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ok i have a dual fan spal setup that i would like to mount to my radiator once i get my new fan harness and tune worked out......
but i have the old clutch fan on there now... and the fans did not come with any mounting hardware... i bought a set of mounts and when i said they were going on a dual setup the guy told me that most people with dual fans fabricate their own mounts...
so my question is... how the hell do you do it?!?!
any pictures and or instructions would be wonderful
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TxStVanWilder @ Mar 28 2007, 01:09 PM) [snapback]87583[/snapback]</div>Piece o' cake man. The bottom of the fan 'frame' will just sit in a channel. For the top, fab two pieces of flat stock aluminum or similar. Use the stock bolt holes.Quote:
ok i have a dual fan spal setup that i would like to mount to my radiator once i get my new fan harness and tune worked out......
but i have the old clutch fan on there now... and the fans did not come with any mounting hardware... i bought a set of mounts and when i said they were going on a dual setup the guy told me that most people with dual fans fabricate their own mounts...
so my question is... how the hell do you do it?!?!
any pictures and or instructions would be wonderful
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NICE!!!!!!! thanks Moze
seems pretty mickey mouse enough to do for me.... now i have something to do tonight when i get home.... hmm or maybe i should do this while im "working" today :laugh
hmm now that i look at mine it will take a bit more "fabricating on mine....
i dont have an much "solid" area on mine that i could bolt to..... ill take a pic and upload it to show you what i mean
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...r/SNC10237.jpg
ok here is a pic of what i am working with..... where my hand is pushing through... that area is all rubber flaps that let air flow through.... so mounting like your will be a difficult situation.... ill have to figure something out
No problem. What year is your truck? Not sure if it will drop in same as mine did or not. It's a cake install.
Oh, and if need be - zip ties are your friend.
Nice - what are they out of?
mine is an 02....
it should fit in similar to yours... the only kink in the plan would be the spot to place a bolt in the fan itself similar to yours.... theres not much room....
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TxStVanWilder @ Mar 28 2007, 02:04 PM) [snapback]87592[/snapback]</div>I bet you could get a bolt through the wider vertical plastic piece under your thumb.Quote:
mine is an 02....
it should fit in similar to yours... the only kink in the plan would be the spot to place a bolt in the fan itself similar to yours.... theres not much room....
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yeah that might work... its only about 3/4 inch wide... my concearn is i really dont want to bolt to a weak point on teh fans and snap it from vibration down teh road.....
THAT is where zip ties win :laugh:
ill just have to do some trial and error tonight before i head down south
I'm trying to think - I may have some flat stock at home, can't remember though. Give me a shout if ya need any parts. I know I have some aluminum angle (1"x1" and maybe some 1½"x1½").
im out here at the airport doing a whole lot of nuthin... so im gonna go troll around the back of our shop and see what i can dig up.... ill give you a shout if i need any yankee help
i bought an 05 pickup truck that came factory with them :P
an 05 with a tick
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TxStVanWilder @ Mar 28 2007, 02:25 PM) [snapback]87598[/snapback]</div>what airport again...?Quote:
im out here at the airport doing a whole lot of nuthin... so im gonna go troll around the back of our shop and see what i can dig up.... ill give you a shout if i need any yankee help
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rockwall..... and before someone asks... YES rockwall has an airport
but im down in teh terminal now enjoying this crappy weather
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TxStVanWilder @ Mar 28 2007, 02:39 PM) [snapback]87601[/snapback]</div>Quote:
an 05 with a tick
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And electric fans hahahahaha :taunt:
i have fans.....
i installed fans from a camaro in mine. ill take some pics for you.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TxStVanWilder @ Mar 28 2007, 01:59 PM) [snapback]87588[/snapback]</div>How I did mine might work for you. I went to the scrap yard and found nice size piece of 90 deg aluminum. I bolted it to the top of the Fans then to my truck.Quote:
NICE!!!!!!! thanks Moze
seems pretty mickey mouse enough to do for me.... now i have something to do tonight when i get home.... hmm or maybe i should do this while im "working" today :laugh
hmm now that i look at mine it will take a bit more "fabricating on mine....
i dont have an much "solid" area on mine that i could bolt to..... ill take a pic and upload it to show you what i mean
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...r/SNC10237.jpg
ok here is a pic of what i am working with..... where my hand is pushing through... that area is all rubber flaps that let air flow through.... so mounting like your will be a difficult situation.... ill have to figure something out
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lol missing a few bolts :)
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...rado/efans.jpg
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When you get done post some pics and a review of the fans. I have heard great things about them and am considering buying some one day. But first I need injecters and and and and and and and and and ......
this is how i did mine
on the top part i rivoted a piece of sheet metal so the air would pull from the grill and not under the hood.
http://cryo-laboratory.com/upload/us...pics%20120.jpg
there are some things like big roofing nails but they are plastic and work like zip ties. i got them at an auto zone or murrays type of auto store.
http://cryo-laboratory.com/upload/us...pics%20121.jpg
they go thru the fins and have a big end on them you just cinch up tight and it wont come off.
http://cryo-laboratory.com/upload/us...pics%20123.jpg
Ya get it done Alen?
meh sorta... gott await to go get my harness tomorrow afternoon b4 i can install them
Did you confirm with Allen that the pins in the PCM have been activated to control the fans or are you going to get the thermal controller from SPAL?
The tabs on the ends of the fan housing looks like it's designed to hold a carriage bolt from turning while bolting some kind of bracket to it. A couple of pieces of angle iron with holes drilled through it could mount it up. Personally, I like the little zip tie things that you buy at Autozone to mount the radiator. It doesnt' get much simpler. All you do is drill a 1/8" hole through the fan housing and pull the radiator zip-tie through the radiator and lock it into place, then cut off the excess. It's a clean look and if you're creative you can make it look almost like it belongs there.
I used the zip straps the first time around. Maybe it was my install, But I had to replace the radiator after 1.5 years. I suspected the weight vs time did a number on it. Though it was the cleanest way to do it.
Alan build a aluminum shroud for your fans don't use the zip ties. George has some aluminum out at the shop and we can build one up in a matter of 15-30 minutes and it will look trick and alot stronger than some plastic ties.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sprayed99 @ Mar 30 2007, 12:18 AM) [snapback]87784[/snapback]</div>thats what i want to do also. if i can get a shroud built while im in san antonio i will.Quote:
Alan build a aluminum shroud for your fans don't use the zip ties. George has some aluminum out at the shop and we can build one up in a matter of 15-30 minutes and it will look trick and alot stronger than some plastic ties.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sprayed99 @ Mar 30 2007, 12:18 AM) [snapback]87784[/snapback]</div>There ya go Alan. If ya need any aluminum angle, gimme a shout.Quote:
Alan build a aluminum shroud for your fans don't use the zip ties. George has some aluminum out at the shop and we can build one up in a matter of 15-30 minutes and it will look trick and alot stronger than some plastic ties.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sprayed99 @ Mar 30 2007, 12:18 AM) [snapback]87784[/snapback]</div>Quote:
Alan build a aluminum shroud for your fans don't use the zip ties. George has some aluminum out at the shop and we can build one up in a matter of 15-30 minutes and it will look trick and alot stronger than some plastic ties.
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Damn, that will be nice a hell if you can build an aluminum shroud to mount the fans! :thumb:
well build that shit up.... im leaving at 1230 today..... its 830 now... we have 4 hours
chop chop bitch
and red: no i havent gotten to talk with them its been an awesome game of phone tag goin on.... but i was going to go down there today and have them just take a loook over the tune and do a couple things with it... and while there activate the pins and buy a harness from them