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Malcolm · 01-25-05, 06:14 AM

I bought the AC kit to fit on my GTD when I got it in 1990. Never fitted it and sold it on a few years later. My car started life as a road car, is now a dedicated competition car but my ambition is to compete in something else at some point and then convert my GTD back to road use. I will not be fitting AC then.

FWIW I have had both extremes of weather. Once I got caught in traffic on the M25 (London orbital motorway) on a blazing hot day. My girlfreind at the time really suffered and we used wet towels to cool her off (hee hee) but I also opened the door when at slow speeds to change the air. It was a really hot day. That was also the day when James Shaw got fed up with the heat in his car and took a saw to the door tops and cut them clean off. He then made them work as clip on door tops so he could run as a T car when hot enough. You can see this car in the GTD club re release of our Nurburgring DVD.

The other extreme was when th club visited the Isle of Man and on the first morning of competition we woke up to snow and ice. The cars had been outside all night so were covered. Those with AC did clear their screens quicker but those without also succeeded but it just took a little longer.

I have also removed my heating assembly from under the dash to save wieght. I won't be putting that back either.

To change my heating situation in the cabin I have two nostril sections. One deep throat sngle nostril which stops air from the rad coming to the cabin. The other is the twin nostril panel which allows air under it into the cabin. This is a nice source of hot air when needed.

It is worth connecting your eyeball outlets on the dash to a fresh air source directly. I have also run with the windows taken off. That is real nice. One guy did use just velcro to hold his windows on so he could quickly remove them as needed. Short legs so the windows fitted in behind his seat when off the car.

Carry a spare T shirt to change into upon arrival at your destination but if in competition and you are in a 3 layer Nomex suit with nomex underwear and with gloves balaclava and helmet, keep drinking your water and you won't notice the heat as you are having such a ball driving at speed that a little heat doesn't hurt at all!

01-25-05, 06:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
Malcolm Malcolm Gold Supporter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Surrey, UK GT40: GTD Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 31	Re: race car replica I bought the AC kit to fit on my GTD when I got it in 1990. Never fitted it and sold it on a few years later. My car started life as a road car, is now a dedicated competition car but my ambition is to compete in something else at some point and then convert my GTD back to road use. I will not be fitting AC then. FWIW I have had both extremes of weather. Once I got caught in traffic on the M25 (London orbital motorway) on a blazing hot day. My girlfreind at the time really suffered and we used wet towels to cool her off (hee hee) but I also opened the door when at slow speeds to change the air. It was a really hot day. That was also the day when James Shaw got fed up with the heat in his car and took a saw to the door tops and cut them clean off. He then made them work as clip on door tops so he could run as a T car when hot enough. You can see this car in the GTD club re release of our Nurburgring DVD. The other extreme was when th club visited the Isle of Man and on the first morning of competition we woke up to snow and ice. The cars had been outside all night so were covered. Those with AC did clear their screens quicker but those without also succeeded but it just took a little longer. I have also removed my heating assembly from under the dash to save wieght. I won't be putting that back either. To change my heating situation in the cabin I have two nostril sections. One deep throat sngle nostril which stops air from the rad coming to the cabin. The other is the twin nostril panel which allows air under it into the cabin. This is a nice source of hot air when needed. It is worth connecting your eyeball outlets on the dash to a fresh air source directly. I have also run with the windows taken off. That is real nice. One guy did use just velcro to hold his windows on so he could quickly remove them as needed. Short legs so the windows fitted in behind his seat when off the car. Carry a spare T shirt to change into upon arrival at your destination but if in competition and you are in a 3 layer Nomex suit with nomex underwear and with gloves balaclava and helmet, keep drinking your water and you won't notice the heat as you are having such a ball driving at speed that a little heat doesn't hurt at all!