My monkey.. er.. wife... is concerned about the sidecar being a bit of an oven during the warm summer months. Has anyone added an air vent to their tub? I'm thinking of somthing like a forward facing scoop with a cable-controlled damper. I was originally looking at mounting it under the nose of the tub, but I fear a strong left-hander might dive the nose and scrape the scoop off. Thinking now of putting it in the sidewall of the nose on the cycle side, away from the running light. Should be forward enough that exhaust won't be an issue.
Anyway, I ramble. does anyone have thoughts on an air vent in the tub?
Our Hannigan Astro Sport came with a vent, located on the cycle side of the car. My wife really appreciates it when the weather is hot. We also have a fan mounted inside the car, on the left side, but it only recirculates air inside the tub and doesn't draw from outside. It helps some when sitting in traffic in hot weather, but is not a major comfort addition. I would definitely go with the vent, however.
Best,
GTRider
My Champion Escort has a screened hole with a screw in cover in the floor, it is maybe 4 or 5 inches in diameter, Napoleon, our Dachshund really likes it as my wife doesn't like him hanging over the outboard side too much.
Doc
My Friendship 3 also has a screened vent about 4 inches in diameter with a bung to close it.
My old Milray had a couple of those vents from a Vetter Fairing. You can still get them from http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/Online_Store/Replacement_Parts/Details.html#Anchor-Original-46384
Just cut a 3 1/4 inch hole with a hole saw where you want it and snap it in. Can be rotated for best flow. I think the price is per pair, but I'm not sure. Also works as a small skylight in the nose to help find stuff you drop. 🙂
Funny,....I started reading this thread and immidiately thought of those vetter vents,..scroll down and Mike even has a picture of it ,.. they worked great on the old goldwings, it should work well for your car,..cheers crawf.
Thanks all for your quick replies! Yes, those Vetter vents sure look like a great product. I think I'll get a set for the windscreen in the hack and the windscreen on the tug. But I also think I'm going to continue to look for a cable operated vent/scoop for the hack's nose. Something she can control from the chair, lets in an adjustable amount of air without letting in bugs or rain. I like the idea of it being clear, but our dog is about 40 pounds. I doubt he would shimmy up there for a look see, but maybe! A fan is also a good idea. Prolly something from a boat or RV supply store should do the trick. Might even hook up a chair pad that has tubing for ice water.
Yes Mike, Happiness is A full tank and an empty bladder. But don't forget that you also need a contented monkey!! 😀
go to a truck junk yard and get a drivers side door vent from a pete or kw cabover, a cowl vent from a early chevy pick up works too, have used both, work excellent, minimal work to install, try L&L truck parts for new pickup cowl vent.
Boat vents are good.
Thanks for posting that link for Vetter air vents. I have often thought of adding a cowl vent from a vintage Chevy pickup truck onto the hack of my Ural. Means some body work to do it though, but I am very lazy since retiring and have put off ever doing such. Being lazy is actually quite an effort thsee days. I tried to replace my water pump on my 1990 Nissan truck yesterday. When I hit the 3 hidden lower bolts on the water pump, I had to ask myself just why I was working that hard. Closed the hood up and decided I'd go back to being lazy until tomorrow and face them once again. The Vetter film clip on installation sure seems to make it an easy thing to install the vents into a shield. Again, thanks for the post link. When I decide to get off my lazy spell, I may well order a pair and install on my Ural.
Pat Huey - 4/9/2011 3:58 AM Thanks for posting that link for Vetter air vents. I have often thought of adding a cowl vent from a vintage Chevy pickup truck onto the hack of my Ural. Means some body work to do it though, but I am very lazy since retiring and have put off ever doing such. Being lazy is actually quite an effort thsee days. I tried to replace my water pump on my 1990 Nissan truck yesterday. When I hit the 3 hidden lower bolts on the water pump, I had to ask myself just why I was working that hard. Closed the hood up and decided I'd go back to being lazy until tomorrow and face them once again. The Vetter film clip on installation sure seems to make it an easy thing to install the vents into a shield. Again, thanks for the post link. When I decide to get off my lazy spell, I may well order a pair and install on my Ural.
Lazy is an art.
My grandfather used to say he would always assign the hardest tasks to his laziest employee, because they will always find an easier way to do the job.
Wife to retiree: "What did you do today?
Retiree: "Nuttin"
Wife: "That's what you did yesterday!"
Retiree: "I wasn't done yet."
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