The Great Pumpkin - '71 Duster

So the Hayden 18" fan I ordered last week didn't fit the OE 22" shroud opening, just slightly too big. I'm pissed off now with this stupid clutch fan. I was trying not to make things more complicated by going to an electric fan but figuring out how all these components need to fit together has become a total clusterf*ck. I've ruined a good shroud and smashed up the fins on my brand new radiator wrestling with parts that wouldn't fit. Not sure what I'm going to do at this point. I may end up getting an electric fan anyway or have a custom shroud made. Either way, I'm not happy. I'm regretting this radiator a little with all it's fitment problems. Live and and learn.

On a better note, I finally figured out a way to mount the shifter though I admit it kicked my *** for a bit. At this point, the original aluminum riser box things' mounting feet were gone so it's just a rectangular box with an open bottom. I made some L brackets out of 2" flat stock that bolt to the floor inside the box. To attach the box to the brackets, I used speed nuts slid over the tops of the L brackets and ran bolts through the front and rear walls of the box. Hopefully it won't rip out of the floor at 7,000 rpm. :neutral:

The shifter is kind of the fulcrum of the inside. I needed to get it in place to clear the way for the rest of the wiring and the carpet. Happy to check that project off the list.

Not much in the way of pics this time.

More to come.