anakilat

I've got a 1980 Euro (non S) and blew the rear bearing in the fan mount a couple weeks ago. It did enough damage that I decided to trash the whole unit and go electric. I pulled the fans/shroud from a 95 Mystique and bought the TorqFlo electric fan thermostat kit.
I have looked at a couple of places to mount the relay ahead of the radiator to get it out of the "heat box" but I'd like to see how others have routed the wiring before I make things permanent. Can anyone share some photos or notes of their installation?

jpitman2

Run a fused lead off the hot post in the engine bay to a relay wherever you can put it. Sounds like you are leaving the std fan in front of the A/C condenser? If not doing that, use the std sensor and relay, pick up the leads that went to the old fan. I have a dual 11" SPAL set up, with one fan firing off the std relay, and the second relay fired off the first fan. I also replaced the original stock fan relay , as it tended to get quite hot after some use.
jp 83 Euro S AT 55k

jwillman

i did this last year.

I used a Hayden dual fan controller from ORiellys. Controlls both fans seperately with seperate fuses. Works well. Still have my AC fan in running off the car circuit.

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...success-2.html

mnotz

This is a total nerd/geek hack solution, but it's working out incredibly well on my little drift/auto-x toy - it's a 12V dual output PID with a thermocouple in the coolant path that controls two relays for two electric fans in the car. They are programmed to turn on/off at different temperature ranges and I can change those settings "on the fly" with just a few buttons for lower/higher goal temps.

danglerb

Nice shifter ****.

+1 on the thats overkill for turning a fan on and off.

UncleMaz

Cosworth?

mnotz

No, not a Cosworth unfortunately - it's an 8V but with quite a few goodies under the hood (Cam, exhaust, P&P heads, MS EFI and ITB's almost ready to drop in), and in the suspension. It's a fun little car. It's not crazy fast but handles amazingly well. Sorry for the quick hijack. Posted links to pics instead of pics to not intrude too much

Pic 1 Pic 2 (Pics were before the new seats / harnesses)

anakilat

I'm leaving the AC fan installed even though the compressor is out right now. Eventually I'll get the AC working again. Jim, I looked up the Hayden dual controller and I'll swap the TorqFlo for that one.

I do like that gauge cluster but definitely overkill for the stage I'm at right now. But a grand idea for future upgrades.

I was really looking for some photos of the actual wiring installation. I want this to look professional and I don't mind giving someone else credit for a job well done.

jwillman

I will post some pics of my set up this weekend.

SMTCapeCod

Fibber! hahah