Thanks Derf,
Since I had two cowls here I decided to do surgery on the less pretty
one with my sawzall and grinder to allow the cowl to move forward and
down. After the surgery I have now have 1 1/16" of clearance between the
radiator and fan with no more tilting back of the radiator toward the
top. I also replaced the motor mounts and brackets with ones from the
'69 that I knew were relatively new just for good measure.
Now I should be able to take the kid to the car show tomorrow in "our"
car. Hopefully it won't overheat with the old radiator in it.
I'll try to post a few pictures of the altered cowl setup after dinner.
Thanks again to everyone who answered my questions about this problem.
Robert
derf wrote:
> Those cowls are available, but not too easy to find.
> Just remember the fan blades flex forward under load. So, there
> should be a good bit of clearance between the fan and rad.
> Cheers,
> Derf
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