Arnolds radiator screen   
Seems like the Thunderace radiator takes a lot of beating over the years, rocks and debri bend the fins, till it looses a significant portion of its cooling cappacity.

A radiator screen might be the solution

I bought a piece of aluminium, gold anodized mesh screen from a hardware store.
Why GOLD? Mmmm, it was the only thing available this morning.

First things first, meassuring the radiator and transfering this to the mesh.










Then creating some brackets from aluminium plate

" Cutting the mesh up with a pair of tin-snips




Drilling and tapping to attach the brackets



Fixing the screen to the radiator, using pop-rivets



Done!! Or maybe I took things too far with the belly pan openings ??



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