1970 s2 0453R Reassembly

[dakazman]

  Good one JB , I was a little worried about that also but I hope it meant high heat lol. You were correct it wouldn’t fit BTW, if I had a firewall in place . 
 I’m just building off a system that is sold as a kit. I thought it might be a faster route.  My harness is still on my build board awaiting larger wire size , extras wires too . Layout is what I’m going for now. I’ll be posting some pics of two condenser locations soon. One location that’s not in front or the rear
with easy routing of the hoses . Let me know what you think.

  Gideon,
  I’ll look into that .  The system didn’t even have a receiver /dryer or hoses . Adapters yes,
Now that you mention it , the ac / heat trucks we converted very easily but I forgot the process.
 I’m running down many paths right now. Sometimes the smallest eats up the day.
Dakazman
   

[gideon]

There are some details on this thread

https://groups.io/g/LotusEuropa/topic/48232141#132410

and the corresponding photos are here

https://groups.io/g/LotusEuropa/album?id=157214

[GavinT]

800w translates into roughly 65 amps.

Hmmm . . in that case there's probably enough heat coming off the wiring. 

[dakazman]

    Ok we will have to wait an see if the flames come forth.  For 28 bucks I’ll fry some hot dogs.

   Worked on the windows today and all most finished but I started drinking some beers with friends.
Maybe I’ll finish up tomorrow. I used countersunk wood screw in place of rivets.
 I believe this would be a good choice for the condenser location along with an extract fan , will be shut off from engine compartment and ducted from bottom of car. Thoughts?
  Two other fans will extract engine compartment heat near tailpipe.
Dakazman

[BDA]

That’s pretty much how I did mine. It worked well. I just wish I had thought of that before I modified my pop rivet gun to try to get down in that window channel!

[dakazman]

  While finishing up installing the side windows I stood back and took in the similarities in these two.
Lol , Scary

[BDA]

They do look similar but you can easily tell the difference. The pickup truck has the junk in the back and a bigger back window.   

[dakazman]

  Hey those are hidden treasures, like the rear luggage compartment,  dashboard , carpeting.. etc under those blankets. The windows were on the hood. 😂🤪
Lol 😂
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  Received the 1200W  heater yesterday. So today I soldered the battery type clips to the unit .
At a cold 58 f temp outside 🥶, I placed the unit in my corvette, since the battery is just behind the drivers seat I hooked  it up.  5 minutes later temp in compartment was 65 f . It has a 35 amp draw constant and a smell of a space heater. Hopefully that will go away.
   negatives was that the fan cfm as extremely low.  The circuit breaker type on off switch will have to go. The unit itself stayed cool to the touch on all sides after the 5 minutes of use.
   It however should work well here in Florida .JEGS has a heater unit 20,000 btu for $164. Usd
More to come.
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  Work progressing slowly but steady. Door windows and motors in and tested.    JB,  your voice saying don’t lean on doors came every 5 minutes.
   A/C compressor bracket plan B coming along. Beefed it up a bit.
Evaporator fitted under dash, center console vents added , working on swivel points. Sorry BDA, no ashtray.
Original dash being used for placement only is pictured, no radio on my dash.  Now just some ducting and control placement.

  Still waiting on my Hermès intake with 45 Weber . Dragged out the wiring board and mounted it to a wall so I’ll start all the repairs and mods soon.

Dakazman

[BDA]

It's starting to get real, isn't it D'man! 

[MRN I J]

 
  Still waiting on my Hermès intake with 45 Weber .

Dakazman

which head, early square port 697, late square port 821 or round port at the end of the non crossflow run in 1982 or 3 ?

[dakazman]

BDA , Love turning wrenches but planning my next move is bewildering. Trying not to second guess myself.  Keeping it true to it’s original look as much as possible.

  MRN IJ ,
  Square port wedge head 821.  Running with RD Headers. Another friend on Instagram is running the same intake . See pics
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  Needed to make some modifications to the electric heater assembly . I want to shrink it down a bit more and increase the flow .  The Fan must go and I’ll utilize the upgraded cabin fan assembly which will free up some space in the housing. The control circuit breaker at least in its current location with a suitable control assembly replacement. I’ll probably just use it as a demister. Here are a few pics on the internals.

[MRN I J]

I’ll probably just use it as a demister.

Do you need to have a variable control as a 1.2 kw heater on the screen may crack it or send the laninate milky