Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Rear-mount radiators look cool… but getting air to them? That’s another story.
In this episode, we tackle one of the biggest challenges of our Karmann Ghia drift build: airflow. With the radiator mounted in the back, we had to get creative — so we built custom vents and ducting to force cool air through the system. It might be the dumbest way to cool a car... but somehow, it works.
💨 Custom air intake vents
🛠️ Sheet metal fabrication + airflow theory
📐 Rear-mount radiator cooling setup
🔥 Chaos, precision, and a little bit of desperation
Will it work on track? Who knows. But we built it, and it looks wild.
#DriftCar #RearRadiator #CustomBuild #Airflow #Fabrication #CoolingSystem #KarmannGhia #DriftBuild #Metalwork #CustomIntake #RacecarEngineering
OUR PATREON!: patreon.com/cruciblecoachworks
Check out @eastwoodco welders, plasma cutters and more here: glnk.io/6xmyz/crucible-coachworks7ch
Ryan's Metalshaping Classes: eastwood.com/metal-shaping-by-ryan-krause
Merch: cruciblecoachworks.com
Porsche 944 07K Swap Kit can be found at boostbrothersgarage.com
Strong Hand Tools Welding Table: stronghandtools.com/products/td5-4848q-f3?srsltid=AfmBOooGP7MTwHopW4ssbhiROhOn2Erszhm7-IF1fYet-xbB2M8Tvl5C
What we use:
ASUS ProArt P16 Laptops - asus.com/us/laptops/for-creators/proart/proart-p16-h7606
Rear-mount radiators look cool… but getting air to them? That’s another story.
In this episode, we tackle one of the biggest challenges of our Karmann Ghia drift build: airflow. With the radiator mounted in the back, we had to get creative — so we built custom vents and ducting to force cool air through the system. It might be the dumbest way to cool a car... but somehow, it works.
💨 Custom air intake vents
🛠️ Sheet metal fabrication + airflow theory
📐 Rear-mount radiator cooling setup
🔥 Chaos, precision, and a little bit of desperation
Will it work on track? Who knows. But we built it, and it looks wild.
#DriftCar #RearRadiator #CustomBuild #Airflow #Fabrication #CoolingSystem #KarmannGhia #DriftBuild #Metalwork #CustomIntake #RacecarEngineering
OUR PATREON!: patreon.com/cruciblecoachworks
Check out @eastwoodco welders, plasma cutters and more here: glnk.io/6xmyz/crucible-coachworks7ch
Ryan's Metalshaping Classes: eastwood.com/metal-shaping-by-ryan-krause
Merch: cruciblecoachworks.com
Porsche 944 07K Swap Kit can be found at boostbrothersgarage.com
Strong Hand Tools Welding Table: stronghandtools.com/products/td5-4848q-f3?srsltid=AfmBOooGP7MTwHopW4ssbhiROhOn2Erszhm7-IF1fYet-xbB2M8Tvl5C
What we use:
ASUS ProArt P16 Laptops - asus.com/us/laptops/for-creators/proart/proart-p16-h7606
