Thread: Meller's "Last" Hoorah - '62 Fairlane

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I'm giving you 2 thumbs up also Em!! Glad to see you having fun with her!

thanks, Mike, me too finally - - - - now I'm trying to figure out whether to start on the shroud/fan or plug wires next??
decisions decisions decisions

Find some shade, sit back , relax, and think about it for awhile

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A little shade.. a little cervaza... a little contemplation... then do the plug wires!

What's the deal with the shroud / fan?

Does it run hot / overheat?

gonna order wires later this week - - - - the PO said that it will get hot in slow traffic during the summer and the fan is waaaaaayyyy too far from the radiator plus it doesn't have a thermostat so that's gotta be addressed also - - - think I'll do the wires and looms while I'm deciding on the shroud/fan/etc

Glad you see it my way! LOL.. Were you thinking of using a "universal" type shroud and fitting it? Perhaps a early Mustang shroud would fit? I think the radiator sizing is the same..

Originally Posted by MelloYello

gonna order wires later this week - - - - the PO said that it will get hot in slow traffic during the summer and the fan is waaaaaayyyy too far from the radiator plus it doesn't have a thermostat so that's gotta be addressed also - - - think I'll do the wires and looms while I'm deciding on the shroud/fan/etc

Em,
You're down where a thermostat is a necessity unless you've got a huge radiator, from my experience in the Corpus Christi area years back. You can make up a dynamite shroud using a piece of plywood for a base form, a circle the size of the fan hole elevated on some wood blocks, a cheap piece of fleece material stretched in place and then coated with fiberglass resin. A couple of layers of mat after the fleece has set and you're done other than some cut & grind, and drilling a few mounting holes. People will be asking you where you got that slick looking shroud!!

yeah Roger, I agree, a thermostat is definitely a must do - - - as far as the make your own shroud goes - - - I have that link and ?if? I had more room in my cracker box shop then it would be a serious consideration but since we've moved down here to yuppieville I am so very limited with anything that requires a good clean surface and proper ventilation - - - Denny turned me on to one at Speedway that's a cut your own hole and 2/5" deep that just might work Walker WS70 Radiator Fan Shroud, Style F, 19-1/4 x 20-1/8 Inch - Speedway Motors, America's Oldest Speed Shop I may have to move the radiator towards the engine also because the pulley surface is 5" from the radiator but that all depends on how things come together- - - a 3" spacer may work?

Originally Posted by MelloYello

.... a 3" spacer may work?

Or four longer bolts and a cast aluminum fan extension atop the pulley, moving the fan out towards the radiator? My old Chevy had one OEM that was 2.5" to 3" long, as I recall....

Are you saying that you don't have the spacer on the pulley???They were common oem pieces back before the day of unleaded gas---------

Jerry - Roger, here's what it looks like now - - - the fan is 2 3/4" from the radiator and I was thinking that it needs to be around 1" from the radiator for optimum performance (????) I haven't had anything off of the front pulley as of yet but that does look like OEM doesn't it? Also, the '62 didn't come with a 289 so the relationship is NOT stock !

Yeah, there's already a spacer between the pulley & fan, so all you need is a shroud to force all of the air flow through the radiator vs around it. You don't need to move the fan any closer to the radiator if you just get a good shroud.

That would be a blessing for me and my old bod for sure - - - I put one of these fans on my '55 along with a shroud and new rad and all of it combined really helped the cooling - - - what do you think about these 12oz fans vs the heavier metal stockers?
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