freaky_ice368

Hi guys, I recently switched from a clutch fan to my new flex-a-lite 180 electric fan in my 1982 Z28E with a 355. I cant use the old fan shroud anymore offcourse. Anyone have a shroud that only holds the radiator and not the fan. Or anyone have any ideas to fabricate a simple upper support bracket for the radiator. Want it to look nice but nothing too fancy. Thanks!

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Toehead

You should be able to fabricate one out of aluminum fairly easily with household tools.


Otherwise, get a tpi one from an electric fan.

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Swapped WS6 suspension, swapped interior (gunmetal gray) , pioneer speakers all around, Dell latitude carputer.

vanillagorilla

Here's the one i built for my new radiator. You can't see it in the pic, but there's a length of 3/4" heater hose that's been filled with silicone (to make it less likely to flatten out over time) under that peice of "c" channel that hits the radiator top instead of the metal of the c channel. It works great.

transam85dudeman

that pic above is sweet, if i was needing a shroud, id hit up home depot and get some sheet metal cheap. and just fab it, then race or take hot ladies for a ride. wink

vanillagorilla

Thanks man....i have a big electric fan going behind the rad. The whole car is in the process of being built,(re-built...we've had it since 85...it's had a few encarnations..lol) so everything's getting done at once...that's why so much stuff is just laying around in the pic..LOL.

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82 Sport Coupe... Small Block...TH-350... 9"/4.56/spool.... SSM Rear Suspension...
full cage.... (kinda)full interior... 8 Gal Cell..
Street Car..it's loud, it's obnoxious,and it makes me smile.

punkdude908

i just took the stock electric single fan support and trimmed the back with my dremel. came out great, still does the job. you can get them on ebay fairly cheap.

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LG4 305ci 4bbl motor, 2.5" Cherry Bomb Extreme muffler- side exit exhaust, Cragar 15x7 Black D Window wheels (4" backspacing), Cooper Cobra Radial GT tires (P235/60R15), 36mm hollow front sway bar with wonder bar, 24mm rear sway bar, Energy Suspension endlinks and Guldstrand bushings, Edelbrock Elite 4222 air cleaner with K&N filter, FF Dynamics 16" Cyclone electric fan, Flex-a-lite Variable Speed Fan Controller, custom fixed headlight conversion with 5000K HIDs and Silverstar Ultra H7 bulbs, Pilot PL-362W driving lights with Hella 100W H3 bulbs, Deka Intimidator 9A78DT AGM battery

transam85dudeman

this dude, like unbolted the cat and ran straight open exhaust, shattered his rear hatch. it was awesome