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I am running a blown 468 BBC in my 56 HT, and it was on the borderline of overheating everytime I sat at a traffic light last summer. I had a Camaro crossflow type radiator in it, with a 17" spal fan mounted as a puller. I made up a shroud for it, and it helped a little bit, but not enough.
So now I have the engine out to freshen it up, and decided to purchase a 4-core "champion" radiator that I saw on E-bay. I spent the day fabbing up a new shroud which turned out ok.
When I was done, I realized how much I still enjoy making stuff that is readily available (shroud). It might not be as pretty as a store bought, but when I added up the total cost of the fan, shroud, radiator etc. and compared it to what a custom fabbed system would have cost, Iv'e been smiling ever since.
So now I have the engine out to freshen it up, and decided to purchase a 4-core "champion" radiator that I saw on E-bay. I spent the day fabbing up a new shroud which turned out ok.
When I was done, I realized how much I still enjoy making stuff that is readily available (shroud). It might not be as pretty as a store bought, but when I added up the total cost of the fan, shroud, radiator etc. and compared it to what a custom fabbed system would have cost, Iv'e been smiling ever since.