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Build Diaries => Diablo => Topic started by: tonypaul on May 18, 2012, 10:31:34 PM
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Summer is already here in Texas and getting hot! Due to my custom headers on my sbc I couldnt run a normal a/c setup and I knew I was going to be swapping drive trains in the near future so I just figured I would do with out a/c. I like to keep the top on and the tinted windows up to stay in stealth mode 8), but its been getting to hot for that so I decided to try to figure out something to help keep the inside cooler.
So what I did is I got a aluminum ice tank, the kind that people use for turbo intercoolers off ebay for $100 and a marine sump pump from Harbor Freight for $35.00. I mounted the ice cooler and pump under the front trunk and feed some hose's to my after market heater. Then I disconnected the heater hoses (looped together) then I wired the pump to the heater switch. I filled the tank with a little water and got a bag of ice and bam I got a cold interior.... It stayed cold/cooler for most of the day. For a $150.00 it works really good!
I was going to upload some pics but the wife took the camera tonight to a party >:(, but I will add them soon...
Just thought I would share my redneck a/c system...
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Heres a few pics-
1st pic- is a over all shot
2nd pic- is closer up with the tank cap is on
3rd pic- is with the tank cap off
4th pic- on the opening air duct hole I can reach in and open a valve to drain the tank/ also shows where the big chunk of tire I hit yesterday going down the hwy..... :-[
I couldnt get a good shoot from underneath the car to show how its mounted, but you get the idea anyway.