In order to make the fan, I copied the Fun Life Crisis bloggers and took the window out, made a wood copy and then transferred the hardware from the window piece to the wood copy.
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Installing a Ventilation Fan
Installing a Ventilation Fan
The MaxxFan Delux was a game changer: highly recommend. Check out my links page for what I've bought for reviews.
Pro tip: Key features were usable in rain and a remote.
1. Took off the moon roof
1. Took off the moon roof
Quite easy with a quick youtube search
2. Made a wood copy
2. Made a wood copy
Took some time to sand down to fit. I swapped the hardware over to the wood copy.
3. Cut a 14'' square in the copy to drop the fan in
3. Cut a 14'' square in the copy to drop the fan in
Good tools are key, but you can rent many from Home Depot
4. Install MaxxAir Fan plastic fitting
4. Install MaxxAir Fan plastic fitting
The fan comes with everything (plastic pieces, hardware etc.) but I had to use some washers and hex nuts for this 1/4 '' wood piece
5. Drop Fan
5. Drop Fan
Following the instructions, I put a layer of silicon caulking in the same square shape to keep water out
6. Wire it up and enjoy
6. Wire it up and enjoy
Fan works incredibly well, totally worth every penny
IMG_7009.MOVQuick Video showing how I cut the moon roof's wood replacement (traced w/ pencil)
Doesn't Hurt to Check it fits before cutting the hole.
Hardware I used
Hardware I used
IMG_7064.MOVDrilling it in
Drilling it in
Finished Product
Finished Product
Spacers out of 2x4's to make the cargo carrier fit over the Fan
Spacers out of 2x4's to make the cargo carrier fit over the Fan
IMG_7084.MOVThe working Fan
The working Fan
My Earlier/First Attempt (Which Failed)
My Earlier/First Attempt (Which Failed)
This was the first fan I tried
This was the first fan I tried
Didn't work at all really. So I cut another hole you can see above, and dropped the big fan in there.
Cut a small exhaust hole
Cut a small exhaust hole
You can also see I swapped the hardware to the wood in this shot
Everything worked
Everything worked
Good test for fitting and electrical
IMG_5357.MOVThe first fan idea came after building this a/c cooler
The first fan idea came after building this a/c cooler
I thought I'd build this cooler fan to beat the heat.
Cool, but impractical
Cool, but impractical
Despite it working, I didn't like the size, and the cost of buying ice so I started to think of other fans like Rv's have.
Finished product of attempt 1
Finished product of attempt 1
I tried using the fan from the cooler project but it was useless, besides getting me prepared for the bigger fan project
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