If the fan clears the rack, it will clear the shroud.
Chris Hill wrote:
>Hey,
> We have an ('89?) Taurus fan shroud and a 6-blade fan (probably correct
>Maverick, there is a Ford part # on it that I didn't get this afternoon). I
>also have my stock shroud to match.
> Given that rather oblique reference to a modified Taurus shroud in the
>Tiger Tom TE/AE article, we thought we'd try to cobble up a cheapo shroud for
>my buddy's car. With enough scrap plastic and epoxy, I suppose it could be
>made to work, but that's a definite maybe. What probably wouldn't work is the
>6-blade in that shroud. It's hard to tell since we haven't taken the stock
>radiator or the 6-blade out of his car yet, and there is the rack clearance
>scallop that was taken out of the blade ends to consider, which might help.
>But by measurement, the shroud is simply too small by about 1/4".
> My question is: the stock shroud measures only marginally bigger than the
>Taurus and yet for all the discussion of rack clearance with the blades of the
>6-blade, noone has said anything about 6-blade clearance with the stock
>shroud. Is this an issue?
> Also, does anyone have any more information on what they did to make the
>Taurus shroud fit? Thanks!
>
> Chris Hill
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