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Also - in a DM Rick also told me I have to change my badging....
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But then you'll lose the sleeper look.
Now that I've had the Camaro fan in hand for a few days, I'm beginning to think through some ideas on how best to mount this bugger. I'm thinking of building a completely custom shroud in aluminum - something like this:
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And possibly using a mounting approach something like @MichaelGH posted above. The fan is just a bit bigger than my radiator core, and this approach would seal the overlaps at the top and bottom.
I'm not in any hurry at all, so I have time to digest my approach. But, since I'm thinking about doing this all in aluminum - I'm also giving serious thought to finally breaking down and pulling the trigger on a TIG machine, and learning to TIG aluminum. I could also do it out of steel, and not pay too much of a weight penalty. I do think that would be a valid approach - but I've been looking for an excuse for a TIG machine, so there is that...
Any thoughts on this approach?
Nice work Jeff... I've been wanting to buy a Tig machine too but keep talking myself out of it... Look forward to seeing the finished product.
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Now it isn't nice to confuse me & Ryan like that... I'm for sure the smarter one...
Pssshh Hogwash and snake oil if you ask me lol.
I don't know you well, but I do know you well enough to know how methodical you can be, well, except for that one flip, and the recent door bashing.
I think you'll love TIG. I tend to be more methodical and I know I enjoyed TIG much more than MIG. It is expensive and you'll never break even just doing you own projects, which is why I don't have a TIG machine, but if you have the resources and time, I say go for it. I also suggest taking a local class before if you can find something reputable around, like at a community college.
Yeah, they don’t do a great job with having pictures of their parts. Has definitely been frustrating for me.
Mine is still out of the vehicle if you would like any specific pictures.
Here is the link for the fan mount only, no shroud. It is steel, not aluminum.
Camaro fan spider
Todd and Liz are great people and will go out of their way to help you with your swap but as you said their website leaves a lot to be desired.
Yes they are proud of their products.
For me I was just glad they had a York bracket.
On the steel vs. aluminum debate: I think it could be done in steel possibly (probably) lighter than aluminum. It's not a structural member, except how the fan mounts. You could make most of it out of very thin sheet, with the structural mounts minimized, but more substantial.Now that I've had the Camaro fan in hand for a few days, I'm beginning to think through some ideas on how best to mount this bugger. I'm thinking of building a completely custom shroud in aluminum - something like this:
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And possibly using a mounting approach something like @MichaelGH posted above. The fan is just a bit bigger than my radiator core, and this approach would seal the overlaps at the top and bottom.
I'm not in any hurry at all, so I have time to digest my approach. But, since I'm thinking about doing this all in aluminum - I'm also giving serious thought to finally breaking down and pulling the trigger on a TIG machine, and learning to TIG aluminum. I could also do it out of steel, and not pay too much of a weight penalty. I do think that would be a valid approach - but I've been looking for an excuse for a TIG machine, so there is that...
Any thoughts on this approach?
On purchasing and learning TIG: I still consider myself a hack MIG-welder, after much practice. A few years ago, I bought the older, original Lincoln Square Wave TIG machine, which is a wonderful machine (highly recommended). But I'm not even up to hack level with TIG. It's the single-hardest fabrication skill for me to learn. So much so that I bought a spool gun for my Millermatic to build the aluminum trailer that I'll eventually build. I haven't tried that, yet, so it may also be hard to learn - we'll see. Granted, I still work full-time (sometimes well more than full time), so I don't have much to time to dedicate to learning TIG that a retired feller has. I'm usually too impatient to spend time learning.
It's interesting how that works out. I haven't done a ton of welding by any means, but my TIG skills are better than my MIG. One things for sure, with TIG, you can't be in a hurry.
I didn't mention that I have cataracts, wear progressive lenses, and have arthritic hands, which may have something to do with it. I can't see as clearly as I used to, and my digits don't always do what they should. However, Jeff's about my age, so I'm sure he has similar "challenges," which is why I didn't point that out.
Those are significant factors, especially if your joints don't like certain positions.
I vote DOM and 1/4" plate steel tied into the frame. It will help protect your radiator during the next flop!
Dude! Don't be talkin' reason when I'm tryin' to talk myself into a TIG.... A steel cowl would weight like 110 pounds! (Gotta keep my story to Nina consistent
You could save weight if you match the engine to the new fan.
The two decisions (steel or aluminum shroud and TIG or no TIG) are independent. You can make a steel cowl using MIG and buy a TIG to learn how to TIG weld (and I encourage that!) As for the consistent story with Nina, what happens on the forum stays on the forum.Dude! Don't be talkin' reason when I'm tryin' to talk myself into a TIG.... A steel cowl would weight like 110 pounds! (Gotta keep my story to Nina consistent
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