62 Fan Shroud ??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**62 Longbed** · 09-25-2009, 05:15 PM

Does antbody on here with a 60-62 have a factory fan shroud or was there ever any o.e. ones on our trucks ??? Pictures ??? If they did .. or know where I could find one ... Thanks

63deluxfleet · 09-25-2009, 05:45 PM

i haven't seen one but here is one on summit: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-381101/

62 short step · 09-25-2009, 07:32 PM

Here is a pic for you.

**Corts60** · 09-25-2009, 07:45 PM

WOW! That thing is crazy. It looks like the factory was using half shells from 55 gal drums!

**Captainfab** · 09-26-2009, 01:24 AM

Yeah they don't look as nice as the '63-'66 shrouds.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corts60

WOW! That thing is crazy. It looks like the factory was using half shells from 55 gal drums!

**62 Longbed** · 09-26-2009, 06:11 PM

Thank You for the picture !!! Wow!! Thats some fan shroud .. but now I have an idea what to look for ..

62 short step · 09-26-2009, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 62 Longbed

Thank You for the picture !!! Wow!! Thats some fan shroud .. but now I have an idea what to look for ..

No problem!

LostMy65 · 01-03-2011, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corts60

WOW! That thing is crazy. It looks like the factory was using half shells from 55 gal drums!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 62 Longbed

Thank You for the picture !!! Wow!! Thats some fan shroud .. but now I have an idea what to look for ..

That thing is hilarious!
Motivates me to just make my own

1960project · 01-04-2011, 02:28 PM

I got 2 original fan shrouds that fits 60-62 and I would be willing to part with one of them. Both are in excellent condition. I searched for 20 years to run up on these 2...very rare.

jchav62 · 01-04-2011, 05:16 PM

I had mine chrome plated...

LostMy65 · 01-04-2011, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jchav62

I had mine chrome plated...

Okay,

Now I want one.

That looks so cool, and it still looks classic.

What's that stamp plate on it at the top?

I'm thinking now that the 55 gal drum cut to size and then chromed wouldn't look so bad after all.

jchav62 · 01-04-2011, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LostMy65

Okay,

Now I want one.

That looks so cool, and it still looks classic.

What's that stamp plate on it at the top?

I'm thinking now that the 55 gal drum cut to size and then chromed wouldn't look so bad after all.

It's a metal valve cover decal... "Chevrolet 327 Turbo Fire" I riveted on there..

LostMy65 · 01-04-2011, 08:27 PM

^ It looked so official.

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LostMy65 · 01-04-2011, 08:30 PM

You guys won't believe it.
I just found the makings of an old 62 Shroud right in my own backyard:

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jchav62 · 01-05-2011, 10:16 AM

Nice!!

LostMy65 · 10-12-2012, 01:42 AM

This 58 shroud is very similar:
(not mine)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/360495739928...84.m1423.l2649

**62 Longbed** · 10-12-2012, 11:23 AM

I have a 64-66 Plastic / fiberglass fan shroud with a couple splits that I will part with if it would fit what your working on ... Can post pictures later

Brad54 · 10-12-2012, 06:17 PM

That's the "standard" shroud, for regular radiator and manual-trans vehicles.
There are actually three different shrouds available for '60-'62 trucks.
Manual-trans 1/2-ton, early version, is shown upper left.
I've found one of those in a junkyard on an untouched '60 or '61... it was rotted away, so I left it, but it's the same one shown.
What I think is a later 1/2-ton shroud ('62, maybe '61) is the one on the upper right. The barrel at the radiator is wider than the mouth at the fan, so it covers more area on the radiator.
If you have an original automatic trans truck, you also got a bigger radiator, and it had the trans cooler built into it.
The automatic shroud is a full shroud that covers the whole radiator, has a notch at the bottom corner for the trans cooler lines, and attaches to tabs brazed onto the mounting flange of the radiator. Shown on bottom.
The other two don't cover the whole face of the radiator, and they mount using the six bolts that hold the radiator to the core support.
The auto-trans radiator and the 3/4-ton and up radiator are wider and a little taller, but are a direct bolt-in to a 1/2-ton '60-'62 truck. The core support, at least on my '61 Suburban, has the blind nuts in place for both radiators. They made-up the difference in the width of the core by making the mounting flanges narrower, thus keeping the mounting bolts in the same location, but put one farther down the core support.
Over a couple years, I scored all three of these shrouds... I put a 3/4-ton 4-row radiator in my '61 Suburban, and kept the full auto-trans shroud for it.
I got a repro heavy-duty 7-blade clutch fan from YearOne--the application was big-block Mopar with A/C. The Chevy and Mopar fans interchange... I got the largest diameter one, which filled the opening in the shroud the best. It was a toss-up between BBC with A/C and BBM with A/C... the Mopar was a little larger in diameter.
Spend the money for an authorized reproduction fan! The generic aftermarket fan had a warning sticker on it that said not to exceed 4,000rpm.
It's been a few years, and I never got around to making the mounting tabs for the shroud. The HD fan and 4-row radiator has kept my truck cool in Atlanta traffic in the summer. The fan, even set so far back, pulls enough air at idle to suck a piece of paper tight to the radiator from the front. It moves a LOT of air.
I expect it to pull birds out of the sky once I finally get the shroud on.
I just found another auto-trans full shroud and snapped it up. Shoot me a PM if anyone is interested.
-Brad

