TheBMan Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 It's always bothered me that the upper radiator hose rested on the lip of the radiator shroud so I made a relief cut in the shroud using a Dremel tool and smoothed it out and polished it to match with some 1500 grit sandpaper. Now the hose isn't rubbing on that sharp(ish) edge and it looks fairly natural. I've seen a small sleeve on some hoses that would prevent the hose itself from rubbing on the shroud. Perhaps the original hoses were molded differently/better to avoid the rubbing. It seems like most parts in the aftermarket that are designed to "bolt on" need some sort of modification to fit or work properly. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Very nice work. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Nice work. My hoses don’t sit on that ridge. There are three different shrouds depending on engine/radiator combination. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragCat Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Thats the 1 thing I never was happy with on the first gens, the 1/2 55 gallon drum fan shroud. Nice adjustment on yours tho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVC Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 looks great… Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBMan Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 9 hours ago, Canuck said: Nice work. My hoses don’t sit on that ridge. There are three different shrouds depending on engine/radiator combination. I'd be curious to know the variations/differences. I'd like to have the correct shroud on my car (if I don't). Are there any suppliers that make the three different shrouds? I've only seen one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVC Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 After a long engineering study and some serious thought I came up with another route …. 😇 I cut the bottom out of an old beer can wrap and it seems to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, TheBMan said: I'd be curious to know the variations/differences. I'd like to have the correct shroud on my car (if I don't). Are there any suppliers that make the three different shrouds? I've only seen one. Here's 2 of them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBMan Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, cny first gen 71 said: Here's 2 of them Yes, I remember seeing that image in a post a while back. I definitely have the one on the left but I was curious if there were two small block variations based the small (narrow) vs large (wide) radiator. I'm guessing they're the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 There are two different small block shrouds. One for the narrow radiator and one for the more common larger radiator. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Small radiator. Typically a small block with no AC but some non-AC cars got the larger rad if a towing package was ordered. This was for 70 and 71 only I believe and not very common. I have not seen a 72 with a small rad. Also note that the proper rad hose is impossible to find. I buy the one for the longer rad and cut it to make if fit as best as I can. Small block with longer rad (very common) Big block 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBMan Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 @Canuck Nice job making that upper hose (for the large radiator) fit the small radiator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 I looked at mine tonight as I was dusting it off a little, mine don't hit there at all. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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