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01-07-2019 02:09 PM #46
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Been working on getting the fuel tank installed. I clean it up and painted it with Eastwood tank refinisher. The 69 year old tank looked brand new inside. I was amazed!
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01-07-2019 02:23 PM #47
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The tank was originally mounted to the left frame rail and to the spare tire well. Since I removed the spare tire well I can now center the tank and run the exhaust pipe down each side,
I made some brackets using a combination of original and bone pile stuff.
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01-07-2019 02:53 PM #48
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Nice work on mounting and cleaning/painting the tank!
.Ryan
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01-15-2019 08:41 PM #49
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Wow, that turned out nice !Seth
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01-22-2019 12:07 PM #50
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Working on getting the radiator and cooling fan sorted out. With a shroud I'm about 1/2" too wide. I can try mounting the fan on the inside of the shroud, mount the fan on the radiator and not use the shroud, or use a mechanical fan?
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01-22-2019 12:11 PM #51
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My other option is buy another electric fan.
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01-22-2019 12:27 PM #52
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I despise those fosdick electric fans screwed to the radiator core. I have yet to see one of them that will cool the motor properly. Electric fans work well on OEM applications, but that's because they have in-house mechanical engineers on staff to use all the right stuff.
The best we can do as hot rodders is to use the tried and true 7-blade, 18" diameter mechanical fans bolted to a thermostatically-controlled fan clutch with the blades sitting halfway in and halfway out of a closely-contoured shroud and sucking through the largest radiator core that you can bolt to the frame and frame brackets. My approach to this has always been to seek out a 70's/early 80's big block Impala, Caprice or truck in a boneyard and take all the components including radiator. Cap this off with a quality 190/195 degree thermostat and you're home-free.
Do not use serpentine pieces unless you use the entire serpentine system. The fan blade is stamped reverse to what you need with a fan belt system.
Here's some good reading.....
https://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/...cooling_system
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01-22-2019 01:14 PM #53
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Just read through your build. You're doing some nice work keep it up. Looks like you got a lot of the tough stuff done.
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You've not been around here for a while, Charlie, but when you were you had GREAT projects!! Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Charlie Fisher!