Quote:
Originally Posted by Bored&Stroked
The 35 Coupe with the SCOT setup and fan is really nicely done - but he has the room to do it. It would be really hard to fit all of that into a 32 - 34 car - there just isn't all that much room to fit all of that in.
|
Well.........that ain't quite how it is! '35 and '36 are famous for not being able to run anything but that wimpy, stock fan on the generator, because just like the '33s and '34s, that pesky radiator leans-back at such an extreme angle. And when you start talking 8BA-type engines, things get really tight. That's why Heard and I went to such lengths to design and build our fan contraption.
On PeterC's gorgeous '35, you THINK there's plenty of room. One thing that everyone should know about THAT '35 coupe....it is a well-thought-out and precisely-engineered piece of 'art'! The number of subtle, nearly undetectable modifications and tweaks is off the chart on that car. I happen to know that Peter moved the engine rearward nearly 1/2" during the build. He also modified an aluminum, H&H-supplied S.Co.T. blower idler arm for the fan mount, which essentially lowers the fan and moves it rearward just like our home-brewed rig does on Heard's coupe. You can see the extreme angle of the radiator, plus the lack of space with the stock '35 in top picture. Second pic shows the angle again, as well as the limited amount of space between top of fan and radiator in Heard's '36 utilizing the rig we built. DD
'36 with 24-Stud "59"-Type Engine BELOW
Heard's Coupe with 8BA/Modified Fan Mount BELOW
........