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#242456 - 23/11/2004 23:17 Supra mods
pca
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
Well, today Rob and I finished the post-run-in service of the rebuild supra. It now goes like a rocket, sounds amazing, doesn't overheat, and drinks fuel

I even customised it with the addition of a specially designed and manufactured Thermal Management Switch Control Housing Unit (TMSCHU, or fan switch). We replaced the viscous fan with some electric ones, and rather than buy a special thermoswitch for the thing, I decided it was more fun to machine up an adaptor to take a standard one. So now he has a mysterious shiny bit in the upper radiator hose he can show off to other boy racers!

pca


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241613-widget1.JPG (156 downloads)

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#242457 - 23/11/2004 23:24 Re: Supra mods [Re: pca]
lastdan
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Registered: 31/05/2002
Posts: 352
Loc: santa cruz,ca
are you running power though the fan sender (switch) or triggering a relay with it?
whaler makes a 2 pin switch for mid80's vw that fires at 82c, and off at ~76c. imho it's the best switch.
quick to fail if it's powering the fan(s) directly.

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#242458 - 24/11/2004 06:35 Re: Supra mods [Re: pca]
schofiel
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Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
So where's the Supra Rebuild site, complete with photos, videos and pithy comments then, Rob?
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#242459 - 24/11/2004 12:06 Re: Supra mods [Re: lastdan]
pca
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
The switch is driving a relay.

pca
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#242460 - 24/11/2004 19:22 Re: Supra mods [Re: schofiel]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Quote:
So where's the Supra Rebuild site, complete with photos, videos and pithy comments then, Rob?


There are a lot of photos to sort! I'll try to get to it soon.

Here's the adapter widget that the lathemeister knocked up:



Rob


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#242461 - 24/11/2004 19:26 Re: Supra mods [Re: rob]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
What appears to be the other side of that is attached to his original post.
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#242462 - 24/11/2004 19:30 Re: Supra mods [Re: wfaulk]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Actually the same side, but with the switch fitted. But I didn't notice it. Damn.

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#242463 - 24/11/2004 20:16 Re: Supra mods [Re: rob]
pca
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
You know, if I'd machined it from dry ice I'd be a CO2 lather.

pca
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#242464 - 24/11/2004 21:37 Re: Supra mods [Re: pca]
webroach
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Registered: 23/07/2003
Posts: 869
Loc: Colorado
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You know, if I'd machined it from dry ice I'd be a CO2 lather.


LMFAO.
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