Done already:confused: :confused: . Wow, I just cut the hole in the bonnet last night. Worst thing about it was cutting up my Swamper decal that goes across it. So, have you driven it? and if so, does it seem to cool okay? Later, Tim

yeah everything works great i have an exoust fan in the hood and it pulls all the hot air out and the cluch fan on the front pulls in cool air

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PICTURES :headbang:

 

I got started on the rack to hold the rad today. Seem like the back side is going to be easier then the front. I'll be pulling air through the hood, and down passed the tranny

Go Timmy go!

I'm try'n

 

Okay, I got a couple of early pics......

This is the hole for the radiator, heart breaking is having to cut through my SS decal by Mick:mad:

This is the rear braket, now to figure out the front:confused: :confused:

This is the end result of the whole project, I got my bumper pulled back a good 6-7". Now just finish the rad and give it a run:clap:

 

Later, Tim

what cools better?have a fan suck cold air from outside through the raditor or have a fan blow the hot air from the engine out,making the engine cooler.Heat rises and all that

as long as the air enters from the outside, it doesn't matter where the fan's mounted. It can blow either way...

I've got a little more work done. I bought a new rad and had the filler moved

 

I was also busy working on the hood scoop.......

 

I still need to do some work on it but it is coming together nicely

 

Later, Tim

That set up looks awesome, man. It's great, and so confusing. Any guy somewhat familiar with vehicles and how they work will think something is missing on the front end... then they will see the hoodscoop and wonder if you turbo'd the rig... then be really confused on how your eliminating the excess heat.

 

I think the fans pulling the heat down past the tranny and out from under the car is definitely the best way to go, especially when the car is moving. I can definitely see your concern with your heat extractor being the highest point. One way to keep an eye on this would be to have the radiator tilted enough, first of all, and then have an extra thermocouple that fed a seperate gauge inside. Mount that sensor high enough on the radiator that would let you see the discrepancy in temperatures from the cockpit so you could check the coolant situation. Another way would be to mount some sort of clear tank on the hood, if that starts to empty... time to add more!

 

By the way excellent use of the spare tire area.

Okay, I've got it all back together and it does work:banana: :banana:

 

I just have a couple of small details to work out, one is a rubbing fan the other is where to put the displaced windshield washer resevoir. I haven't taken it on the road yet but I'm hopeing by days end. Pics to follow:headbang: . Tim

 

Update to the update.......

Good news and bad news.......

Good news is that my new radiator isn't damaged from the fan

Bad news, There is/was a small brass ID tag that caught the radiator fan, by the time I figured it out the fan is toast. $60 I don't have/want to spend

Okay. now it is finished:clap: . It does get alittle warm when it is just idleing. but once it gets moving goes down immediately. I'm thinking of going to a 180º T-stat to see if that will help keep it cooler at an Idle. You can definately feel the air going into the scoop:grin: . Felt good to drive my little hatch after having it sit all spring and summer:headbang: . Later, Tim

so, you going to test it at timber ridge?

so, you going to test it at timber ridge?

 

Sorry Mick, not this year:( . I've been gone way to much this summer as is. Hopefully with some preplanning next year I'll make it. Try and get some pics, jelousy is a great motivator:slobber: . tim