that hemi aint any longer than a 440 , there is enough room if u get it right . ditch the flex fan .
ur engine bay should be the same as my 68 barracuda ------View attachment 1715791314
Looks like a great set up. I have 3.5" between the cross support to the flat on the water pump pulley, how many inches thick is your rad/fan set up? Not sure why everyone keeps saying to ditch the flex fan, have stated and pics confirm I'm running a hard blade fan, and it's direct mount - I don't have room for a clutch.....but I agree if I were running a flex or a clutch, they would have been the first to go. I hear what you're saying about motors being the same size, but the tape measure doesn't lie, and what I have to work with total is 3.5" for a complete rad/fan set up.
If this round of small tweeks (puller fan, octane, timing) don't do the job, then in the spring its off to Wizard Cooling for a full custom set up that will fit with what I have to work with. I'm certainly open to ideas around how to create more room - I've considered a custom cross support that will allow me to locate the rad forward, I've looked at kits that will relocate the water pump to create room at the back end, cutting the opening in the cross support larger for more air flow - all options are on the table.
