radiator modding for my gen-3

[dannygraves]

so, I bent in the crossover hose peices, but the exit for the right rad hits the coolant fitting on the jug. and not just a little, like they are unable to co-exist. so I start bending the outlet on the rad a little and SNAP!
so I go "oh well, I was gonna have to cut it off anyway"
So I find a '89 rad in my garage with a perfect lower tank and cut out a rectangle that bends up to cover the hole from the busted off outlet and to relocate the outlet to point down out the bottom.

now here comes the question... I was thinking about ways to do this and well...

1, weld my self with MIG
no, I weld like shit and it will leak
2, take to my TIG guy
no, if he was a tattoo artist, you would say he has a very heavy hand, when he welds my frames he uses thick ass rod, tons of heat and a big fat bead, I worry he is gonna burn right through the rads
3, JB it
no, I promised I would not nigyver this bike
4 braze it!
I thought about that muggy rod stuff, but I am impatient and needed something now. Airgas by work had this aladdin 3-in-1 aluminum brazing stuff. After my works discount it was $15 for like a lifetime supply big ol' tube of the stuff.
anyway, my question is, has anybody ever brazed aluminum and could offer up some advise? anybody think this is a bad idea? and anybody know what the hell they mean by "tinning"

http://www.aladdin3in1.com/whitemetal.htm
step #2

[Roostius_Maximus]

send me a picture of the damage

[south central hoon]

and anybody know what the hell they mean by "tinning"

think "sweat solder" same idea....

http://www.mediacollege.com/misc/solder/tinning.html

[LAYNFRM]

i ran into the same problem. my radiator was supposed to be ready to pick up today, but now they say it'll be ready tomorrow. i don't even want to know what they charge... the only other thing left to do is wire the bike up.

it can't be THAT expensive to get a radiator shop in your area to plug the hole and add the bigger spigot, can it?

what are you going to run for a radiator hose coming off that spigot going to the motor?

[Roostius_Maximus]

I did mine, but was too conservative on trying to keep it close to the frame, the hose would contact, then i pie cut the tube so it angled away and welded it again. I chopped the wp to jug 87 hose and it fit perfect.

[dannygraves]

so... the brazing was an EPIC FAIL! I tried everything and couldn't get the stuff to stick. I bead blasted the surfaces, then used brake cleaner, then wire brushed. heated, cooled, everything!
so then I got mad and busted out the MIG, then after it cooled I used some JB to make sure it seals. looks like shit, but the radiator was pretty much tacoed anyway
I would have taken pics, but it was too embarasing

[south central hoon]

so... the brazing was an EPIC FAIL! I tried everything and couldn't get the stuff to stick. I bead blasted the surfaces, then used brake cleaner, then wire brushed. heated, cooled, everything!
so then I got mad and busted out the MIG, then after it cooled I used some JB to make sure it seals. looks like shit, but the radiator was pretty much tacoed anyway
I would have taken pics, but it was too embarasing

post em!

[hoofarted]

so... the brazing was an EPIC FAIL! I tried everything and couldn't get the stuff to stick. I bead blasted the surfaces, then used brake cleaner, then wire brushed. heated, cooled, everything!
so then I got mad and busted out the MIG, then after it cooled I used some JB to make sure it seals. looks like shit, but the radiator was pretty much tacoed anyway
I would have taken pics, but it was too embarasing

post em!

Post em X2!!

We all wanna see some infamous Digger-Rigging!! Or Afro-Hungo Engineering!!

[dannygraves]

ok...ok, I'll snap some shots when I get home.
BTW, its magyar-rigged, get it right!