jim, answered part in other forum. just got my 75 in aug. trying to
"dress it up" some and installing a chrome water pump. my fan shroud
was split and only thing holding it together was the outer ring. price
for a new one plus gaskets was more than what i paid for the fans. got
the spal fans as indicated as i felt from what i could gather they were
the best and don't want to get stuck doing and paying twice.
there are another consideration as well which may not affect you. 75
calls for a 61 amp alt. w/ac---42amp w/o a/c. already put a 75amp
chrome alt on (replaced a 55 amp that was on there). the fans take
approx. 35-40 amps of power, which technically my car could handle as
the a/c is disconnected but in the future i plan to reconnect it so i
am replacing the 75 amp with a 100 amp alt. as i wasn't planning
on doing this i am paying twice and doing the work twice although now i
have a back up alt.
i may have to replace my radiator as well which i just found out. PO
had some idiot mechanic install a brand new radiator in june and for
some unknown reason cut the neck for the bottom hose on an angle.
radiator shop said they would have to see it and really can't say if it
would be repairable or cost wise just to either replace it new or with
a rebuilt. as i am doing a lot of chrome pieces i will probably put in
an aluminiun radiator as it will be on the "shiny" side (wife's request
so to match all the other shiny stuff). positives are it will run
cooler being aluminiun and it is also a direct fit. i will most likely
go with it from dewitts. saw others for a 100.00 dollars cheaper but
the fit is the question. one person i know went with this setup and
bought the complete setup off of ebay but the top of the radiator
doesn't match up to the mounting brackets so he will have to have it
modified. even if he does it himself it is still exra work.
i don't understand flex a lite saying not to use on the bb. i would
check out dewitts and see what they say as they seem to be very
knowledgable and they will answer any emails you leave them. i
questioned them if i could get the radiator they give in the
radiator-fan combo kit as i already have the fans. emailed back 10pm
last nite.
as you say you do gain some from leaving the fan off plus the fact you
won't need the shroud anymore which in some people's eyes (mine for
one) makes the engine compartment look better. and as i am really not
looking to make this the kind of car that gets an award for the perfect
replacements and "undrivable", i am looking at it from a POV that i
want it to look and preform the best i can make it and enjoy driving it.
hope all this helped.
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