Viscous fan package?
I started all this by changing my Frankenstein belt set up to a 70 up on my 69 cuda. I went from the cast 69 water pump to the 71 aluminum pump and lost about an inch of clearance to the radiator there.
Since my old radiator was a b body unit and leaking, and the bottom hose changed sides with the new water pump, I bought a cold case radiator. The radiator is very well made, but looks to be a 1/2 or so thicker than the stock one. I had to buy the Hayden 2947 to make up for the lost room. I am running a 7 blade fan off a dodge truck.
Since I am too cheap to buy an OEM fan shroud ( and according to my wife massively over budget already) I made one from two top halves of a 90s Ford Explorer. Fits nicely, and the best part is it can be installed in two pieces which is really nice for fooling with the (swear word) bolts on the fan clutch. Bad news is if was being paid by the hour, my shroud would probably cost as much as a minivan.
I started all this by changing my Frankenstein belt set up to a 70 up on my 69 cuda. I went from the cast 69 water pump to the 71 aluminum pump and lost about an inch of clearance to the radiator there.
Since my old radiator was a b body unit and leaking, and the bottom hose changed sides with the new water pump, I bought a cold case radiator. The radiator is very well made, but looks to be a 1/2 or so thicker than the stock one. I had to buy the Hayden 2947 to make up for the lost room. I am running a 7 blade fan off a dodge truck.
Since I am too cheap to buy an OEM fan shroud ( and according to my wife massively over budget already) I made one from two top halves of a 90s Ford Explorer. Fits nicely, and the best part is it can be installed in two pieces which is really nice for fooling with the (swear word) bolts on the fan clutch. Bad news is if was being paid by the hour, my shroud would probably cost as much as a minivan.
