Subaru motor swap - front radiator

[GS guy]

Taking a WAG, but from what I've been able to read into discussions regarding airflow around a fiberglass body buggy - the airflow around the back is turbulent at best, probably with no real directional flow. The fan should help to keep air moving through the IC instead of it just swirling around it. A Beetle is likely different since air will "stick"to the body (up to a certain speed anyways) and probably be flowing straight down in to the IC on the rear of the Baja.

Another tid-bit I've read about indicates the best place to mount it might just be horizontal on the back seat shelf, or ducted through the fiberglass there. Air pushing up from underneath and into the rear of the cockpit. Look up making a simple U-tube manometer and see what the pressure looks like above and below the rear fiberglass. That'll tell you where the air "wants" to go.
Jeff
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70's vintage Deserter GS buggy - undergoing transformation to Super GS!

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[Driftin]

It can use all the sensors you suggested but I don't have any of them. I just put in a complete new electrical system in the car finishing the heated power seats today. Working on my IC is next on the list. It could be a few months seeing how slow I get things done....

Lowering the temp on the back side of the IC will give us tons of extra power. Its a no brainer to get it working efficiently.

[Driftin]

I've been collecting parts to try water to air IC. I was thinking about mounting 2 of the radiators(from a Honda CRF250) in front of the motor behind the axles on the support tubes I added. I'm not sure how much air they will get there but I was going to make a small box with a scoop for each radiator. Hopefully they will get lots of fresh air there and not much radiant heat. Or I could put them up front some where with lots of fresh air. Here is what I have so far. I'm not sure if I will use the square radiator or not. The IC will have temp sendors on both intake and cold side from a gauge that I'm going to order off Ebay. All these parts are Ebay items - let's hope they dont leak.... The relay in the pic is not for this project.

Here is where I thought on mounting them.

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How's the buggy running Driftin???

You coming up for the Burger Meet in July????
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[Driftin]

What date is that burger/vw show??

I'm pushing 1300 miles on the car now, it's been a lot of fun to drive around town. A few items that I need to get finished are a rain top for our wet weather and the front wheels balanced(for freeway speeds). The car has been driven on dry days locally, so I know the big soak down in the rain is coming.


I finished my wind screen out of sliding door mesh.

Also, here is the intercooler that has a fan operated by a toggle switch. There is no air flow to this area so the fan really helps. The car rips! The Burns stainless muffler also helps quiet down the car and makes driving more enjoyable. I can't feel any loss of power with it.

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Burger Meet is about the 3rd Friday in July.
here is the link to the page..

http://www.cascadekombis.org/vintage-meet

I like your windscreen...does it help??? We are going to the Manx Club Big Bear Meet July 8-10 in California and driving the buggy all the way. I'm wondering if that would be a great addition for us.
Watch my build .....I'm getting a top made for my buggy in the next week or so.
I gave up making my own since a local guy I know quoted me a very reasonable price I thought.

I installed a "Bestop" Bimini top channel on the top of the windshield to mount the top to....
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[Driftin]

The wind screen helps with the wind coming from the back seat are up to the front between the seats. You could put a towel between the head rests on the seats to see if it would work for you. A waterproof top would be nice to have - I'm looking forward to yours and what you think of it.

Sounds like a fun trip to BB this summer. Let me know if you make a stop in Portland for coffee, I'd like to meet up.

I'll check the dates on the Seattle burger bash to see if it works - it will force me to balance my front wheels.

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