the cardboard box trick worked perfectly... very easy to work with. I used 6" threaded rods (very thin) and stuck them through the rad and attached them to the fan. (vice versa, actually) The fan is a little over an inch away from the rad, and the airflow is quite good. (using a comair rotron 172mm 24v fan at 12v.- I would not recommend this fan due to its noise. Get a panaflo or a papst.)
zip ties are a must have...
get tygon... silicon sucks. I used less than 5' of hose for the setup pictured... results may vary. Actually, I wouldn't mind getting rid of the other 5'+ of hose (I bought 10')... it's 1/2" thick wall.
clamps: Lowe's or HD.
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my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled...
486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive
Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course
16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem
Windows XP (think about it)
Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan
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