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That's got Todd El-Tahir written all over it
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WTF is THAT?
That's AWESOME!
did you notice the lights on the top and the bottom of each vertical piece of the nerf bars?
Another way to get cool air into the engine compartment ! We all know that we are borderline on getting enough air in there. I spent a lot of time last year checking this out. I feel that a few of us just don't do enough testing to find out why. Anyway...this is a really cool way of correcting the problem in a beautiful way. VERY stylized ! The vacuum closure (I think) was cool too ! I wish I could do body work like that !!........Bruce
Looks way cool but additional cool air can easily be directed into the motor by by leaving the 1.5" gap open between the lower firewall and the vertical tin as I do in every speedster.
Did you see the two sequels??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nSd3aV9zzA
I look but do not see how air gets to the barrels. I think I understand how the oil gets cool, but not the engine proper. Pls explain. The body work is immaculate, the no-handles opening is the bomb -- howdeydodat? and the seats look more comfy than a barcalounger. And yes, very stylized, maybe a bit much, but so good looking nevertheless. Very cool. Lighted nerf bars??!! Holy carp . . .
The electric door solenoid poppers are actuated by a magnet mech. in the door , the triggering opposing magnet is a key fob, they will soon offer a finger ring that will do the same thing.
He/They have done a lot of neat stuff, but it's all just to be different. It's all very well done, but I'm not sure how well it's all been thought out. For example, as far as I can tell, air is force fed at speed into the engine sheet metal for cooling; but what about when it's idling at a light in traffic? And I'm sorry, it's a show car doesn't cut it; putting so much into a Speedster (steel or fiberglass) that you're afraid to drive it is sacrilege.
Al, there is a big ass fan on the decklid.
I saw that, Bill, but what drives the air through the cylinder/head covers when the car is still or at low speeds?
PS- I just looked again and that fan is blowing air through a cooler.
I noticed that to after looking again. I think this car has serious cooling issues without the bay sealed off. The scoops would only work while at speed. It's most likely a show car.
not for me 
Alan Merklin posted:The electric door solenoid poppers are actuated by a magnet mech. in the door , the triggering opposing magnet is a key fob, they will soon offer a finger ring that will do the same thing.
It looked like it was his ring that operated the popper. He puts his left hand with his ring along the door and moved until it opened.
all that and an EMPI shifter........
I can't get those videos to play, but Henry uses a cutout behind the rear licence plate on his six cylinder cars, and that brings additional air into the engine bay. But maybe that's only good for a flat six engine - I'm not sure.
I applaud the guy for thinking outside the box, but he's running an air cooled engine with no shroud? Also, that fan mounted under the big oil cooling would pull a lot of hot air into the engine compartment directly into the carbs, which don't have air cleaners.
Maybe he has a type 4 engine with type 4 cooling and the pop-up scoops direct air directly to the carbs.
So much for Max Hoffman's and Dr. Ferry Porsche's original intent of building a simple, inexpensive, convertible sports car you could drive to work all week and then race on weekends, hose it out and drive back home.
Bob: IM S6 posted:I can't get those videos to play, but Henry uses a cutout behind the rear licence plate on his six cylinder cars, and that brings additional air into the engine bay. But maybe that's only good for a flat six engine - I'm not sure.
For someone who's trying to get more air to a VW engine I'm sure it would help as well, Bob, although with positive pressure pushing air in from the front firewall (from a 6 or 7" hole, or "gap" as Alan does) I wonder if the airflow through the engine compartment (and removing heat from the exterior surfaces of the engine, components, shroud and cylinder covers) and then exiting through said cutout is providing more cooling?
Stan has said that a firewall hole didn't seem to do that much for temps in his car- I wonder if this would be his answer?
I'd bet he still has cooling issues...
crhemi (Bill) posted:I'd bet he still has cooling issues...
I'm sure it doesn't overheat on the trip from the garage to the trailer and then off on the long journey to the show spot...
It's better to look cool than to run cool, and dahling - he looks mahvelous.
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And a hardtop leaning against the back wall.
Is the 7' hole only functional with the stock fan housing? I have that hole blocked off because I run the 911 fan shroud (no cooling issues).
I've always thought some scoops to fit the carbs would be beneficial on the open highway or drag racing but don't want to have a couple of warts on my car. These pop up scoops are cool but I question how well they work on that set up.
Is that a type 3 motor?
crhemi (Bill) posted:Is the 7' hole only functional with the stock fan housing? I have that hole blocked off because I run the 911 fan shroud (no cooling issues).
I've always thought some scoops to fit the carbs would be beneficial on the open highway or drag racing but don't want to have a couple of warts on my car. These pop up scoops are cool but I question how well they work on that set up.
Is that a type 3 motor?
I think the firewall hole would still be beneficial with the 911 style fan housing, Bill, as the positive pressure would feed the carbs, and (if it didn't upset the airflow) add to the fan volume if it needed it.
Ron O posted:I applaud the guy for thinking outside the box, but he's running an air cooled engine with no shroud? Also, that fan mounted under the big oil cooling would pull a lot of hot air into the engine compartment directly into the carbs, which don't have air cleaners.
Maybe he has a type 4 engine with type 4 cooling and the pop-up scoops direct air directly to the carbs.
It looks like a Type 3 Motor;
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Here's a cool garage built Speedster with a 6 cylinder Subaru motor:
Crappy video but the installation looks pretty clean and the rear tires are pretty massive.
looks like Kermit the Frog 
Well it does look like the Nissan Z lights might just fit in those slots and replace the scoops.
ALB posted:crhemi (Bill) posted:Is the 7' hole only functional with the stock fan housing? I have that hole blocked off because I run the 911 fan shroud (no cooling issues).
I've always thought some scoops to fit the carbs would be beneficial on the open highway or drag racing but don't want to have a couple of warts on my car. These pop up scoops are cool but I question how well they work on that set up.
Is that a type 3 motor?
I think the firewall hole would still be beneficial with the 911 style fan housing, Bill, as the positive pressure would feed the carbs, and (if it didn't upset the airflow) add to the fan volume if it needed it.
Forgot to mention, I have an oil cooler mounted to my firewall.
crhemi (Bill) posted:ALB posted:crhemi (Bill) posted:Is the 7' hole only functional with the stock fan housing? I have that hole blocked off because I run the 911 fan shroud (no cooling issues).
I've always thought some scoops to fit the carbs would be beneficial on the open highway or drag racing but don't want to have a couple of warts on my car. These pop up scoops are cool but I question how well they work on that set up.
Is that a type 3 motor?
I think the firewall hole would still be beneficial with the 911 style fan housing, Bill, as the positive pressure would feed the carbs, and (if it didn't upset the airflow) add to the fan volume if it needed it.
Forgot to mention, I have an oil cooler mounted to my firewall.
You need to move that....
Yah, next time I pull the motor, I have no cooling issues so I'm in no rush.