heating with headers? Options

[ottox914]

Planning to go with headers on the 914. I live up in northern WI, and the teener is an auto cross tool, not a daily driver, but for the long drives to the events, SOME heat is needed. Here are a couple ideas I had, anyone have other ideas or refinements?

1) use a sandwich plate oil cooler adapter to get oil flow from the engine, and run an oil line, ( ? what kind of hose or tube) up and back down each side in the rocker area, and use the existing air flow off the fan shroud to provide some flow into the car. With this method, nearly all of the factory system, less the heat exchagers, is intact and working as normal. If Porsche used a "trombone" system to cool the 911's, why can't it work to heat a 914?

2) run oil lines up the right side along the inside of the rocker panel, up under the dash, add a small radiator, wire in a fan on a switch, add a valve in the oil line to turn flow off in july when I don't need it, and have heat this way.

3) find electric blankets at garage sales, and spend 30 bucks for a cigarette lighter converter to 12v and wrap up for the drive over, be a little cool for the event, and wrap up for the drive home.

4) move to a warmer area.

thanks for any ideas or thoughts.

David Parsons
ottox914

[iamchappy]

David, I am a David also or better known in these parts as Iamchappy, I grew up in St. Louis Park, here is a link to the heater:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/sto...tegoryId=155625

The heater worked great for me last fall, I used it many times when the temps were in the 20's and the last time I used it there was light snow falling. It extended my fun runs, without it the car would of been stored away.
I only have it on when the car is running and the alternator appears to keep up, you can always turn it off for a few minutes at a time to help recharge the battery. It does throw decent heat.
I have always been comfortable but your not going to cook, I was able to wear a tee shirt in the car when it was cold outside.
It is connected to the battery I have a fuse block that I mounted in the engine bay that I connect it to. It comes with about 10ft of heavy fused wire wired into it, I cut the wires and added electrical lamp plugs to the and marked the ends +- for quick connect and disconnect.
I am using an extra ashtray that I had, and am mounting it to that for easy pop in or out. You can swivel to throw heat to the windscreen or to yourself. It is definitely worth 50 bucks.
I tried fabricating something around the headers but was unsuccessful in my attempt but still think it can be done.