Thanks Derf,
The crease shouldn't be there, it must have been in an accident at some
point. I just got the car about a month ago and didn't see the crease
until last night when I had the radiator out and was doing some head
scratching.
I think the reason the radiator is damaged more where the blades were is
because as the blades broke free they were able to move forward more.
Does anyone have a spare 1500 radiator cowl?
Thanks,
Robert
derf wrote:
> What's up with that little crease in the frame rail? Was that car
> ever wrecked in the front? That little crease, if present on both
> sides, may translate into 1/2" or more of lost radiator clearance. I
> don't think the crease is supposed to be there. But, I sold my Midget
> and can't go out and look to see for sure.
>
> How much clearance did you have between the fan and radiator at first?
> Those plastic bladed flex and can move 1/2" or so at the tips just
> from high revs.
>
> A possible fix is to use a fan shroud from a Spitfidget, 1975-up.
> That will add about 1" of clearance.
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