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Mikey's Ghia Thread...
Hey Guys, after seeing all the build-up threads, I thought I'd start my own.
I took a big step today. I worked on it for about 10 hours. I got my radiator and fan in from Summit Racing last week. Today was the day to mount it. I first started by making a braket to hold the radiator. I had a friend of mine bend me up some C-channel. After I cut it and bent it to fit the radiator, I then I added some angle iron to the corners to make it a little stronger. (pic 002) Then I added angle iron cross braces to hold the fan. (pic 004) Because of space reasons, and I wanted to be able to slide the radiator in and out with the fan in place, I mounted the fan infront of the radiator. I made sure to buy a push/pull fan for that reason. My goal today was to get the radiator braket made, and the radiator mounted in the car. At least tack welded. I didn't get that far because I ran into some rust issues. Strangly in the front of Ghias. The two peices aren't welded, they just stuck a gasket in and pushed the two parts together. I went in and pulled the gasket out and added some welds. You can see where they burned though on the last picture. I'm adding a grill I made in the big hole under the front. I just didn't think to stick it in there for the last picture of the night. I had soo much energy I wanted to keep going untill I had the radiator in, But my body was telling me it had enough.
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Werd!! Looks like there'll be good airflow to the radiator where you have it.
One humble suggestion based on what I'd experienced in my TR6, you may get better results mounting the fan behind the core instead of in front of it. Even though the fan moves air, the parts themselves actually block natural airflow when running at highway speed. Mount the assembly on the other side of the radiator, and natural airflow won't get impeded. Keep the updates comming. :agree:
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I was hard at it today. I worked about an hour each day monday-thursday, then I worked 4 hours friday, and another 10 today. So far I figure I have about 30hrs into getting this radiator installed. It would have been faster but I made sure to fix any rust I found, and prime the places that'll be hard to get to after the braket was installed.
I snapped a few pictures just before running out. Not the best or steadiest shots, but they kinda show what's going on. It does look better in person. Let me know what ya'll think. Be kind, this is the first car I've built by my self. Thanks Yeti, I figured that the fan would some what obstruct the air going through the radiator, but I thought that it would make the same resistance in front of the radiator as it would the rear. Feel me yo?
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I have nothing to add but I am enjoying the updates.
(FWIW, Summit is not a typical resource for me for my air- or water-cooled VWs but my experience with them has been good.) |
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I was at it again today. I had a local club meeting or it would have been another 10 hour day. I got my grill welded in today. I love it, I think it looks great! I had a few people look at it, they agree too.
Now I've got to figure out what to do after the grill is finished. Let me know what Ya'll think. Thanks Oasis, even encouagement helps. PS... Sorry this isn't on the VKG site. I thought it would get comments faster here.
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My car's radiator is about the size of two encyclopedias! You're right about your's. Fan placement's not a huge concern on that monster. I like how you did the grille below the nose.
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Hey Mikey,
Glad to see you made the trek back home safely from the great white North Project is looking good ! Are you going to make a shroud to cover the rad on the inside ? Rob. |
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Any more development?
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Mikey, where you hidin' killa?
Where da car at?
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Where’s Mickey?
Doing the same but with a 1.9 TDI + mods hoping for speed and 45-55mpg.
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Looks good, I can't wait to see it futher along.
Sorry guys I've been so MIA. I havn't touched the car in a long time.
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nice work Mikey, I just read through the entire thread. I must admit i was hoping for more by the time i got to the end. So get your ass to work! Ill be doing alot of the same to my square 993, subi, bus box though. (wifes car really, i have bigger plans for a notch) Anyway nice job man, keep us updated. I want more!!
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Good to see you are still around and the Ghia is moving forward. Nice work.
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Good job Mikey! Long time coming...
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