[Steve91T]

Sometimes I like to reinvent the wheel, I don't know why.

So I hate being hot. Worst thing is wearing a helmet where I can't feel air on my face. I can't imagine what it's going to be like with a full racing suit. So my plan is to buy a G Force helmet with an air hose attachment and my wife can make a shirt with fish tank hose running through it.

I then want to mount a removable cooler of some sort in the car with a drain valve. I'm going to use the windshield washer pump as the water pump for the shirt.

So, another idea I have is instead of ducting air hot air from outside, I'm was thing I'd rather have cold air go through my helmet. I'm going to mount a small fan on the side of the cooler, pulling air from inside the car, through the cooler, then suffer through my helmet. I imagine sitting in the car staging, everyone else will be roasting, and i can flip a switch and be comfortable. I'm pretty sure I can make this whole set up for very little. I would image just a few lbs of ice and water would last the length of a race.

What do you guys use and how well do they work? What about weight?

[Blainefab]

The Cool Shirt line of products will do everything you want. I've put them in several cars, they are as light as possible, simple to install, and have not had to replace a pump yet.

http://www.ioportracing.com/Merchant2/merc...ategory_Code=CS

[Steve91T]

The Cool Shirt line of products will do everything you want. I've put them in several cars, they are as light as possible, simple to install, and have not had to replace a pump yet.

http://www.ioportracing.com/Merchant2/merc...ategory_Code=CS

I'm sure it's great stuff, but look at those price tags. I'm talking about something I could build for a tenth of the cost, and still work pretty well. Unfortunately the heaviest part if these cooling systems is the ice and water, and there's no way around that.

[CrashTestDummy]

The Cool Shirt line of products will do everything you want. I've put them in several cars, they are as light as possible, simple to install, and have not had to replace a pump yet.

http://www.ioportracing.com/Merchant2/merc...ategory_Code=CS

I'm sure it's great stuff, but look at those price tags. I'm talking about something I could build for a tenth of the cost, and still work pretty well. Unfortunately the heaviest part if these cooling systems is the ice and water, and there's no way around that.

Yeah, but what's your time worth? And then what's your time worth to troubleshoot? And when the thing doesn't work, you're still hauling all that extra weight around, wearing an extra layer of clothing.

I've looked and looked at the DIY coolshirts, especially the one the Spec Miata guy has posted up on the intarwebs, but haven't built one yet. I do have the quick disconnects, but may just bite the bullet and buy a Cool Shirt and then try to fab up a spare shirt, or two for my wife and I. I'm thinking that's where the economy can come in.

I'll spend my fabrication time working on the new front panels and duct work for the Dummy. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

But that's just me.