Recent content by Goldcar1967

Thanks! Yes, grandpa knew there would be riders on the fenders so he made sure they would with stand the weight. Now our newer restoration will not allow fender riders! Finally got around to posting pics of our cooling fan installation. For parades and stop and go traffic, I mounted a puller on...

It’s been so cold out I haven’t ventured out to take some pics. However, upon further evaluation, with all of the new electrical components comes higher amp demand. First, my old gauges from a 1958 Dodge only go to 30 amps. That got us to thinking about the alternator, was it big enough to...

Added a second 11” puller and we’re running cool as a cucumber! More air was the answer. I put the smaller puller on a toggle switch since I don’t need it all the time. I’ll see how this plan works out, if t proves inconvenient I’ll tie it to a relay and temp control. However, never under...

Thanks zz. I tend to agree with your assessment of aluminum radiators. This is my second attempt with an aluminum radiator. The first one was a 2 row. Advertised to handle more than I needed but wouldn’t keep it cool either. I sold it and bought this 3 row and it is still having difficulty. I’m...

No, we haven’t tried additives but did discuss. I’m not sold on using them. I really want to solve this with more air or flow or both. I’m thinking at this point of installing a smaller puller on the back side opposite end and put a toggle switch just for parade mode. That is the only time...

10/12/22 Today we were successful. We may change some things later but good for now. It runs within a safe range but I would like it to run a little cooler. We squeezed about every mm we could and just made enough room and still get alternator belt off/on later without having to move the...

10/11/22 We’ve been working on moving the radiator so we can make enough room to install an electric fan. Day 2 of this project since our fan shroud helped but didn’t fix our heat problem. Chasing down a lower radiator hose tomorrow. Once the hose is back on we’re ready electrical connected...

WOW WHAT A RIDE THIS HAS BEEN! You never know where these roads will take you. This one began June 15, 2020 and officially concluded today. I want to give a BIG “THANK YOU” to my car builder guru Ron for letting me help build the car of my dreams! Not to mention gaining a good friend in the...

Thanks Bama! Our fan shroud is positioned correctly but the positioning of the fan is not optimal for the radiator. Discussing with my engine builder…we’re not getting enough air through the radiator at idle. I have a 3000 cfm pusher coming. We believe we can move the radiator back toward the...

Well a little good a little not so good. Our new fan shroud did help but in the long run didn’t make enough difference to be our solution. Thought about a higher flow water pump and cross flow radiator. At least for now, I’m thinking change the mechanical fan for an electric one. At a recent...

Finished the fan shroud, now to find out if it works! We’ll get the temp gun Monday to see if it is enough to keep us cool when idling. Preliminary results show a definite improvement…is it enough???

All of the pieces for the fan shroud are in primer and ready to paint before final installation. The main panels are in paint at the shop. I’ll post final pics later.

Thanks OI and Bob! It was a success at the show. Lots of lookers that read the story board instead of asking me what is it! Gave me time to engage the people that wanted more details and share their rides. All in all a successful outing. Lots of nice cars today too.

Well the car building gods haven’t been shinning on us lately. We’ve had a couple of set backs due to some health issues. Just as we thought we were back on track have to quarantine until Monday. We’ve been working on building a fan shroud. Still on hold finishing our front frame panels. Going...

Looks great! Congratulations on the milestone, what a good feeling to have them back under their own power.