[Quote Need Lovers ?] This is my default advise every time! I understand Blue One is in a situation where he really doesn't have much of a choice, but I'd exhaust ALL of my mechanical possibilities long before picking the electric option. If the choice absolutely positively HAD to be electric, I would only deal with OEM stuff and build my own bracketry and shroud.[/QUOTE] Based on this and the space limitations I have with the requirements of a 12"-14" maximum fan diameter what OEM fan would you suggest looking at ? I'm open to a wrecking yard search. If you look at my build thread pictures you will see that the mechanical fan is out for obvious reasons.
Hey Need louvers how much room do I need to run the Cadillac setup you have? Any particular vintage of fan you are using? I have been thinking more and more about running a mechanical fan just worried that it might not move enough air at idle in the heat with A/C on but we don't see heat like you have down there. Should probably just bring the car down there again for the Winter and let ElPolacko have his way with it.
Based on this and the space limitations I have with the requirements of a 12"-14" maximum fan diameter what OEM fan would you suggest looking at ? I'm open to a wrecking yard search. If you look at my build thread pictures you will see that the mechanical fan is out for obvious reasons.[/QUOTE] Ya, I've been looking, and I see where you are at. Unfortunately I don't have a good answer for you. I think I would hit a wrecking yard and look at later model foreign cars like Honda and Nissan, Toyota and such. There has got to be something out there that you can package well for your application.
You are going to need at least 4" out ahead of your fan pulley. My Clutch fan is exactly 31/4" deep from the pulley out. It is from a late eighties Sedan Deville. I ended up trimming the blades a touch to make everything fit happy, then did a quick balance check and re- balanced a as necessary.
Fitting in will mean not jumping all over the locals And you really have no way of knowing if I did, or did not search and read what was available or even if I was around here during the time a lot of it was posted Carry on with the fun
I'm late to the party, but here's my 3.8 Taurus fan in a shroud I bent up mounted to my 26 roadster with a 29 Ford shell. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I used a set of 11" each 4 seperated speed electric fans from a 1996 INFINITY Q20 . These fans are so quiet and lasted me over 5 years of use until I put a clutch fan back on to sell vehicle . They have a sweet shroud already on the fan unit . Goodluck at junkyard . Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I can say from experiance I have been running a Ford Taurus fan for 5 years on my 65 Elky. They kick ass!
Got yourself in a pickle but good now I see. Take a look at maradyne fans too. If you try, with imagination, you can get things into places you wouldn't ever think possible. Some subtle dimensional stretching of space that fails to be caught by most eyes. If the car is raked, you can scoot the bottom of the radiator forward & rake it back some. You can add a section to the grille and make it deeper/thicker, then slide the radiator into the grille a little further. The grille shell to cowl edge stays the same but the radiator and grille nose is further out.
Have people stopped using GOOGLE? https://www.google.com/search?q=for...ed=0CEIQ9QEwAg&biw=893&bih=542&dpr=0.9#imgdii=_
Or a Bing search http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=ford taurus electric fan wiring&qpvt=ford taurus electric fan wiring&FORM=IGRE This is a good link Ford Fan Link
If you guys don't stop with the funny stuff the poop is really gonna hit the fan This is a serious thread, STOP IT !
this is what I did http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/home-made-electric-fan-shroud.696347/#post-7764588
That turned out very nice and looks like it is exactly what I need to do for mine. Thanks for bringing this back to my attention. I believe I can make that work once I find the right fan to use. Larry.
In looking at the space I have ( not very much ) and all of the available options, I am coming to the conclusion that I only have one way to go. OEM fans are all going to be too thick. I have located a Spal 13" fan that is only a hair over 2" thick that I think will do the trick. mounted up like mfp-66 did and I believe I'll be good to go. http://www.truckerac.com/spcofanasva5.html
I looked again at Flexalite this morning and they seem to have one that will fit. I took a tape and with any luck I can find a local dealer who has one that I can see.
Sidewinder fan http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/so-freaking-happy-with-this-electric-fan.389712/
Believe it or not I would not have room for that one. 16" is bigger than I have room for even if it's thin and the motor would have to go somewhere, there is nowhere that motor could hide on my RPU without sticking out like a sore thumb or just being in the way.
This is the one I am looking at. http://www.flex-a-lite.com/electric-fans/12-inch-lo-profile-s-blade-electric-fan.html
90's VW & Audi's are another similar option too http://www.tridon.com.au/Products/img/Zoom/z-TFS217.jpg I just grabbed a brass M14 fitting from the local pipe shop (I forget exactly what it was) and turned down the outside to create bit of a shoulder, made soldering it in the rad tank really easy.
An update and final solution for this thread. The Flexalite fan I posted above was the thinnest available and was what I went with. I fabbed up a flat shroud for it and mounted it so it clears my engine pulley on the Y Block. Since it was going to block off a fair bit of the rad besides the fan area I decided to open things up a bit rather than rely on the fan and flat shroud that are mounted pretty close to the rad. I like the results and think that it will work well Larry.
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