DIY Fake Air Conditioning for long trips in racecar
Well shortly I'll be making the 8 hour drive to Kentucky for Import Alliance. My car though has no AC as I pulled it for my tuck... I'm taking my GF this year and so we, yes I let her do this DIY with me, made a poor man's AC. They say on average it is good for around 6 hours. So I can easily make a quick stop at any gas station and buy more ice and keep it going.
So here is what I'm using. 5 gallon bucket, 5 gallon styrofoam liner, 2" PVC Couplers (x3) 2" Hole Saw, Drill, Mini fan and silicone sealant.
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First off, make sure you cutter is same size and coupler
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Then cut out 3 holes in your bucket
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Test fit.. should be tight fit
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Now place your liner in the bucket and cut out the Styrofoam
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Now test fit that
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Take your silicone and go around all the piping pieces to a make a air tight seal
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Now trace out your fan onto the Styrofoam
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test fit fan
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Now cut smaller hole for fan to fit in top lid
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test fit and make adjustments as needed
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Boom you're done. I plan on running a frozen milk jug of water inside the styrofoam. But you can use anything you want. A bag of ice will work just fine. The milk jug will just be easier to contain the water once it melts. :thumbsup:
I have a lazer thermometer I will test this out on a hotter day. But we put it in the backseat and sat in the garage with it on and you could definitely tell a difference. Obviously not perfect like the factory AC but when you have none anything is better than nothing.