Use a Buick 300 water pump or check some of the Buick V6 rear wheel drive
pumps or just call D & D or Glenn Towrey & stop getting the wrong pump.
Both of these guys will sell you the correct pulley as well, if you tell
them which harmonic balancer you are using.
You should have room for a 16" puller, but I don't know the dimensions of
the Permacool. Try Rainbow Products 704 278 0054 or find their web site. I
have used their 3000 cfm 16" fan on 3 conversions. It will fit & cool your
car.
Position your radiator all the way forward, touching the slam panel. You
already have the lower panel cut out, so it should be no problem. Use long
bolts & pipe or tubing to make the necessary spacers, using the radiator
mounting panels you already have.
Jim Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Al Dufault
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 10:58 AM
To: MGB-V8
Subject: A little help in the radiator area
Hi All, Since the cooling area is a tight area to work in, I have run into
a
small hurtle to overcome. I have a 74 1/2 B, which is the first rubber
bumper
car. The bumpers are converted to chrome.
Anyhow, I had radiator brackets fabricated out of thick SS to locate in the
forward area as the later model B's have. The fan of choice in my
conversion
is the permacool 2950 cfm electric fan. I have 2 to choose from a 14" and a
16" which I have in the garage. I am using the replacement B-V8 radiator.
One of the parts suppliers recommended a water pump, which I requested from
my
local NAPA. I for get the description he told me to get at the time, but I
think I got the wrong one. The pulley he sold me didn't line up right, so
he
sent me another pulley. It also didn't line up right, probably because I
got
the wrong pump in the first place. So, I got another pulley from another
supplier, he sold me the pump with it. This pulley lined up, but is the
same
pump as the other I bought. Hence, 2 long nose pumps.
The engine side of the radiator is too tight for the fan as a pusher with
this
pump and pulley and the roll bar is close to touching the radiator. The
front
side of the radiator may be possible to squeeze the fan into as a pusher. I
have cut of the radiator duct panel off, where the oil cooler was mounted
originally. It is cut even to platform panel support.
If anyone has any suggestions, I am all ears and would greatly appreciate
your
opinions. Detailed pictures of the area would also be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Al Dufault
"Spring bound"
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