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mopowers said:
Is there room for a short fan spacer?
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There might not even be room for the clutch fan, I’m still waiting to see. The slant is a long dog in a short house on the early A’s. I made this setup work on a big block a body, hoping I get lucky twice.

I’m going to rent the pulley puller and use a singe pulley off of my spare alt.
 
volaredon said:
And people complain about 318s....
I ain't because I have (and have had) several /6s and 318s..... And currently have a /6 in a pickup that I plan on leaving a /6... If they want an abomination to ***** about they can ***** about 2.7, 3.7 ( not the /6 but the newer v6) and the 4.7... I'm tired of all the /6 and 318 bashing that has become so common around here lately. .
Alot of idiots that need to find something better to do
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They always ruin perfectly good threads. Maybe we should return some favors.
 
MidnightSwinger said:
There might not even be room for the clutch fan, I’m still waiting to see. The slant is a long dog in a short house on the early A’s. I made this setup work on a big block a body, hoping I get lucky twice.

I’m going to rent the pulley puller and use a singe pulley off of my spare alt.
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There's no room for one in Vixen, even if I used that shorty clutch everybody uses. The room just isn't there.
 
Charrlie_S said:
You do realize that you need to take the alternator apart to "press" the new pully on.
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RustyRatRod said:
There's no room for one in Vixen, even if I used that shorty clutch everybody uses. The room just isn't there.
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How close was it? I’ve got a few tricks up my sleeve and I’m working with an extra .75” over the stock clearance.
 
MidnightSwinger said:
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How close was it? I’ve got a few tricks up my sleeve and I’m working with an extra .75” over the stock clearance.
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I don't remember. It was a good bit, though. I'm unsure 3/4" would do it. Keep us posted though. I don't think I'd swap my 4 blade out anyway. It never over heats and it's very little draw on the engine.
 
Badvert65 said:
Personally, I would notch the fan blades for clearance. It would be fairly easy and have a negligible effect on the air flow.
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And exactly how are You going to be sure it stays balanced, it WILL fracture a water pump shaft &/or kill the bearings, & I know this 1st-hand.
 
RustyRatRod said:
I don't remember. It was a good bit, though. I'm unsure 3/4" would do it. Keep us posted though. I don't think I'd swap my 4 blade out anyway. It never over heats and it's very little draw on the engine.
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I won’t be heart broken if it doesn’t fit. I just love using the Mopar Performance stuff whenever possible.

I’ll definitely make a post about it if it all works out. Im using a slimmer core than stock and I’ve had it relocated back in the bracket for the max clearance possible.
 
MidnightSwinger said:
I won’t be heart broken if it doesn’t fit. I just love using the Mopar Performance stuff whenever possible.

I’ll definitely make a post about it if it all works out. Im using a slimmer core than stock and I’ve had it relocated back in the bracket for the max clearance possible.
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The other 'trick' I've used & posted before, is to loosen all of the engine mount brackets, and the engine & trans mounts, then pull them rearward with a ratchet strap or come-along & tighten everything down. It can give You more extra than You'd think, all of the tolerance leeway in the holes adds up, & I take everything I can get.
 
MidnightSwinger said:
I won’t be heart broken if it doesn’t fit. I just love using the Mopar Performance stuff whenever possible.

I’ll definitely make a post about it if it all works out. Im using a slimmer core than stock and I’ve had it relocated back in the bracket for the max clearance possible.
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You may make it fit. I have a stock 3 row in mine so it's a little fatter.
 
Killer6 said:
The other 'trick' I've used & posted before, is to loosen all of the engine mount brackets, and the engine & trans mounts, then pull them rearward with a ratchet strap or come-along & tighten everything down. It can give You more extra than You'd think, all of the tolerance leeway in the holes adds up, & I take everything I can get.
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That is a great idea, and since it’s all out right now, it will be easy to accomplish! I still need a driveshaft too, so I’ll take as much as I can possibly get out of it. Thank you.
 
That wasn’t so bad, plenty of clearance now.

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But now that you can see that the single pulley is shorter than the other one, hopefully your belt alignment works out
 
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