Ford Fans on Cold Case 26"

[SABLT194]

Might create some suspension interference issues. I'll need to check that

 

[SABLT194]

Well, I did a bunch of judicious trimming on the fan and straightened the radiator support some. I was able to knock about 1/4" off of the area in front of the pulley. It now fits and I have about 1/8" clearance to the pulley. I'm going to try to take another 1/8" off to increase that clearance to 1/4". I think it'll be OK.

 

[SABLT194]

So, Im not happy with the look of the trimmed fan. Just doesn't look very professional to me for a fairly high quality build. At the end of the day the best plan will be to shorten the WP by 3/4" This has already been done by another board member so it's all figured out. I'm drop shipping a new FlowKooler pump to Kellogg Automotive in AZ. They're going to do the machine work and correct reassembly. I can shorten the pulley to suit and I should be in business.

 

[famous bob]

Not the best but this was right after I installed the rad and fans. Hadn’t even hooked up hoses yet.

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Looks like ur rad. is setting back off the cradle . I had to change the mounts where mine would sit flush-------griffin crossflow tho.

 

[famous bob]

So, Im not happy with the look of the trimmed fan. Just doesn't look very professional to me for a fairly high quality build. At the end of the day the best plan will be to shorten the WP by 3/4" This has already been done by another board member so it's all figured out. I'm drop shipping a new FlowKooler pump to Kellogg Automotive in AZ. They're going to do the machine work and correct reassembly. I can shorten the pulley to suit and I should be in business.

I milled 1/4'' of mine to allow for the motor plate , 3/4'' sounds like it excessive to me , would it hinder waterflow ??

 

[SABLT194]

I milled 1/4'' of mine to allow for the motor plate , 3/4'' sounds like it excessive to me , would it hinder waterflow ??

No, I'm shortening the nose and shaft, water side stays the same.

 

[SABLT194]

So, I did end up shortening the WP by about .800". I can now use a stock Ford fan without cutting the crap out of it. A long way around, but it's a nice clean professional look IMO.
Hope this helps someone else in the future.
Regards,
Steve

 

[Ottoman0331]

I'm just getting past some overheating issues and used a Cold Case 26" rad and 2 12" Spal puller fans to do it. Stupid easy job actually. I mounted on side of each fan on to the radiator brackets and the others i tied together using a couple of spal fan mount feet+bars to tie them together. I actually had a set of contour fans here and they wouldn't fit in 71 Swinger with a 440. So if you haven't already bought one I would recommend going with a couple of Spal puller fans and calling it a day...I'm happy I finally did.

Old post but what cfm spal fans are you using? I have a Duster with 440 and front plate so my space is limited. I have a little over 2.5in of space between shroud and belts.