FFR Coupe 65 in Sydney

[Modena]

You won find an ADR seat that is much narrower at the back than the ones from Classic and Sports Auto Interiors in Eltham, Vic. Tony makes them, and they come with ADR paperwork. I had three different seats of OE seats, none of them fit properly, I finally just spent the money and got the "proper" thing;

[SydneyChris]

Originally Posted by Modena;1****97

You won find an ADR seat that is much narrower at the back than the ones from Classic and Sports Auto Interiors in Eltham, Vic. Tony makes them, and they come with ADR paperwork. I had three different seats of OE seats, none of them fit properly, I finally just spent the money and got the "proper" thing;

thanks Ben.. they are a nice seat.. easy to see how they will fit the requirement..

[SydneyChris]

I was looking a dual fan set up for the radiator, mainly to cut down noise from the apparently rather noisy single 16" fan that comes with the FFR Coupe kit.

The only specs I have seen on a 16" fan indicate between 1500 to 1750 CFM, with a dual 12" unit displacing 1600 CFM.

Appreciate any experience with relative noise levels and whether a dual 12" set up pulling 1600 CFM (through an ac condensor coil as well) will be sufficient to meet the cooling requirements of the Coupe.

With thanks

Chris

[albanycobra]

Very nice seats.....love quality parts.....

[Chris L]

Those seats look very familiar.............now I know where Doug (Pearce) sourced mine. They are quite comfy..................but that's all I've ever had so I guess I have 'moulded' myself into them over time !.

Cheers
Chris L

[tomcat racing]

Ive got a single 16 inch fully shrouded and im sure its rated to pull somewhere between 2500 to 2800 cfm it really pumps some air and it does the job in hot NQ.

[SydneyChris]

thanks Tom.. any brands / suppliers in Aus..?

[SydneyChris]

Ok... research done, with thanks to Tomcat for pointing me in the right direction.

A decent single blade 16" will pull >25% more air at a higher static pressure than a dual 12" set up.

The FFR supplied fan is a curved blade model, which is supposed to cut down noise.

After a couple of hours looking for a shroud or a new fan set up I decided to make my own cowling for the 16" fan, fitted body sealer rubbers to the edges and lined it with heat shield, in the hope it will attenuate some of the noise.

Fingers crossed I have a quieter, better performing fan set up...

If can advise on the fitment of the Vintage Air condenser to the front of the radiator that would be great. I received no instructions with it and didn't want to proceed unit I get info on the clearance / sealing etc, let alone how the brackets actually mount up..!

Cheers

Chris

[tomcat racing]

Originally Posted by SydneyChris

Ok... research done, with thanks to Tomcat for pointing me in the right direction.

A decent single blade 16" will pull >25% more air at a higher static pressure than a dual 12" set up.

The FFR supplied fan is a curved blade model, which is supposed to cut down noise.

After a couple of hours looking for a shroud or a new fan set up I decided to make my own cowling for the 16" fan, fitted body sealer rubbers to the edges and lined it with heat shield, in the hope it will attenuate some of the noise.

Fingers crossed I have a quieter, better performing fan set up...

If can advise on the fitment of the Vintage Air condenser to the front of the radiator that would be great. I received no instructions with it and didn't want to proceed unit I get info on the clearance / sealing etc, let alone how the brackets actually mount up..!

Cheers

Chris

That looks very similar to my fan with curved blades and my setup but i didnt use checker plate, im sure they are rated at 2800 cfm and the shroud is the key, you cant really hear mine when the engine is running but there is a bit of fan wind noise when i run it with my electric water pump going when i shut down the engine.

[Treeve]

As a small note Ford found that putting a cowling around a radiator fan increases cooling by up to 70% in efficiency. Obviously it depends on the layout, fan size, radiator size etc, but it is a significant gain.

Treeve

[SydneyChris]

cool.. thanks Treeve

[Aussie Mike]

Another idea to reduce noise is using a fan controller. a couple of companies make a fan controller that provides a variable speed function using Pulse width modulation. That way the fan isn't running flat out when it's going. The controller can vary the speed to maintain the desired temp.

Fan Controller

Cheers

[SydneyChris]

thanks Tomcat,

Its not checker plate on the outside.. is zeroclearance heat shield.. more for noise attenuation.. every little bit helps..

Thanks for the link Mike.. some VSD's can cause burn out from clipping the voltage, depending on the type of fan motor.. will check it out..

Cheers

Chris

[Aussie Mike]

Originally Posted by SydneyChris

thanks Mike,

Are there any compatibility issues with the type of fan motor..?

Chris

I shouldn't think so. Pulse width speed controllers work by pulsing the DC power on and off at varying duty cycles. Much like the way the injectors work in your EFI system. The longer the injector is on for the more fuel flows.

The longer the pulse of DC power is on for the faster the fan goes. The fan has some inertia so the pulsed DC doesn't make the motor stutter or any thing.

A VSD is used on 3 phase motors and works by changing the frequency of the 3 phase power to change the speed. Pulse width controllers are for DC motors

Cheers

[SydneyChris]

thanks Mike... was the issue I was concerned about from prior experience with 3 phase speed controllers in commercial applications.

[SydneyChris]

Current build update.. AC sheetmetal finally in.. !! and wasn't it fun the third time.. Condenser mounted, sheet metal trimmed flush and reinforced.


Second matter.. The US guys have a number of suppliers of headers that suit the Coupe / Roadster, with the primary collector positioned in front of the end of the footwell.

Any advice on Sydney or Aussie suppliers of something similar or any recommendations on block huggers etc would be appreciated.

Cheers

Chris

[Aussie Mike]

LOL I've got a whiteboard in the shed that gets a work out from the kids. I've got a friend up the street who has a 3YO that always wants dad to bring her along to visit so she can draw on the whiteboard.

[PeterAllen]

Reg Mombassa charge $000s for images like that.

And what's so special about that coupe, every second shed in Sydney has something similar.

[SydneyChris]

No much visible progress over the past few weeks... AC evap mounted, installing the power steering, refrig and heater hoses tomorrow. Fuel lines finished, brakes are holding fluid.. !

The need for electricity is causing me some grief as I am useless with a soldering iorn... but I guess its another skill (or lack there of) that I will need to acquire.

Fiddling with dash sheetmetal at the mo and gauge layout along with the AC outlets, pic of the Mk1 dash attached.. am onto Mk3..

Cheers

Chris

[SydneyChris]

Still fitting off components..

Heater done, power steering plumbed in, ordered more radiator hose after being advised that an LS3 runs from the inlet of the water pump to the top of the radiator (highest point). Trying to borrow a hose clamp tool for the air con fittings.. most of the hoses are cut and fitted and the firewall fittings have been installed (AN type all round).

Made a much more decent clamp for the receiver drier (2.5mm plate steel), wrapped it in a rubber PVC pipe joiner sleeve and fixed the lot with SS worm drive clamps.

Didn't make my goal of getting the engine started in Jan.. Feb may be a possibility.. electrics are nowhere at the moment.

One day at a time..

Cheers

Chris