Hot Rods How do I run a fan on this intake?

Already called him


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Guessing at this point, you must not have any fabrication skills. I'm sure there has to be someone around your area that can make one for you.

 

If it we're me id fabricate a bracket that mounted to the 4 front most intake manifold bolts. That bracket would mimic the stock mounting area with the same adjustment.

Its totally doable but heres what I really think. Shelf that intake for now. There's enough bullshit to contend with building a car. Especially your first build.

You can always run that later. Intakes pop up for reasonable. Buy a 2 2 intake that allows the generator to mount stock and retains the road draft tube. Everything will bolt together and most importantly it will be easily serviceable. Do what you want. It can be done but Ive built and modified all kinds of cars my whole life. Simple is best. When you hit alot of road blocks sometimes you need to keep thugging it out. Other times its the speed gods giving you a nudge to go a different route. Good luck.

 

I was just mocking up a bracket that would mount to two of the timing cover bolts. And it would sink the fan down a little straight in front of the motor. It looks pretty good to me and wouldn’t be hard to do. That might be tomorrow’s project


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Can you even chew gum at the same time????

 

I have to say I admire you for wanting to use the gift your grandparents gave you. You could mock up something using hardboard and hot glue ,a pattern, and then take it to somebody to do the fabrication for you.
You should put your location in your signature, somebody might be close that could give you a hand. You dont have to get it down to a street address, just a general location.
Threads like this make me realize how spoiled I was growing up. We didnt have a lot, but the old man was always making stuff, repairing stuff. I got a good education, being his "GO-GET-ME" man. ..even though I hated it at the time.
Good Luck

 

So. This I what I have in mind. The black highlited marks (somewhat transparent) are the parts of the bracket. And the dark lines on the bracket are where the fan bracket mounts to the bracket. I meant to say fan and not generator in the picture.


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And this all will stick out however much is needed to run a belt in line with the crank.


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Boden one of the things I have learned about this hobby is you search for information and get a lot of input, sometimes too much. There are multiple ways to do things so you just need to figure which idea will work in your situation and then take action. Worst that can happen is the first attempt or two doesn't work out. You learn something and then you get it right.

 

I’ve noticed that. Haha. First with my first ever project. My old go kart. When I was trying to put a v-twin into it. (Did 75mph in that) don’t tell my parents. Haha. And took many tries to get the motor mounted right and all of that. But in the end it all works out. I’m very prepared for that.


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https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/flathead-generator-fan-idler-conversion.193612/

Check this thread out. Shows a steal bracket that would be cake to make. Even tells you how to make it

 

Monkey, that's exactly what I told him to make in post #11. He said he couldn't do it.

I give up on this.

 

The link in post 41 to a fabricated bracket looks like a good alternative to the hard to find and expensive discontinued item.

Phil

 

I didn’t see that. Sorry. Couldn’t picture thagv


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@8-Track, is that your fan mount? Is that photo from a build thread or how to thread?

Phil

 

This is a photo i found a couple of years ago. when i was trying to figure out a fan.
not sure where it came from.