In message <5.1.0.14.1.20020410104245.00a58c00@mx.picarefy.com>you write:
>
>You always want to draw cool fresh air from the outside of the car through
>the radiator. The idea cooling setup appears to be a larger radiator from
>a late model Spitfire, an aftermarket large electric fan on the outside of
>the radiator pushing air through the fins, and removing the original fan
>attached to the water pump. A thermostatic switch (or solid state
>adjustable) to control the electric fan and you're in business.
>
>As many times as this has come up with different versions of fans and such,
>I'm surprised nobody hasn't come out with a cooling upgrade kit with a late
>model radiator, hoses, and the proper electric fan and hardware.
I have put in an electrical fan on my 78 Spit as a puller. To do this
I had to make up some brackets to mount the fan. The only thing I didn't
do yet is putting in a thermal switch to turn the fan on and off. I just
wired a switch in to the cockpit so I can turn it on and off.
The only problem is I can hardly hear the electric fan when it is on and
I sometimes forget to turn it off. Here are some pictures of my conversion.
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/brackets1.jpg
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/brackets2.jpg
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/fan1.jpg
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/fan2.jpg
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/fan3.jpg
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Dave Chu \/ \/ | /| | |
Dept. of Elec. & Comp. Eng. |/ | | |
Concordia University Voice:(514)848-3115 Fax:(514)848-2802
1455 de Maisonneuve W. H961 Email:dave@ece.concordia.ca
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8 http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/addr.html
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