Mating VW Sirocco radiator to 1g water pipe lower hose issues

[Fdiddyj317]

So I am having issues finding a goo radiator hose to use on my VW Sirocco drag radiator to a 6 bolt water pipe.

Water pipe inlet is 1-5/16” while the inlet on the radiator is 1-3/4”. I have been looking at molded radiator lines with different sizes on each end, but I’m having no luck. Only thing close is 1-1/2 to 1-3/4” and I’m having a hard time justifying double clamping it and sending it!
Welding AN bungs isn’t an option atm.. any help would be great but I’m really looking for part#’s so I can check out some different hoses!

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[92AWDHX40]

I found one at a local auto shop its a shop that has rare stuff like that it fits. I may go to a larger an fitting so hopefully it can be out of the way of my shift cable. But im thinking it will be just fine. Ill know hopefully this fall once i get her out of the garage on, to the streets soon Shes in under construction since i got this shell six years ago.

 

[92AWDHX40]

I see your in indiana i got friends in indy i get there often if i know you needed help i would have brought it message me and ill see if i can get another one.

 

[motomattx]

You might just do what I am going to do and make one out of some mild steel or aluminum tubing that you can pie cut and weld up and then use a piece of connector hose on the ends to connect to your barbed fittings, or in my case weld it to the AN fittings, I currently have a flexible hose down there but it rubs the shifter arms unless I keep it ghetto rigged out of the way with a zip tie but its ghetto and needs done right, I have AN fittings on both ends of mine but the angle that the hose was needing to be at was kinking the hose shut so that wouldn't work, nothing can be easy of course, so next time I have the front water pipe off I will cut the end with the fitting off and add some pie cuts between it and the rest of the hard pipe to get the exact angle without having to have a flex hose in there and I can go back to using my braided AN line hopefully, btw I too run the Scirocco radiator and ran into the same crap.

 

[jdxnc]

I would just go -16an lines and be done with it, might be a pain to do but it's done and won't ever have issues with it

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[92AWDHX40]

Yeah i think i need the same thing i wasnt gonna it rubs still, thats a fall winter project.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Jason what size an fitting did you use i need to order one and pick up a new radiator.

 

[jdxnc]

Jason what size an fitting did you use i need to order one and pick up a new radiator.

-16an

 

[92AWDHX40]

Thanks i was thinking i would have to fix that issue with rubbing so its off to get the parts after the shootout.