Heater for FIA

[tkb289]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Doug

Alright, now you guys have me feeling like a yssup* for even THINKING of adding a heater.

Bomber jacket, ski cap, driving gloves. Let the cold be damned, I'm going for a drive!

DD

* spell it backwards.

Originally Posted by Got the Bug

The SPF comes with a heater (so it wasn't a choice), but I've found it to be invaluable a number of times when the inside of my windshield instantly fogged up on Hwy 17. I guess you could just have a rag handy to wipe the inside of the windshield while you're driving.

Doug,

Got the Bug Doug, has a point, the heater could come in handy keeping the windscreen from fogging up. Or, put rainX on both sides of the glass and keep a cloth close at hand.

If you do wind up going for the ERA heater (which is known to fit) and don't want the hand valve operation for controlling the water flow, a cable operated water valve might be the ticket. That's what is on my TR6 and I might see if one will work on my car, once I get it ... as I went for the yssup heater option

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by tkb289

Doug,
...a cable operated water valve might be the ticket.

On an FIA RACE CAR replica, that will look as nifty as Pat's 2 roll hoops with rubber fire hose zipped to them---two black hoses and a spring steel-wrapped cable jutting out of the firewall and draped across the engine to a plumbing fixture.

Perfect for a quaint, antiquated TR English roadster. Original FIA cars must be spinning in their graves...

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

On an FIA RACE CAR replica, that will look as nifty as Pat's 2 roll hoops with rubber fire hose zipped to them---two black hoses and a spring steel-wrapped cable jutting out of the firewall and draped across the engine to a plumbing fixture.

Perfect for a quaint, antiquated TR English roadster. Original FIA cars must be spinning in their graves...

They are not zip-tied; I use cheap, black electrical tape... thank you very much. And the point on defogging has merit; there are some state inspections that specifically require that in order to get legal.

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by patrickt

They are not zip-tied; I use cheap, black electrical tape... thank you very much. And the point on defogging has merit; there are some state inspections that specifically require that in order to get legal.

Hey, nice touch -the matching black tape!

True enough about some state's requirements but I've seen guys clamp small 12 VDC fans to the cowl. You know, like the Pakistani cab drivers that sit on beaded chair cushions use. Heaters are not required for inspections IIRC.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

On an FIA RACE CAR replica, that will look as nifty as Pat's 2 roll hoops with rubber fire hose zipped to them---two black hoses and a spring steel-wrapped cable jutting out of the firewall and draped across the engine to a plumbing fixture.

Perfect for a quaint, antiquated TR English roadster. Original FIA cars must be spinning in their graves...

+1

FIA? Heaters? What's next cupholders, stereos, power door locks, power steering, power windows, A/C? Come on. What's up dat?

A bunch of fancy pants.

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

+1

FIA? Heaters? What's next cupholders, stereos, power door locks, power steering, power windows, A/C? Come on. What's up dat?

A bunch of fancy pants.

Careful Rod, some car builds are determined by other household members.....

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

Careful Rod, some car builds are determined by other household members.....

And that's why families can actually have more than one car per household.