[Tigers] Electric Radiator Fan Placement

spook01 spook01 at comcast.net
Sun Jul 5 06:58:18 MDT 2009


years ago, a fellow in texas had a/c in his stock tiger.  he had a interior 
console built to hold the evap, and used (i think i remember) a condensor 
that was long and thin from a mazda or toyota of some type.  it fit under 
the car near the side of the body, and had integral electric fans or fan. he 
said it was designed to use under the car, so system had a little deflector 
casing around it made of plastic.   the system worked like a charm in 
houston heat, with the hardtop in place..this was around '79, so maybe a 
junkyard search?
sorry i don't know more, but somewhere there is a red 260 tiger with a/c 
driving around.
Best,
Ray

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Laifman" <SLaifman at SoCal.rr.com>
To: "Dan Eiland" <deiland1 at elp.rr.com>
Cc: "Jensen List" <jensen-cars at british-steel.org>; "Tiger List" 
<tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Electric Radiator Fan Placement


> Dan,
>
> While I don't have A/C in the Tiger, I did put one in My "RED TOI"
>
> (See *Page 5 *of "My Life With Cars")  Have your speakers on! (Heck, see
> all the pages)
>
> http://www.tigersunited.com/articles/sl-mc/SteveLaifman.asp
>
> The unit was built by a Tampa, Florida company that specialized in
> custom fit A/C for kit cars and Porsche.  I'd have to ask my son for any
> Mfr. ID, as he has the car now.
>
> The condensers (yes there were 2 of them in series) were similar the the
> small, 8 inch square x  2 inch thick with fans attached to mounting
> brackets. They were mounted behind the front wheels, in "series".
>
> Worked very nicely,  I had similar ones (with their custom under dash
> evaporator) in my Porsche 911S.  If they work well in CA, and Las Vegas,
> and Edwards AFB in the High Desert,  I would guess they would work
> anywhere. Especially good for Florida humidity. ("It ain't the heat,
> it's the...")
>
> I am not sure where I would put the condensers on a Tiger, as there is
> not much room behind the wheels.  The Porsche style after market
> evaporator might be OK.  I have seen a fan/evaporator unit from an older
> Mazda fit very nicely under the dash.
>
> Steve
>
> ___
> Steve Laifman
> Editor - TigersUnited.com
> <http://www.TigersUnited.com>
>
>
>
> Dan Eiland wrote:
>> I'm in the process of trying to work out all the details on installing
>> an aftermarket A/C system in my project car and was wondering if it is
>> Kosher to install a pusher and a puller fan on the same car? I don't
>> have enough room to mount both fans side-by-side but could mount one
>> as a pusher fan and the other as a puller fan. I have seen cars with
>> the original puller fan attached to the water pump pulley while also
>> having an electric pusher fan in front of the A/C condensor. Just have
>> never seen both fans being electric.
>>
>> Dan
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