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Offline 4Cruizn

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Summer heat and your ebody?
« on: July 24, 2012 - 12:29:05 PM »
Now I don't know about everyone but both of my cars have been sitting as the summer heat has been brutal.  I have been focused on jet skis, power boat and the in ground pool.  Other than that, been inside.   What about you?   :dunno:




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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2012 - 12:51:31 PM »
Boy do I ever feel left out of this one...  I have no ebody, no jetskis, no power boat, and no pool...

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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2012 - 01:11:47 PM »
Boy do I ever feel left out of this one...  I have no ebody, no jetskis, no power boat, and no pool...

SadViperOnlyMan....  :)

I have not had mine out yet for a few reasons, and the heat would be on for sure.  Black interior, no air adn litte insulation = way too HOT!!!

 
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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2012 - 01:16:00 PM »
I've come to terms with the fact I enjoy working on the car more than I enjoy actually driving it.  Although it has been so hot that I won't bother going out into the garage to work on it.

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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2012 - 02:58:27 PM »
I drive the Beast every summer weekend. It was over 100* here a few weekends ago and myself and my car club group went to a cruise that was about 15 miles one way. It was hot inside the car, but not intolerable. The car never went over 210*. It is uncomfortable in that kind of heat, but I don't think it does any harm to the car....    :2thumbs:
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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2012 - 06:07:27 PM »
Well ok, I would be driving her in the heat if I could!  :crying:  ::) but then I like the heat.Sure it does get a little uncomfortable but as long as you stay out of traffic and keep moving it`s fine.
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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2012 - 06:29:48 PM »
When I do a 3rd gen Hemi conversion, my car will get an A/C retrofit. It's too miserable driving in the heat/humidity, with a/c..I'd be running many more miles on it.
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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2012 - 06:55:51 PM »
I drive mine in the heat no problem. Then again us Canadians are tougher than most!  :aarg: :stirpot:  :roflsmiley:

Just kidding, I have been researching A/C for my car too......  :grinyes:  Funny the older I get the less tolerance for the heat and humidity I have?  :dunno:  I agree black vinyl seats are no fun when it's hot. One great thing with non ac e-bodys is the fresh air vents they do work REALLY well as long as you are moving!  :2thumbs:  I'm looking for an A/C system/kit that will let me keep them.
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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2012 - 07:02:32 PM »
With the heat from my headers, even though they are ceramic coated...It plain stinks in 90+ heat.

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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2012 - 07:22:36 PM »
When mine was on the road I drove it every day. It was really hot and humid a lot but I didn't care. I feel so much better in my no ac challenger than I do any other car

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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2012 - 08:33:57 PM »
Triple black 90 plus here everyday and I drive it anyway, helps to have a trans cooler,and an oil cooler,also as much aluminum as possible :popcorn: :cheers: :bigshades:

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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2012 - 09:02:26 PM »
I would be driving mine but need a near rear pumpkin as I had trouble a few months back and may or may not be ruined but need another one to put in an rebuild mine for a spare , but all my money is tied up in restoring my cj7 which is almost done , then the challenger gets the money
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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2012 - 09:11:05 PM »
I usually drive mine all year, but the mid atlantic summer heat & humidity can be brutal. It really doesn't matter with my car as it doesn't have A/C. A nice breeze works for me, but I do curb back long drives when it's mid-upper 90's like the season before last when I drove the Challenger from VA to Carlisle. Just a bit too warm for me!  :smokin:

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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2012 - 10:35:00 PM »
My car has been apart for 7 years or so and has had two engines in the last 6 weeks, been 90 and humid here and I am driving it. Just happy to have it back together.

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Re: Summer heat and your ebody?
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2012 - 11:11:30 PM »
 Mine's pretty much sitting till September. I can get out in the morning and back by 11am or so and it's not too bad. (It's a dry heat don't ya know  :lol:)  However a hot car parked in the garage gets it upto around 100  inside. Not good for the resident mousers.

 Anyways,  having a naturally ventilated Challenger, I've always wondered how well the original A/C actually worked in these cars?