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I ordered some piping

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This is a mix of cleaned old pipes and new stuff too

 

 

The job is to recreate the piping routes going to the dash vents

Old pictures: oh god 

 

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I started with the easy side, left side

 

 

 

 

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Left side:

This came out better looking after cleaning

 

 

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And that box is in it's tight, awkward place

 

 

 

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I have to go from a 4'' diameter tube to a 3.5'' diameter to go in the front fan. Originally there was some sort of a joining steel bracket to to this, but it's in dust now

 

 

My new tubes

 

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Luckily, I found this reducer at the local hardware store

 

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Big diameter tube installed, with bracket on the inner wing holding it

 

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And smaller diameter tube installed, going to the big fan

 

 

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Clipped on the face vents just for fun. Now the heating/ventilation system is complete!

 

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Why does it have that under bonnet fan ? is there no room for the normal one on a LHD mini ?

 

My LHD MPI mini have a normal one but it's plastic, two speeds and does sit a bit weird, low down because ot the massive bar for the brakes that run along the bulkhead.

Edited by pete l, 20 December 2018 - 01:57 PM.

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Why does it have that under bonnet fan ? is there no room for the normal one on a LHD mini ?

 

My LHD MPI mini have a normal one but it's plastic, two speeds and does sit a bit weird, low down because ot the massive bar for the brakes that run along the bulkhead.

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I don't know! Winter maybe? One upside I can think of is that it can blow fresh air form outside to the right side dash vent.

[Syma]

Left side:

This came out better looking after cleaning

 

 

Where did you get that foam ring from? I couldn't find it so I had to make my own.

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Left side:

This came out better looking after cleaning

 

Where did you get that foam ring from? I couldn't find it so I had to make my own.

 

 

Somerford Mini tells to buy the same ring as the dash vent to bulkhead ones. It fits but needs a little stretching

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Got my old battery back, it still holds charge well after being forgotten for 10 years (!?!?). Anyway, it will be good to test electrical stuff.