Fan not centered with center of radiator

[mrs49]

Ok don't laugh too hard but I got my fan and radiator installed and the fan is not centered with the center of the radiator, is this correct. I did some measuring and the edge of fan blade is about 3 in from the outer edge of the radiator on the driver's side and about 1 3/4 on the passenger side. I currently do not a shroud but the pictures of a v8 shroud show ds wider than ps.
Sorry for all the dumb questions lately but it been almost 40 yrs since I worked on any mopars

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Don't know what you have, but early A's (64) have different radiator supports for /6 and 8 cars. The 6 supports are offset to the drivers side. The sheet medal on the passenger side of the support can be cut from an 8 car and grafted into the 6 car to center the opening to use the V8 radiator. Next time you have your car slap apart.

 

[trapster]

No, early V8s ('69 and earlier) had the lower radiator fitting on the left. In 1970 and later it moved to the right.

 

[Professor Fate]

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Yup, exactly as I said. V8 has the lower hose on the left.

 

[trapster]

Yup, exactly as I said. V8 has the lower hose on the left.

Never mind my brain was associating the drivers side with the right and not the correct way.

 

[ProjectBazza]

Nope. They keep the same offset to the right. It is TIGHT on the right side. They had to move the steering box to a frame rail mount (no room for it on the K frame) and run a remote oil filter setup on the small blocks to make room for everything. Then try throwing clutch linkage in there, too...

And here I had almost forgotten what a friggin' nightmare that RH side is.

Thanks a lot!

 

[Swinger 340]

Nope. They keep the same offset to the right. It is TIGHT on the right side. They had to move the steering box to a frame rail mount (no room for it on the K frame) and run a remote oil filter setup on the small blocks to make room for everything. Then try throwing clutch linkage in there, too...

I just checked my 69' and the clutch is 1.5 inches from the fins and the side offset is 1/2" on the left and 2" on the right. Note: being not an AC car, you don't want a Thermal clutch, but a non thermal one so only to rotate at idle and not by the heat of the motor.