Doghouse OG Fan Shroud On 2332cc With Aluminum Case

[fl59bug]

Hello everyone,

Please see the attached photos.

I have a 2332cc bubble top Aluminum case. I'm using OG cylinder tins and doghouse fan shroud.

In the one photo you can see the fan shroud touches the engine block.

For those of you also running a doghouse fan shroud with a bubble top case, did you have to trim the areas I've circled in red?

If trimming the shroud is a must, anyone have an up close photo or template you used?

thank you

Ted

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[slalombuggy]

Grab the tin snips and start trimming. With tge shrouds sitting on the case you can see where it hits. Your also gonna have to put spacers or cut and weld the ends where the cylinder tin bolts on.

[Brian_e]

I think its easiest to bolt up the alternator to the shroud, and start fitting the shroud without the cylinder tins. Once the alternator is down in its stand, and sitting square, then add one side cylinder tin, and make it fit, then do the last side. You will also need to rework the pulley, and the sled tins.

Brian
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[67rustavenger]

[fl59bug]

Wow! 67 that is some impressive surgery you did there .

I did not think of what you and Brian said about starting with the alt/gen to get that fitting before fiddling with the cylinder tins. I'll give that a go and see how far off the shroud is from allowing the alternator to lay flat in the stand.

I'll try to snap a photo or three once I get it to my liking.

thank you and everyone else for replying. I appreciate all of ya!

Ted

[67rustavenger]

Hey Ted, I try to share my experiences when these turn into puzzles.

One thing I didn't, or forgot to mention above is, You may have to extend the FS flanges where they intersect with the cylinder tins.

It seems like a strange thing to do. But I found that after trimming the FS where it contacts the AL case. I had a gap at the flanges into the cylinder tins.
Fun times.

Definitely get the gen/alt sorted first. I didn't and it was a bit of a set back once I went to fit the gen on the engine above.
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[67rustavenger]

Another thing, as the memories/nightmares flood back to me from my build.
Think about what carb linkage your gonna use.
I wanted to use a CSP center pull linkage that I had on hand for my 48IDA carbs.
The CSP center pivot will not work on an AL case, without modifying it, extensively.
I ended up using a VS center pull linkage that attaches to the oil fill/gen stand base. Not the ideal setup for an engine that was built for racing.
Recently Alstrup mentioned that a Hex bar linkage would be a better choice for carb linkage.
YMMV!
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[Glenn]

Nothing fancy needed.

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[JustSayNo]

Silly little question, street rod, putter, could one remove shrouds? And run with out, maybe a pusher fan on lid to pull heat from engine?

[Glenn]