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06-17-2013 04:37 PM #196
I'm giving you 2 thumbs up also Em!! Glad to see you having fun with her!
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06-17-2013 05:03 PM #197
thanks, Mike, me too finally - - - - now I'm trying to figure out whether to start on the shroud/fan or plug wires next??
decisions decisions decisions.
" I'm drinking from my saucer, 'cause my cup is overflowed ! "
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06-17-2013 05:43 PM #198
Find some shade, sit back , relax, and think about it for awhileCharlie
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06-17-2013 06:18 PM #199
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06-17-2013 06:59 PM #200
A little shade.. a little cervaza... a little contemplation... then do the plug wires!
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06-17-2013 07:01 PM #201
What's the deal with the shroud / fan?
Does it run hot / overheat?
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06-18-2013 05:56 AM #202
gonna order wires later this week - - - - the PO said that it will get hot in slow traffic during the summer and the fan is waaaaaayyyy too far from the radiator plus it doesn't have a thermostat so that's gotta be addressed also - - - think I'll do the wires and looms while I'm deciding on the shroud/fan/etc.
" I'm drinking from my saucer, 'cause my cup is overflowed ! "
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06-18-2013 06:10 AM #203
Glad you see it my way! LOL.. Were you thinking of using a "universal" type shroud and fitting it? Perhaps a early Mustang shroud would fit? I think the radiator sizing is the same..
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06-18-2013 06:16 AM #204
Em,
You're down where a thermostat is a necessity unless you've got a huge radiator, from my experience in the Corpus Christi area years back. You can make up a dynamite shroud using a piece of plywood for a base form, a circle the size of the fan hole elevated on some wood blocks, a cheap piece of fleece material stretched in place and then coated with fiberglass resin. A couple of layers of mat after the fleece has set and you're done other than some cut & grind, and drilling a few mounting holes. People will be asking you where you got that slick looking shroud!!Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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06-18-2013 07:45 AM #205
yeah Roger, I agree, a thermostat is definitely a must do - - - as far as the make your own shroud goes - - - I have that link and ?if? I had more room in my cracker box shop then it would be a serious consideration but since we've moved down here to yuppieville I am so very limited with anything that requires a good clean surface and proper ventilation - - - Denny turned me on to one at Speedway that's a cut your own hole and 2/5" deep that just might work Walker WS70 Radiator Fan Shroud, Style F, 19-1/4 x 20-1/8 Inch - Speedway Motors, America's Oldest Speed Shop I may have to move the radiator towards the engine also because the pulley surface is 5" from the radiator but that all depends on how things come together- - - a 3" spacer may work?.
" I'm drinking from my saucer, 'cause my cup is overflowed ! "
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06-18-2013 07:53 AM #206
Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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06-18-2013 08:08 AM #207
Are you saying that you don't have the spacer on the pulley???They were common oem pieces back before the day of unleaded gas---------
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06-18-2013 08:29 AM #208
Jerry - Roger, here's what it looks like now - - - the fan is 2 3/4" from the radiator and I was thinking that it needs to be around 1" from the radiator for optimum performance (????) I haven't had anything off of the front pulley as of yet but that does look like OEM doesn't it? Also, the '62 didn't come with a 289 so the relationship is NOT stock !
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" I'm drinking from my saucer, 'cause my cup is overflowed ! "
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06-18-2013 08:37 AM #209
Yeah, there's already a spacer between the pulley & fan, so all you need is a shroud to force all of the air flow through the radiator vs around it. You don't need to move the fan any closer to the radiator if you just get a good shroud.Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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06-18-2013 08:42 AM #210
That would be a blessing for me and my old bod for sure - - - I put one of these fans on my '55 along with a shroud and new rad and all of it combined really helped the cooling - - - what do you think about these 12oz fans vs the heavier metal stockers?
Nylon Flex Fan, 18 Inch - Speedway Motors, America's Oldest Speed Shop.
" I'm drinking from my saucer, 'cause my cup is overflowed ! "
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