So with the test piece suggesting it would fit, I ordered a new Polo radiator from Fleabay.
On initial offering up of the rad suggested it should be OK. A friend Matt popped round to help fit it today, and kept me focussed when I could easily have given up.
The main problems were a) keeping the rad clear of the steering column and b) when doing that not preventing the bottom hose connection of the rad being blocked by a chassis cross member.
The first bracket arrangment we came up with was sturdy but set the radiator too high and would have prevented the nose cone being fitted. We went through various set ups but eventually settled on one which used flat plate and a couple of angle brackets as the main support, and will add some upper brackets to make it firmer. I will be able to vent the majority of the air out of the top of the nose cone, so should reduce a fair bit of engine bay temperature.
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