topless82vette
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- Joined
- Nov 1, 2001
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- southern california
- Corvette
- 1982 convertible (not factory) stock 350cfi auto
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upper radiator mount, made from 3/4 inch 1/16 inch thick angle iron with a small bracket welded to it, then shroud was bolted to the bracket very sturdy fans do not move at all, this also seals the opening found at the top and bottom of these shrouds, lower mount was a piece of metal bolted to bottom of shroud ( same angle iron setup on bottom to) then bolted to lower air dam, 2 hours too make the brackets fit nice
passenger side upper a-arm clearance, got all my clearances by shaving sides of the 95 vette shroud down approx. 1/4 inch and also shaving shrouds inner ducting down by approx. 1 1/2 inches & turning the fan shroud upside down
drivers side upper a-arm clearance, keep in mind I used a 89 camaro 350 aluminum radiator and my core is 1 1/4 inches thick so extra shaving of shroud may be neccessary if you have a brass 3 or 4 row or just use a camaro radiator like I did to install it just trim lower radiator hose 1/2 inch and thats all you have to do plus bend trans lines a little other that that it bolts right in with factory mounts
serpentine belt drive and fans, serpentine system is from a 1989 camaro, this installation required frame mod for crank pulley clearance, although a underdrive pulley may be small enough to clear the frame, also you will need a 1983 mustang 5.0 V-8 smog pump pulley that is 4 1/2 inches in diameter to clear pass. side upper a-arm and also shave smog pump down just a little to clear a bolt on upper a-arm alot of work yes but well worth the time
upper mount picture
dual fan relay setup and bracket, made from two chevy lumina fan harness and power block
Last edited by 71Shark at 7:09 pm on June 14, 2002
upper radiator mount, made from 3/4 inch 1/16 inch thick angle iron with a small bracket welded to it, then shroud was bolted to the bracket very sturdy fans do not move at all, this also seals the opening found at the top and bottom of these shrouds, lower mount was a piece of metal bolted to bottom of shroud ( same angle iron setup on bottom to) then bolted to lower air dam, 2 hours too make the brackets fit nice
passenger side upper a-arm clearance, got all my clearances by shaving sides of the 95 vette shroud down approx. 1/4 inch and also shaving shrouds inner ducting down by approx. 1 1/2 inches & turning the fan shroud upside down
drivers side upper a-arm clearance, keep in mind I used a 89 camaro 350 aluminum radiator and my core is 1 1/4 inches thick so extra shaving of shroud may be neccessary if you have a brass 3 or 4 row or just use a camaro radiator like I did to install it just trim lower radiator hose 1/2 inch and thats all you have to do plus bend trans lines a little other that that it bolts right in with factory mounts
serpentine belt drive and fans, serpentine system is from a 1989 camaro, this installation required frame mod for crank pulley clearance, although a underdrive pulley may be small enough to clear the frame, also you will need a 1983 mustang 5.0 V-8 smog pump pulley that is 4 1/2 inches in diameter to clear pass. side upper a-arm and also shave smog pump down just a little to clear a bolt on upper a-arm alot of work yes but well worth the time
upper mount picture
dual fan relay setup and bracket, made from two chevy lumina fan harness and power block
Last edited by 71Shark at 7:09 pm on June 14, 2002