68 Charger LL1

nigel · Post by **nigel** » Mon Nov 14, 11 7:41 pm

I did a few jobs to the car over the summer. I've put the bumble bee stripe on, it took ages to line up properly using water and a little 'Dreft' as a lube.

I've also fitted a auxiliary cooling fan (now the car can sit in traffic all day without worrying that the engine is going to overheat). I bought a 16 inch fan from Ebay for around £30, reversed the polarity and turned the fan blades round to face the opposite direction so it could sit in front of the radiator and blow air rather than suck. Also bought for around £40 (from Ebay again) a billet aluminium thermostatic switch holder which I fitted into the top hose.

My winter job is going to be a brake upgrade for the front, which is in the garage ready to fit.

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Mon Nov 14, 11 8:03 pm

Great stuff

love the thermostatic switch holder safer than a switch.

I take it water gets hot switch makes contact between 2 wire making the circuit.

Then switches the earth

Fan always has a 12v feed

Strips look great

nigel · Post by **nigel** » Tue Nov 15, 11 10:58 am

The thermostatic switch that screws into the aluminium hose connector is just a make and break switch and cannot take the high current of a fan, therefore it controls a relay which in turn switches the fan on and off.

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Tue Nov 15, 11 12:41 pm

Thanks I'm learning

Jules · Post by **Jules** » Tue Nov 15, 11 4:50 pm

Post a link Nige to the bits you bought if you can ta

Looks great

Jules

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Tue Nov 15, 11 5:06 pm

Still love that colour combo, cracking car Nigel!

vipergts · Post by **vipergts** » Tue Nov 15, 11 5:26 pm

Lovely looking car...love the colour

Notice you also have an SL55.......My woman has one of them too. Stonking value and they sound so angry

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Wed Nov 16, 11 3:09 pm

Nice car and love the colour!!

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Thu Nov 17, 11 10:13 am

The stripe finishes it off nicely Nigel. Very

nigel · Post by **nigel** » Thu Nov 17, 11 10:59 am

Jules wrote:Post a link Nige to the bits you bought if you can ta

Looks great

Jules

I've copied the links below but not sure if they'll work.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 406wt_1037

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... SA:GB:1123

The thermostat and housing was purchased from LMA Performance (Tel: 08454 304404, email: info@LMAperformance.com)

The fan was bought from JBI Motorsport (Tel: 01279 550037)

If you need more info, let me know

I also bought a universal fan mounting kit, but never used it as I made a mounting bracket. If you or anyone else wants it, let me know and I'll put it in the post, I don't want anything for it.

nigel · Post by **nigel** » Thu Nov 17, 11 11:02 am

vipergts wrote:Lovely looking car...love the colour

Notice you also have an SL55.......My woman has one of them too. Stonking value and they sound so angry

Had the SL55 about 2 years now, thinking of a change, but it's had to think of another car which could replace it

Jules · Post by **Jules** » Thu Nov 17, 11 3:14 pm

PM'd

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Thu Nov 17, 11 3:50 pm

Good work.

The overheating problem in traffic is something i have had with many cars over the years,and puts me off owning others to be honest.I must give that Fan blower a go in future.

nigel · Post by **nigel** » Thu Nov 17, 11 5:12 pm

Jules wrote:PM'd

reply sent

R.RUNNER · Post by **R.RUNNER** » Thu Nov 17, 11 6:44 pm

Is this one of "TONY OH`s" imports????

Looking good