DIY Heaterbox

[nando]

They actually need less then .5 amps.





I know it doesnt seem like the RIGHT way to go about heating a car. But for anyone else who wants to talk shit please give me a reason why.

that right there should tell you why this won't work.

those fans might put out 25cfm after they go through the heater core. maybe, but most likely not. the stock one is probably closer to 500cfm (or more) at full tilt.

[10Toes]

I know it doesnt seem like the RIGHT way to go about heating a car. But for anyone else who wants to talk shit please give me a reason why.

[The Volta]

Just use one of these, it would be pretty ballin. I require more pics of your set up though, are those computer fans? I say let him do what he want's, it is his car. I do agree though that it is going to be harder the way you are doing it, but whatev.

[Stanley Rockefeller]

It may be easier to just have long wire leads, assuming you are going to use the 30amp power from the cig lighter, and just make it so that you can move the heater box from place to place.... Need heat on your feet, put it on under your legs. Heat for your face you could set it above the cluster on the dash. Defrost, just turn it around!

let me know what you think!

Too complicated! I say why not have several fans placed thru the interior (one to the dash, one to the footwell, and one for the dash vents).

clearly, this is the best idea out there.

Kudos to the OP for being so smrt to thinking outside the (heater) box ;)

[BDSax]

how about cause its fucking ghetto as fuck.

[Dude]

pretty sure those fans don't need 30 amps. lol. maybe 3 amps.

They actually need less then .5 amps.





I know it doesnt seem like the RIGHT way to go about heating a car. But for anyone else who wants to talk shit please give me a reason why.

[nando]

pretty sure those fans don't need 30 amps. lol. maybe 3 amps.

[Dude]

Its getting mounted in the stock location, but im guessing that was sarcasm

[Hick]

Ill be running ducting to each footwell, one of the center vents, and also one up to the windshield.

It may be easier to just have long wire leads, assuming you are going to use the 30amp power from the cig lighter, and just make it so that you can move the heater box from place to place.... Need heat on your feet, put it on under your legs. Heat for your face you could set it above the cluster on the dash. Defrost, just turn it around!

let me know what you think!

[Dude]

i wanna see you do a motor swap.

ok

[nando]

I have to ask.. what's the unrestricted rating of those computer fans? 100 CFM?

[BDSax]

i wanna see you do a motor swap.

[Dude]

How do you plan to use this to defrost a windshield, for example?

Ill be running ducting to each footwell, one of the center vents, and also one up to the windshield.

+1 for experimenting. i love experiments, especially when they don't cost a lot.

-1 for sad possible outcome of results, but if it doesn't work all that well you know the solution.

Thanks for the support. My theory is if I can get some heat into that lexan box, then blow some air out of it then my car will be warmer then having no heat.

this has a high likelihood of FAIL.. but I guess you are having fun at it :P

I'd have gone with the stock heater core. In my race car, there's no heater core but I do need some way of defogging the windshield in the rain. We thought about re-using a rear winshield defroster from a vert, but it's easier to just duct hot air from the trans tunnel area.

But you just left the stock unit in, my car came with NOTHING, no wiring no ducting no blower motor, no blower motor mount, no lines, no NOTHING.

[franco90]

[KillaCams]

Seems like your time would be better spent tackling useful projects, like cleaning up your wiring lol