Having removed the existing fuel & cooling stuff from the rear end of the car, it was time to see what from the Spag stash of stuff could do a better job. This time the air will be scooped/sucked & ducted from under the car, through the radiator and out of the bootlid.
The Ford radiator from Fiona the V8 Micra holds a lot of water and is the right shape for the boot opening
The MR2 fans used previously in Doris are a pretty good shape, but I don't know if they will shift as much air as the large single fan. But with the rear bulkhead out I had a plan.
The radiator was stuck across the boot opening and sealed with gaffer tape and bin bags, the test fan was fitted and a smoke machine stuck in the car.
Then all you do is fill the car with smoke, switch on the fan and see how far the smoke gets chucked with each fan :-)
It seemed like the twin fans shifted more air, so they will be going back in.
The beer keg just happens to fit nicely in to the rear subframe, so it should end up on its side, as far forwards as possible.
It should be quite easy to duct the air from under the car up around the back of the barrel - cooling the fuel - then out through the radiator, fans and boot lid.
You never know, it might just work !
1656kb AVI of smoke testing.
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