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Sure ,if you want to add an electric fan. Otherwise not advisable !! Without the shroud, the fan is too far from the radiator to pull much air If you don't move the air through the radiator with force, you're going to have heating issues.

Fan is too far away to run without a shroud as others have said.

and dangerous to anyone working under the hood with the engine running.

It won’t hurt the car to run it without it but you better have an accurate temperature gauge ( not the light) to monitor the coolant temperature. If you overheat the engine you may end up with bigger problems. GM felt that the fan shroud was necessary. Be careful. Do you not have the fan shroud?

It was actually warm enough to push the 70 out of the garage to wash the firewall and frame getting it ready for paint. Also washed up the bumper filler so it can paint it the correct silver colour. The body shop back in 2000 painted it body colour in error.

Greg, there's obviously something wrong with that circuit but it might or might not be the sending unit. The new gauge seems to be getting both power and a signal so it is logical to suspect the sending unit. There was one important change in the wiring of that circuit and that was to move the dark green wire from position 9 to position 10 in the dash harness plug that goes to the PC board. I assume you did that but you may want to check. The signal strength should only vary gradually with the water temperature. Since the gauge is jumping around, I suspect it is a connection/continuity issue. The instructions call for replacing the factory sending unit on the passenger side with the new sensor, so I assume that is what you did. I actually did not follow that instruction and mounted the new sensor/sending unit on the driver's side of the block just above the exhaust port (see first photo). I left the original sending unit in place and just disconnected it. I don't remember if I sent you my enhanced instructions for installing that sonnie24 kit, but I wll paste in here the section about installing the new temperature sensor/sending unit: Replace the engine temperature sending unit: 1. The new temperature gauge required a different sending unit which is included in the kit. 2. Locate the current temperature sending unit in the driver’s side cylinder head just above the #3 spark plug. 3. Disconnect the dark green (temperature) wire from the sending unit and leave it lay for now. 4. Use a 24 mm deep socket to unscrew the old temperature sending unit from the cylinder head. CAUTION: There is coolant present in the cylinder head that will pour out when you remove the sending unit so have the new one ready to insert immediately (Teflon tape already on the threads) and a rag to catch some spilled coolant. 5. Immediately insert the new sending unit and tighten it securely to prevent leaking. 6. Clip the old connector off the end of the dark green (temperature) wire, strip back a bit of insulation and crimp on the new style connector that is supplied in the kit. (see second and third photos) 7. Connect the dark green (temperature) wire to the new temperature sending unit. 8. All wiring for this project should now be complete. Also, I assume you changed the connector on the end of the dark green wire as stated in #6 above. If so, be sure you have properly crimped the new connector onto the dark green wire. The only other thing I can think to check is to be sure the new connector is firmly seated on the stud of the new sending unit (see last photo). Regarding checking to see if the new sending unit is working, I suspect it is putting out a very low voltage analog signal. When the engine is cold, I would not expect to see any millivolts between the connection stud and a good ground. With the engine warm/hot, I would expect to see a positive millivolt reading. If you don't get a reading with a warm engine, I would suspect the new sending unit is bad. But, again, the fact that your new gauge swings wildly suggests a circuit problem so I would definitely check all connections and the end-to-end continuity on the darkgreen wire at their respective connectors. Good luck.

I would stay with the stock sbc fan shroud. About 50% of the fans thickness should be inside the shroud for max efficiency. If this can’t be accomplished then, as Michael said go with electric fans incorporated with their own shroud.

Just for kicks I crawled under my 71, 3 years and still look like brand new. So I got really energetic and crawled under my 88, 18 years and still look like new. Quite possibly may be a quality issue of what was sold to you.

I think one way to confirm if it’s loose would be to leave the ignition in the locked position then pull up the release on the horse shoe and see if you can move it front to rear. If you get a good 3/4” front to rear then that’s most likely the problem.

I used poly body bushings on mine when I rebuilt the car. No regrets at all, won't ever have to replace them again in my lifetime, and don't notice any harsh ride characteristics. I think I used Energy Suspension ones, and it took 2 kits to do the job right on our cars. One was a supplement kit. If you want part numbers, let me know and I'll dig them up.

I wonder if the adjustment bolt on the horse shoe is loose. That would explain the inconsistency.

Yes, similar to the one at the transmission selector.

If it's not consistent, I would look at the shifter in the console. Maybe the issue is there.

This air cleaner popped up on my facebook this morning, looks like it’s in California. If interested you can go to their site. Took me 8 years to get one ..

Steve is a member of the club in BC, Canada

Looks like a keeper to me. We got a 4 year old rescue last year, about 6 months after our Husky passed. What a personality she has. I agree, they are a little pricey, but unlike my passed dogs who i got as puppies, my carpet and furniture have been spared. Plus she had been spayed. All of which helped offset the cost.

All of those years of work abuse on your body takes a toll.... The way I pictured you at your job was doing it from a recliner there at the plant rob

I go next Friday to get results from the mri was supposed to be yesterday but they called and changed it.

Maybe I'll make the super custom modified wammy jammey class 🤣

Steve, not to worry, i changed the air in my tires and racked up another disqualification point. Geez!. But, as and ole friend of mine once said, “. I don’t give a fat baby! “.. now then. 😁

You know I don't care about that stuff, I don't go to car shows to be judged I get that enough other places 🤣 I go to have fun and to have fun only and bench racing until all hours

I'm still hoping to see that thing rebirthed one day!

My knees are sort of ok. I’m just too lazy to shift. I can’t sleep drive if I have to do that.

A drinking buddy and my wife won't be there to monitor my intake, that spells trouble. It would be fantastic to meet you two after all these years!

I looked at mine tonight as I was dusting it off a little, mine don't hit there at all.