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Well, the single fan with no
shroud is fine up to about 100 degrees, but higher desert summertime
temperatures and the addition of air conditioning are going to require
additional cooling capability. My next plan is a full shroud with three
Zirgo 9" electric fans (1500cfm each).

I've started by mocking up
the shroud in plastic to determine actual fit. I'm doing this because
most metal fabricators work to a tolerance of .125" (or more) and I
want .0625" for a tight fit without leaks.
I've taken the mock-up to a metal
fabricator to be duplicated in .125" aluminum. There are a
variety of aluminum grades, so if you intend to polish your shroud, be
certain to purchase the correct grade of aluminum. Got the aluminum shroud back from
the fabricator, perfect fit. Now to cut the fan holes and weld on
mounts.
Mounts on, fan holes completed,
fans mounted.
Installed, left side
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Top
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Right side view
Fan
wiring harnesses. There are actually three, one still being in the car
from the previously mounted Spal Fan.
Here are the three harnesses mounted to a fiber
board that will fit up under the dash. I have power from the battery
going into an 80A fused distribution block which feeds into a
distribution block that feeds power to the three relays. Each relay is
fused between the distribution block and relay with individual 30A
fuses. The individual fan power wires are also have 30A in-line fuses.
I've fused the ignition hot wires with one 10A fuse. I've also installed
a toggle switch under the dash lip that overrides the thermostat sensor
sending unit to power the fans should that unit fail.
Here's
the mounting board ready to go under the dash. I replaced the fiberboard
with a piece of Lexan plastic that has all mounting holes for the relays
and distribution blocks tapped for #8 screws and covered with another
piece of Lexan to assure no screws are exposed.
Wires
pulled through dash. I'm going to hardwire the power wires directly to
the fans and run the fan ground wires to a common ground.
Wires
attached and bundled.
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