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Shroud Suggestions

Tyron68

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I am needing to get a shroud put on in the next few months (68 Charger) and wanted to get some suggestions. I have a Cold case radiator (MOP754A). The radiator has an 1-1/2” x 4” flange top and bottom on each side for mounting too. I have the stock clutch fan (2863216). The car was originally a 318 but has an 440 so the radiator will be just slightly offset from the fan (due to the core support attachment). Any suggestions on a good aftermarket shroud?
 
Not sure about your Cold Case, but you can get a new shroud at your local Dodge dealership. Still available, got one for my '69 Road Runner, not installed yet. I'm not in the garage, but can get a part number later.
 
Summit Racing has an aluminum "fab your own kit" that can look pretty decent if you take your time. I assembled mine mostly with aluminum rivets instead of bolts.
 
Dealership shroud number is P 2785 434, think that it has 5 mounting screws.
 
Summit Racing has an aluminum "fab your own kit" that can look pretty decent if you take your time. I assembled mine mostly with aluminum rivets instead of bolts.
I think I saw that today on their website. You essentially cut out your opening size.
 
Maybe it's too late, but I'm not sure why you can't use a factory shroud. On one of my cars, I have a Wizard radiator which fits the OE shroud perfectly.
 
Is there not a way to mount on the sides on this one? I don’t see where there is a side attachment options.

You can make some aluminum tabs from the circle cut out of the middle and rivet/bolt it to the side of the shroud and radiator. I spent an entire day fabbing mine up to make sure it fit well and looked good. I even pondered polishing it, but nahhhh.... It can be as nice as the effort you put into it.
 
Maybe it's too late, but I'm not sure why you can't use a factory shroud. On one of my cars, I have a Wizard radiator which fits the OE shroud perfectly.
Because the factory shroud is different from one side to another. One side the second attachment point is in the middle. The radiator I have, has no middle attachment section (only top and bottom).
 
You can make some aluminum tabs from the circle cut out of the middle and rivet/bolt it to the side of the shroud and radiator. I spent an entire day fabbing mine up to make sure it fit well and looked good. I even pondered polishing it, but nahhhh.... It can be as nice as the effort you put into it.
Man, I really like this idea. Being able to put the whole wherever I need it would be especially helpful given how my fan is not centered on the radiator.
 
I don't think that any of them are centered, the engines are offset towards the passenger side of the car. That's why the shroud is offset.
 
I don't think that any of them are centered, the engines are offset towards the passenger side of the car. That's why the shroud is offset.
Yes, but mine is off center more than usual given how its attached to the core support (car was originally a 318). I figured that out the hard way….
 
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I'll throw this out there just for consideration. Many are aware I believe of OEM designs that allow high speed air to bypass the fan with shroud flaps to allow extra air flow when car often is developing its greatest's HP output. Nobody can argue that helps, but it's my contention it does not help much. So, a fan at higher car speeds actually creates significant air flow blockage thru the radiator. Now if your car at low/idle speeds has no cooling issues whatsoever. and you notice any temp rise at speed, a better solution might be this. A circular well-designed close-fitting shroud only slightly larger than the fan to allow just enough clearance from motor movement/vibration and simply allow the rest of the unshrouded radiator be left completely open for unobstructed vehicle movement air flow. The fan moves nearly the same mass of air, it just concentrates [t on a smaller area of the radiator, and if shroud is well designed/fitted, it might actually move more air. The real gain is at high speed it blocks less air. It's also the easiest shroud to fabricate whatever the material, steel, alum, FG, CF, etc.

Smokey Yunnick at Daytona back in the day was required to run a fan. The officials complained his very flat fan didn't move a lot of air, his thinking was that is why the car moves I believe.
 
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