GMR-PERFORMANCE · 10-12-2012, 08:09 PM

My shroud is stock but was trimmed to allow my set up to fit correctly with the W/P and billet serp pulleys. I have a 1 inch spacer block in my set up, I swapped out the flex fan for a clutch fan , no temp change just could not stand the flex fan noise..

**Captainfab** · 10-13-2012, 12:39 AM

Thank you Brad54 for the great info on the '60-'62 fan shrouds

Evan's 1965 · 12-12-2012, 10:28 PM

http://evansville.craigslist.org/pts/3437700472.html

LostMy65 · 12-21-2012, 07:01 PM

My 62 shroud arrived today.
I didn't remember the one I had from the 62 gmc donor having a taper.

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Brad54 · 12-21-2012, 07:37 PM

I very clearly remember the one I had like that tapering.

Congrats on getting it!

I pulled one out of a '62 dump truck, thinking it was the same. Nope. I can probably cut it down to work and still look right. I may, if I get bored and run out of projects in the shop!
Otherwise I'll just use the nice auto-trans version I have.
-Brad

LostMy65 · 12-21-2012, 07:54 PM

Thanks for the Congrats and confirmation regarding the taper.
It's been 25+ years since I saw the shroud I had. It most likely was tapered and I just never noticed.
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hotrodder · 12-22-2012, 08:34 PM

What is the difference in the one for a 63? I need one for my truck. It has a 283.

09-25-2009, 05:15 PM	#1
62 Longbed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gresham , Oregon Posts: 588	62 Fan Shroud ??? Does antbody on here with a 60-62 have a factory fan shroud or was there ever any o.e. ones on our trucks ??? Pictures ??? If they did .. or know where I could find one ... Thanks

09-25-2009, 05:45 PM	#2
63deluxfleet Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: dinuba, ca Posts: 623	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? i haven't seen one but here is one on summit: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-381101/ __________________ A girl phoned me the other day and said... Come on over, there's nobody home. I went over. Nobody was home. -Rodney Dangerfield .......THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS.....

09-25-2009, 07:32 PM	#3
62 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Posts: 2,882	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? Here is a pic for you. Attached Images __________________ www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com 1965 c-10 86 chevy c/k 20

09-25-2009, 07:45 PM	#4
Corts60 Just here to tinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 3,697	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? WOW! That thing is crazy. It looks like the factory was using half shells from 55 gal drums! __________________ 78 C10 SWB Diesel #1 (wrecked)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1978+silverado 78 C10 SWB Diesel #2 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650751 60 GMC Suburban (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=445526 60 GMC 1000 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=298235 67 GMC 1500 (sold) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=803695 73 Chevy C20(Daily)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=852767 86 Suburban(summer unit) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=810697 88 Suburban 4x4(sold)

09-26-2009, 06:11 PM	#6
62 Longbed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gresham , Oregon Posts: 588	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? Thank You for the picture !!! Wow!! Thats some fan shroud .. but now I have an idea what to look for ..

01-04-2011, 02:28 PM	#9
1960project Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bassett, Va Posts: 15	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? I got 2 original fan shrouds that fits 60-62 and I would be willing to part with one of them. Both are in excellent condition. I searched for 20 years to run up on these 2...very rare.

