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femno Grand Master

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So one night I stop to pour some petrol, have a bit of a chat, come back to the car to see a small river of red stuff coming out from underneath the car...(I have red coolant)

I find my Koyo radiator is leaking from the middle of the core! No sign of damage from the inside (not running factory fan).

It was only a slow leak so I fill up the water and drive home.

Sunday I pull the radiator out to see if I can get it repaired (not looking good), and I find a freaking dead bird sitting in between my radiator and electric fans!

Must of gone swish through the N1 vent, through the fan and hit the radiator and then tried to PECK his way out!

Dammit! LOL

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Mohsen Grand Master

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that bird had a good life

it probably had 20 kids

ate worms all day

and died in a GTR

who wouldnt want that?

my old man hit a crow ages ago when he had an e30 coupe

it ripped off some radiator piping in the process

femno Grand Master

femno

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MEH I dont give a crap about the bird, its my raditor I cut about lol.

He looked young so I doubt he had a chance to make babies.

Plenty of other birds in the sky haha.

Thats what happens when you hoon around in the air, you put yourself and others at risk.

adznight Newbie

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So one night I stop to pour some petrol, have a bit of a chat, come back to the car to see a small river of red stuff coming out from underneath the car...(I have red coolant)

I find my Koyo radiator is leaking from the middle of the core! No sign of damage from the inside (not running factory fan).

It was only a slow leak so I fill up the water and drive home.

Sunday I pull the radiator out to see if I can get it repaired (not looking good), and I find a freaking dead bird sitting in between my radiator and electric fans!

Must of gone swish through the N1 vent, through the fan and hit the radiator and then tried to PECK his way out!

Dammit! LOL

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I hope you sent the Birds family a condolence card... :P

Ruffels Veteran

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claim insurance against that bird! hahahah.. j/k i will b cut as well man.. 700+ buks gone coz of that thing!

$700 no way that much

give cooldrive in boxhill a call, they have gtr koyo radiators in stock.. for no where near that price last time i checked!

ujin Community Regular

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$700 no way that much

give cooldrive in boxhill a call, they have gtr koyo radiators in stock.. for no where near that price last time i checked!

OMG! u serz! can i hope for 400? lol.. i m lookin for a koyo man :D holy S**T! just googled it, its right behind my street will pop by tomorrow lol

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