'84 Monte Carlo Electric Fan Installation
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In a more respectful response, I'm aware of the concerns you have regarding using anything other than stock, but I am not interested in using a stock fan.Or, the other correct answer would be just use the original, stock, functional fan, and after having purchased a wrong flex fan the last thing a 'firebreathing' old 305 needs is to buy yet another fan setup when we keep hearing about budget and lack of funds. Of course, with the rats nest of wiring under hood why not cut and splice even more and make even more potential issues to trace down on a car that hasn't even been running in a long time now to figure what messes, shorts, parasitic drains, etc are there to begin with.
Ehh... you know what, maybe DRIVEN has the right idea? Dunno.
Theres nothing wrong with that man, but be prepared you won’t get this vehicle ready as quick as you want, when you have to take the budget into account.
You either can leave some things stock, and drive it now. Or you can wait, save up to throw on performance parts and then drive it.
Those are really the only options here. I just want to know what exactly is your goals, because getting it ready quick doesn’t seem like the impression I get based on what I have read so far lol.
Same for me, not worth it right now. Maybe once I get a 383 in there. Your flex fan will be more than enough to cool your 305.
Just go the the scrap yard get yourself a dual Intrepid, M300 fan (built in shroud), 2 Bosch relays, Derale 16769 fan controller, and 4 push thru rad zip ties for transmission coolers. The fans fit perfectly in a G body OEM rad. Have them on both my MCSS and 3rd gen Camaro.
Look up a Ford windstar 2000-02.
I paid 120 brand new from Dorman
Dual fans about 4000cfm and fits very well
I paid 120 brand new from Dorman
Dual fans about 4000cfm and fits very well
I have this fan shurd but I would like to go to electric fan. I read the intrepid fan will work but u want to know if their is fan that will bolt right to the #5 top rad hold down. And yes I can drill holes to line something up but would like to know if someone has done already and what car they got the fans from ( yes dual plz )
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I'll try to explain what I did. I used the Intrepid dual fans and the push thru tie straps, like an oil cooler to the rad. For the top rad support I used the stack 85MCSS plastic shroud like your pic shows. I cut the shroud so only the top mounting surface was there (the top plate that holds the rad & bolts to the top rad saddle). Problem is the 'new' cut piece won't hold the rad anymore. I then took a 1" angle aluminum length and glued it to the newly cut plastic top piece (used 2 part body glue, Proform, can't remember the part#). You could also rivet the angle aluminum to the plastic top piece. When all said and done it looks stock in the car. If I get a chance I'll snap some pics for you.
Ok I hear you but see my shroud top piece is metal and my shroud is one piece. My stuff came out of gbody with a diesel 350 olds motor
It won't be "a bolt-on" install but you could likely make/fab something up that allows use of both. The top plate will bolt-on to secure the radiator to its position on the core support. Then you'll need to make brackets/mounting tabs that would adapt the shrouding (of whatever set-up you decide on) so it can attach to the vertical plain of your current top plate. What the tabs end up looking like will be dependent on the shroud shape.
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