Interesting update on "crappy" repro fan shrouds

That sucks!

Judging from your earlier photos, it appears you have a lot less fan to shroud clearance at the top than the bottom. Mine's fairly even with a good 1" clearance.

While I was repositioning my core relative to the side brackets, I soldered a small copper L-bracket to the top of the tank to support the top of the shroud. The top of the shroud rests on it. A single screw runs through the shroud and bracket. It's very firm and after some driving is holding up good. Except for the screw head, it's unnoticeable.