onelapduster
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Your build is exactly what I am shooting for. Thank you for doing all the hard work. LOL, but really, I am stoked to see that the builds on Dusters has exploded in the past decade. It is a good time to be an A Body owner.
good progress for sure. looks way better to me :thumblef:
Let us know how you set up your clutch pedal spring(linkage) with that diaphragm style clutch
Alright, next installment. Wiring hell.
I had a mechanical flex fan and the stock skinny fan belts on my 340 to start out with. I quickly found that no matter how I shimmed the pulley's or how tight I made the belt I would toss it whenever I really stabbed the throttle. Probably because of the stupid flex fan grabbing a tremendous amount of air. Not good! I was also having a hard time warming the car up and keeping it at temperature, the combination of flex fan, 26" aluminum radiator, and high flow water pump was actually cooling the car TOO well.
So, I bought a March serpentine conversion with alternator bracket, and upgraded to a 100amp Tuff Stuff alternator to handle the load from my new electric set up. Goldduster318 was kind enough to post up his conversion to dual electric fans using a set up from a Contour, so I did a little research and decided that was the way to go!
The fans come courtesy of a 1995-2000 Ford Contour. Dual electric fans, high and low speed, with a shroud that just about fit my 26" Champion radiator like it was made for it. To get it mounted I added a couple of 1/8" by 2" aluminum bar, and used the original mounting brackets on the fan.
I bought the fans new (Dorman 620-104), but hit the local PickNPull and picked up a spare set up that had the complete harness still attached. The entire set up is routed through a Dakota Digital controller, PAC-2750. It lets you program all the on/off temps, uses my autometer water temp gauge sending unit, and even allows me to program the fans to run after shut down for up to 5 minutes (and kills the fans if the battery gets low).
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dak-pac-2750/overview/
I did have to buy an extra relay for the dual fan set up http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dak-rly3/overview/
Followed by what I like to do LEAST, I wired this whole set up, along with finishing my battery cut off switch and relay to finally complete my battery to trunk relocation. I had been driving the car, just not with the cut off.
Anyway, the final product. Pulley's installed, no more belt throwing. Fan installed with 180* thermostat. No more flex fan, more horsepower, and shorter warm up times.
Special thanks to goldduster318, he made up an AWESOME pdf presentation about how to set up the whole fan installation and wiring. :thumbup:
And just as a bonus, the diagram I made up for my battery relocation, cut off, and relay...
Can you give me info on the pulleys and belt you used, part numbers, how/where to buy for my Dart? Really like the set up. I finally got the electric fan installed but need to have my alternator beefed up to handle extra electrical needs.
Regards;
Gary
Don't know how I missed this thread, but from reading your posts on other threads it isn't hard to tell you know your Mopars....so when I saw it was yours I knew I better check it out.
No disappointment....lots of great ideas and info.
Best dash mod ever!.....and it looks factory.
Mopar to ya'
Denny
Special thanks to goldduster318, he made up an AWESOME pdf presentation about how to set up the whole fan installation and wiring.
I'm saving this thread .... can somebody post a link to that pdf file ... I plan on doing this very install .... thanks for doing the hard work .... DTM
Pm me your email address and I'll mail it to you, don't think its hosted online anywhere.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wdvxqfd1tnhcpy3/Electric Fan 26in Radiator.pdf?dl=0
My pleasure. Once I figured it out I just had to share it. I think each person has done something a bit differently for mounting the actual fan shroud but overall, it works amazing.
72bluNblu will get to help me out when it comes time for my 18's...which will be after I get the remaining Hotchkis parts installed, new driveshaft, and the EFI. So...hopefully this year.
awesome build, i'm impressed! us big wheel hates will probably learn to embrace them as time goes on, and supply of 14's and 15's dry up! LOL
my 3500 ram, 1995 vintage, its hard to find decent used 16's for it..... tight ***, run used tires on truck till bald, then run them on stock trailer till they blow..... LOL really!!!
Hey there he is! Yeah that PDF is awesome. I did a couple things a little different, but only because I was able to look at the diagrams and get a MUCH better idea of what I was doing.
18's!!! Don't tell the big wheel haters! rotest:
But yeah, I'd love return the favor and help out all I can. :thumbup: