The Lost Art of the Sharpbuilt Shroud

[thundercow]

My 2004 Type IV Porsche 550 replica with a 2316cc motor cools really well with my Sharpbuilt Shroud, but the shroud is 12 years old and cracking apart. I have ordered a new one and will replace my old and cracking one, pictured below.

There are great posts on here about the Sharpbuilt Shroud--but the posts are old and nearly every installation picture has expired. Do any members have any pictures of the fitting and install of the Sharpbuilt shroud?

[Ol'fogasaurus]

If you drill the ends of the cracks then weld them up you might be able to keep it as a good backup piece.

[NextGen]

I Mike still around have not talked to him in years. He gave me great research info for my manual, by snail mail before the internet. I will look and see what I have.

[wreck]

use thin card to make templates for the intake port cut outs from your old shroud and transfer it to the new shroud , you can use the parts that go down beside the cylinders as guides for where to drill the holes in the main shroud .http://www.shoptalkforums.com/download/ ... w&id=18235

[thundercow]

Joe, he is indeed around. I got your book by the way I think from aircooled-dot-net. Very helpful.

I Mike still around have not talked to him in years. He gave me great research info for my manual, by snail mail before the internet. I will look and see what I have.

[thundercow]

Guys, please tell me I can install my new shroud without pulling my motor...

[damo99]

Guys, please tell me I can install my new shroud without pulling my motor...

depends how much room you have above the shroud , also witch shroud are you using from mike .
have you got the porsche style or the VW 36horse style .if you have the VW style
in a beetle or split bus you have to drop the motor ,don't know about the porsche shroud

[thundercow]

911 style. I can't imagine having better access than this--the entire rear of the car swings up out of the way:



Of course, I don't want to scratch the heck out of it putting the shroud in and out while fitting it.

[wreck]

Should not be an issue .I remove mine in a Split window ,with out a hatch , not a fun job for me but should be easy enough in a Spyder ,the Fan/alternator assembly looks like it is under the body slightly , I'd loosen it first,move it forward enough to clear the shroud then you should be able to remove the shroud straight up .

http://www.shoptalkforums.com/download/ ... w&id=18236

[NextGen]

I always liked the fact Mike Sharp figured how to keep the stock cooler in the stock location.

Never saw anyone else do that.

[creber1951]

I always liked the fact Mike Sharp figured how to keep the stock cooler in the stock location.

Never saw anyone else do that.

I have one of his on my 2733,but the thing always ran super hot oil temps with the cooler in the stock location.I used a sandwich plate under the filter, with an inbuilt thermostat, and mounted a stock Type4 cooler on a 25mm ally block behind the LHR wheel.I made a shroud to go round the cooler and piped air to it from a modified Bus rear heater fan-works real good now.

[creber1951]

I always liked the fact Mike Sharp figured how to keep the stock cooler in the stock location.

Never saw anyone else do that.

I have one of his on my 2733,but the thing always ran super hot oil temps with the cooler in the stock location.I used a sandwich plate under the filter, with an inbuilt thermostat, and mounted a stock Type4 cooler on a 25mm ally block behind the LHR wheel.I made a shroud to go round the cooler and piped air to it from a modified Bus rear heater fan-works real good now.The fan is controlled by the ECU.

[bj]

interesting fix/mod.

BJ