricator is good enough to bend his end caps down on the end, instead of a 3 piece tank. Would save time for the welder, and a guarantee no leaks on the bend. Pay the welder, keep him happy. Been in the radiator business for 10 years now, a consistent bead is getting more rare to come by.

[@rampagefab]

Well as it turns out the fabricator and the welder are the same person lol. And we no longer build rads often but when we did we would just have pre bent channel that was cut to length and pre cut caps ready to weld. So actually way faster than custom forming each tank to the right length. When I was doing production radiators the tanks were all laser cut and cnc bent with end caps like you were saying

[@grywilliams8976]

Great video, haven't done something like that for 30yrs plus. Just a couple of thing; dividers are referred to as baffles, and you can purchase gill pliers for straightening the fins, or at least you used to !!. Brings back many happy memories. Thank you.

[@CJ-ty8sv]

Yeah, Johnson Manufacturing (and probably others too) still makes and sells all he various tools you probably used 30 plus years ago including thin nose duckbill pliers for fins straightening.

[@cmiimages]

Excellent Al radiator fabrication.

[@jlucass8367]

Bonjour bravo pour ce travail Merci beaucoup ! Good luck for You ! 👍👍☺🌋

[@kornryan83]

Do it every day at work at active radiator

[@SeneAssane-vl7qx]

Assane sene je Oui un radiateur de 40 déperanse

[@lasodz8293]

great work

[@bassamgo9883]

Wow, you are a careful sponsor of your work

[@johnjohnson-xd9xd]

just like in pakistan

[@fabchild6414]

Beautiful work

[@house89147]

Thats some beautiful work, i have to do this at some point, i only wish i could produce something so clean and well made.

[@matthewjones7689]

Did I miss the part where you said the size drill bit used to make the hole for the 16an bung. Because I missed it. Anyone know the size?

[@AbdulSulayman-my8bd]

Great work , we have to be resilient at some time to save a few pennies , keep up the good work brother 😊 .

[@Eldela5demayo.Culiacan]

necesito unos para mi Toyota pickup 22r hilux 2.4L de 1993

[@TheOjir]

I know it depends on the thickness but what usually settings do you use? I work on old radiators and core replacement and although I weld them ok but I can't get a consistent straight cord

[@jormond68]

Why do all you radiator builders not spill the beans on where to buy bare cores!

[@FAUZIAKBAR89]

Pembuatan rediator..sangat bagus 👍👍👍

[@АлександрФераро-я6я]

Я один заметил что стружка вся падает во внутрь

[@ЯрославЕременко-м9т]

Нет😀

[@PrevedMedved82]

Я тоже не понял почему нельзя было сначала дырок насверлить

[@ze_german2921]

Beautiful!!!. It must be nice to have all those cool tools. What Band Saw do you guys use? I thought about converting a wood band saw to metal using a Variable amperage controller.

[@vladasm76]

Perfect! Price???

[@BiGDAWG_7]

If only they were doin custom work for eg/ek...

[@josephkopeczy2678]

Beautiful job my question the tanks are on the side does it work any better if the tanks was on the top and bottom the water would flow down to the water pump hose

[@nirsahidi7137]

Apakah produk ini di jual ke Indonesia ?

[@stevebaker8431]

Nice job but how did you seal the divider to the core or does it matter?

[@Lucas12v]

I wondered that too. I'm guessing that it's close enough that a little bypass doesn't matter but perhaps there's more to it.

[@kylewest100]

Damn how much to build a rad for my K5 blazer?

[@JTlab]

Very nice video, thanks for your work

[@vadimvadim6906]

Hello, where do you get the honeycomb interior?

[@gustavofernadez2200]

Ok Donde compras el panel básico del radiador

[@Kevin-vg4hu]

where do you find radiator cores?

[@УЛАН-УДЭРЕГИОН03]

Красота

[@robrath31]

Sub'd because of this video, covered the important details, thanks!

[@joeldavis3152]

That was a great video, beautiful work.

[@wialeks]

Nice! Can I ask which liquid did you use to clean aluminium? Thanks

[@jakefriesenjake]

Acetone. Anything will work. Brake cleans out of a can is probably better. If it's new like that, shoot it with the cleaner then blow it dry with air, no wiping needed usually. Also, you should probably brush it really good, (in 1 direction) with a small stainless steel brush to remove any oxidation

[@LajweBetty]

Just 🎉great piece of art

[@zerodrift5347]

Great video and awesome music

[@yolofullsend]

Wow, that's a piece of art 🎨

[@hoochhenry]

We’re do you buy the cores

[@ericdolan2130]

Outstanding presentation! I always wondered just how a Radiator actually went together.

[@AutodidactEngineer]

It's sad that they now are making them out of aluminium.

[@Thegrearexperience]

What's your opinion on manufacturing a radiator from stainless steel? You seem to have experience with radiators and before I commit to building one, I would like to do my research on that

[@JerBear_1989]

What is the name of the belt sander used in this video to prep the aluminum?

[@jakefriesenjake]

Nice

[@wecx2375]

I see Milwaukee tools, this guy is a pro.

[@ralphwaters8905]

I don't mean to be a troublemaker, but I think you should be using 4043 filler. All the weld filler tables I have say that 5052 base with 5356 filler should not be used at sustained temperatures above 150 deg F. I know these welds should not be stressed much at 15 PSI, but why not follow the industry recommendations anyway? If you're not anodizing it, the superior color match of 5356 shouldn't matter at all.

[@rampagefab]

Ill make sure to let you know when i have a weld fail. Been doing rads for over 6 years with this method and never had an issue, nor have the people that taught me to build rads so 🤷‍♂️

[@ralphwaters8905]

@@rampagefab - Like you say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating!

[@Lucas12v]

@@rampagefab is there a reason that you prefer 5356? Not being a smartass, I'm actually curious.

[@8SecSleeper]

​@@Lucas12v Welds easier

[@tonykurosu6546]

Awesome work! Do you have details on your belt sander upgrades?

[@bertl500]

excellent Job!!!😎🍻👌

[@joebloggs7828]

Beautiful work!

[@putrasehati4938]

How many one,,

[@houasnacer1575]

Top

[@darrenlafreniere5034]

Nice work!

[@bloggs692413]

work of art

[@virginiomaldonado2746]

Nice work

[@TheLimalha]

JUST PERFECT !!!!!!

[@devinpanyko9291]

Are the cores used made in house or do you mind sharing where you get them from?

[@rampagefab]

They are made in the USA but thats all we can say

[@UngluckInc]

@@rampagefab Share where you get the cores. Don't be greedy.

[@МирхамидМырзаев]

Четко!

[@etran9036]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@atarsk8586]

Phone number dije

[@555sexydrive]

Looks quite good! How much are your radiators going for roughly? Granted different applications have different needs and requirements.

[@rampagefab]

They range from about 500-1500 typically, mostly depending on size, complexity, and fans

[@rolftorethoresen6206]

Very nice work. I have problems cleaning before putting on the tanks, you make it look so easily. I need to weld without rod, clean with plastikk disc, weld, clean several time. What kind of grindtool do you use, doesn`t it make any pepper in the weld. Thanks a lot. You can se some of my work on Facebook Thoresen Automotive.