63 Dodge Dart, now let me see;)

Hi my fellow moparians :lol:

I was test fitting my radiator, looks like I'll be going with manual steering for sure, the p/s pulley wouldn't work, or I couldn't make it work. IT's going to take a 1/2" spacer. Are all spacers to fit the bolt pattern on the pump? Most of them also come with fine thread bolts which is no biggy. Oh, I also tried the trick where you pull the engine/trans back, didn't move any and the bolts are loose. I'm wanting to fabricate a fan shroud, I want air pulled through that radiator and I mean suck it through like a vacuum cleaner! The fan that is shown it what was on the '75 Plymouth duster, mine had the little four blade. or any suggestions on a lighter fan?

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Oh Boy, that solid mount 7 blade is going to sound like an airplane propeller cutting the air above 2000 rpm. Had one of those on a '74 Dart Slant 6 With AC (automatic car) and had the factory 6 cyl shroud too. It's going to be noisy, but it will move the air. A 7 blade clutch fan to fit the application will cure all that noise.

If it makes too much noise, just shift up a gear and slow that engine down > pull her around with that good low end torque.


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