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Old 08-13-2018, 11:05 AM   #587
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Re: "Elwood" the 77_remix

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX View Post
This is where you will need to make some decisions. I did not want to run electric fans. There are many pros and cons that can be debated on this topic. My personal preference on THIS application was to maintain a clutch fan.

To do that and keep the factory small block fan shroud, I would need a to make a filler panel to take up the space above the fan shroud. After a bit of debating on my options I determimined that anything I added to the factory style panel would not meet my expectations. I decided to design something more to my liking instead.

I called Mike Losh at Slosh Tubz and discussed my ideas. He said "make a template and i will build it". So I set about designing a filler piece that functional and fashionable at the same time.
Loving the updates, that engine is looking mighty fine. Nice to hear positive things for Spectre radiators, I need one in my '96 and I've been searching high-&-low for a GM/AC Delco one that isn't $700.

With the move to the flat upper radiator support for the taller radiator, why not the fan shroud for the taller opening?
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1983 GMC High Sierra 2500, 4x4, RC/LB, 400 S.B., SM-465, NP-208, Corporate 10 bolt & 9.5" 14 bolt
1996 GMC Sierra SLE 3500 DRW, 4x4, EC/LB, Vortec 454, NV-4500, BW-4401, AAM 925 & AAM 1050
1997 GMC Sierra SLT 1500 4x4, Z71/F44, EC/SB, Vortec 350

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