What I was thinking of was more of the way you would "design" the engine compartment if Alfa Romeo asked you to do it. You are the one working on the motor, you are the one placing the componentry for ease of service, you are the one showing off your work. While restoring a car to showroom condition will require everything as it was from the factory, those who race their cars or those who simply want their car to be "their's", perhaps would try to improve on what Alfa has given them. I have seen pictures of some engine compartments (Gary Williams' in particular) that are works of art. I am just curious about what and why they did what they did.
Fish eye lenses makes it look high, but actually it clears the bonnet by 5mm. Wanted to get the catch tank as high as possible, but the bulkhead was a no go.
No, still the mechanical fan. Did consider an electric fan but was advised against it (would be less reliable I was told).
Agreed Gary. I have noticed however that the thermoswitches can be bad...the first one I got failed almost immediately. The second seems to be fine. One thing I don't miss is the throbbing/droning sound coming from the engine driven fan now that it's been removed...plus it freed up a couple of horsepower! I just keep a regular eye on the temp gauge.
