Who had to fabricate electric fan brackets or shroud brackets?

[Cannoball888]

Just wondering what you used (alum, steel, etc) and if you anchored the brackets to the radiator mounting bolts or drilled a new anchor point.

 

[SoCalCruising]

I fab'd up a mount for my fan and shroud (came as one unit) using a sheet metal "L" bracket on each side. I used the same 5/16" bolts to both attach both the radiator and the shroud/fan. Getting the mounting points (holes) located correctly was the toughest part - that and not scratching them after painting.

 

[SoCalCruising]

Attachment was too big first time - here is pic.

 

[red65]

2x2 aluminum angle oriented vertically to pick up the outside of the cooling fan and the radiator mounting holes (for a pusher fan application on my '65). fwiw...

 

[iskwezm]

I welded 2"X1/8" starp to the radiator tanks and then used shouck mount bushing to isolate it from the core support.made fan mounts by using 1"X1/8 strap

 

[HistoricMustang]

I used aluminum. Pics at the site.

No matter what you decide be sure to put rubber between the mount and the other mount to help with vibration.

HistoricMustang

 

[Cannoball888]

SoCalCruising, you da man! I have the same HotRod Air (Scott Drake fan supplier) fan/shroud combo and also an alum radiator with no fan/shroud mounting points. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Sicarius428]

I used aluminium to fab up some brackets to put a viper fan on my griffin in my 90.
Kevin

 

[SoCalCruising]

Glad to help.

 

[SoCalCruising]

Here's another pic showing how the bracket is sandwiched with washers/bolts.