01-04-2011, 05:16 PM	#10
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? I had mine chrome plated... Attached Images __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

01-04-2011, 08:27 PM	#13
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,530	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? ^ It looked so official. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

01-04-2011, 08:30 PM	#14
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,530	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? You guys won't believe it. I just found the makings of an old 62 Shroud right in my own backyard: Posted via Mobile Device __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

01-05-2011, 10:16 AM	#15
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? Nice!! __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

10-12-2012, 01:42 AM	#16
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,530	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? This 58 shroud is very similar: (not mine) http://www.ebay.com/itm/360495739928...84.m1423.l2649 __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

10-12-2012, 11:23 AM	#17
62 Longbed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gresham , Oregon Posts: 588	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? I have a 64-66 Plastic / fiberglass fan shroud with a couple splits that I will part with if it would fit what your working on ... Can post pictures later

10-12-2012, 06:17 PM	#18
Brad54 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 1,458	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? That's the "standard" shroud, for regular radiator and manual-trans vehicles. There are actually three different shrouds available for '60-'62 trucks. Manual-trans 1/2-ton, early version, is shown upper left. I've found one of those in a junkyard on an untouched '60 or '61... it was rotted away, so I left it, but it's the same one shown. What I think is a later 1/2-ton shroud ('62, maybe '61) is the one on the upper right. The barrel at the radiator is wider than the mouth at the fan, so it covers more area on the radiator. If you have an original automatic trans truck, you also got a bigger radiator, and it had the trans cooler built into it. The automatic shroud is a full shroud that covers the whole radiator, has a notch at the bottom corner for the trans cooler lines, and attaches to tabs brazed onto the mounting flange of the radiator. Shown on bottom. The other two don't cover the whole face of the radiator, and they mount using the six bolts that hold the radiator to the core support. The auto-trans radiator and the 3/4-ton and up radiator are wider and a little taller, but are a direct bolt-in to a 1/2-ton '60-'62 truck. The core support, at least on my '61 Suburban, has the blind nuts in place for both radiators. They made-up the difference in the width of the core by making the mounting flanges narrower, thus keeping the mounting bolts in the same location, but put one farther down the core support. Over a couple years, I scored all three of these shrouds... I put a 3/4-ton 4-row radiator in my '61 Suburban, and kept the full auto-trans shroud for it. I got a repro heavy-duty 7-blade clutch fan from YearOne--the application was big-block Mopar with A/C. The Chevy and Mopar fans interchange... I got the largest diameter one, which filled the opening in the shroud the best. It was a toss-up between BBC with A/C and BBM with A/C... the Mopar was a little larger in diameter. Spend the money for an authorized reproduction fan! The generic aftermarket fan had a warning sticker on it that said not to exceed 4,000rpm. It's been a few years, and I never got around to making the mounting tabs for the shroud. The HD fan and 4-row radiator has kept my truck cool in Atlanta traffic in the summer. The fan, even set so far back, pulls enough air at idle to suck a piece of paper tight to the radiator from the front. It moves a LOT of air. I expect it to pull birds out of the sky once I finally get the shroud on. I just found another auto-trans full shroud and snapped it up. Shoot me a PM if anyone is interested. -Brad Attached Images __________________ '61 Suburban daily driver: off the road due to 180-pound 8-pt buck! '62 K-10 long-step project '61 C30 Camper, aka "Valdez" There's no cool like Old School Last edited by Brad54; 10-12-2012 at 06:24 PM.

10-12-2012, 08:09 PM	#19
GMR-PERFORMANCE Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Keller TX Posts: 836	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? My shroud is stock but was trimmed to allow my set up to fit correctly with the W/P and billet serp pulleys. I have a 1 inch spacer block in my set up, I swapped out the flex fan for a clutch fan , no temp change just could not stand the flex fan noise.. Attached Images __________________ 62 long box with a little SBC http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=510631 http://good-times.webshots.com/album/561798652HdwqzG

10-13-2012, 12:39 AM	#20
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? Thank you Brad54 for the great info on the '60-'62 fan shrouds __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE



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12-12-2012, 10:28 PM	#21
Evan's 1965 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 84	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? http://evansville.craigslist.org/pts/3437700472.html

12-21-2012, 07:01 PM	#22
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,530	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? My 62 shroud arrived today. I didn't remember the one I had from the 62 gmc donor having a taper. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

12-21-2012, 07:37 PM	#23
Brad54 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 1,458	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? I very clearly remember the one I had like that tapering. Congrats on getting it! I pulled one out of a '62 dump truck, thinking it was the same. Nope. I can probably cut it down to work and still look right. I may, if I get bored and run out of projects in the shop! Otherwise I'll just use the nice auto-trans version I have. -Brad __________________ '61 Suburban daily driver: off the road due to 180-pound 8-pt buck! '62 K-10 long-step project '61 C30 Camper, aka "Valdez" There's no cool like Old School

12-21-2012, 07:54 PM	#24
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,530	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? Thanks for the Congrats and confirmation regarding the taper. It's been 25+ years since I saw the shroud I had. It most likely was tapered and I just never noticed. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

12-22-2012, 08:34 PM	#25
hotrodder Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bloomington Indiana Posts: 322	Re: 62 Fan Shroud ??? What is the difference in the one for a 63? I need one for my truck. It has a 283.

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