radiator shroud question

[buildinga55]

Anyone put an aftermarket shroud on a 48? My 350 is all mounted and I am moving along with the build, however, ran into a little issue tonight. The front clip is off the car, engine mounted I put the radiator on so I could cut the hole in the new shroud and noticed the fan is positioned really low, infact the bottom of the fan is a little below the bottom of the radiator. I might be able to grind around on the radiator shell and get the radiator a little lower in so the fan would line up better. Or I could use an electric fan, but I would rather use my clutch fan. Any of you ran into this and have any advise? Thanks for the help

[panelrodder81]

Originally Posted by buildinga55

Anyone put an aftermarket shroud on a 48? My 350 is all mounted and I am moving along with the build, however, ran into a little issue tonight. The front clip is off the car, engine mounted I put the radiator on so I could cut the hole in the new shroud and noticed the fan is positioned really low, infact the bottom of the fan is a little below the bottom of the radiator. I might be able to grind around on the radiator shell and get the radiator a little lower in so the fan would line up better. Or I could use an electric fan, but I would rather use my clutch fan. Any of you ran into this and have any advise? Thanks for the help

I bought and used the shroud on from the Brothers Trucks for the 47-55 1st. You can cut the hole for your fan anywhere you want to put it, provided you are running an electric fan I suppose. I've had the thing on now for about a month and did a 300 mile plus road trip in the truck this past weekend and it worked perfectly and held up very nicely. Only thing I wish they had done is put some type of mounting system on it. I ended up riveting some mounting straps to it. I will see if I can get a pic... though it is rather tight and probably won't show you much!