How close is to close?

I had the same problem with my champion radiator,ended up using flex fan w/spacer and had a machine shop shave a 1/4" off to give me a little more clearance.The car stays @ 180 even in the hottest weather.I do have a shroud tho.I would've gone with electric but I didn't want to upgrade the alt to 100+ amp that it would take to run it.I have a BlackMagic Extreme on my blown fox body and it works great.
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