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paintman · 09-10-2016, 02:08 PM

I finally got tired of the electric fan starring me in the face. I wanted to make a nice bracket for it instead of boogering it on with those cheap zippy ties. The problem was the radiator and the core support were on 2 different angles not allowing me to mount the fan flat on the radiator.. The radiator stands straight up in the core support while the front face of the suport leans forward at about a 15 degree angle. After pondering for about 2 hours I came up with a plan.

First problem to solve was removing the inner lip on the core support. This would give me a flat surface for the brackets to lay flat on. CAREFUL DON'T NICK THE RADITOR WITH THE GRINDING WHEEL

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Next up was bending, grinding, shaping, hammering, 2 pieces of metal into some kind of something that looked like a Hot Rod builder would make, not a house painter.

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Dress it all up by putting lip stick on a pig. Then bolt it fast to the core support.

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Call it done!

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09-10-2016, 02:08 PM	#345
paintman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: washington NJ Posts: 766	Re: 46 pickemup in NJ "the Rebuild" I finally got tired of the electric fan starring me in the face. I wanted to make a nice bracket for it instead of boogering it on with those cheap zippy ties. The problem was the radiator and the core support were on 2 different angles not allowing me to mount the fan flat on the radiator.. The radiator stands straight up in the core support while the front face of the suport leans forward at about a 15 degree angle. After pondering for about 2 hours I came up with a plan. First problem to solve was removing the inner lip on the core support. This would give me a flat surface for the brackets to lay flat on. CAREFUL DON'T NICK THE RADITOR WITH THE GRINDING WHEEL [/URL] Next up was bending, grinding, shaping, hammering, 2 pieces of metal into some kind of something that looked like a Hot Rod builder would make, not a house painter. [/URL] Dress it all up by putting lip stick on a pig. Then bolt it fast to the core support. [/URL] Call it done! [/URL]