Time to reach out to the best and brightest on this forum.
Regina, my 1970 L-code (383-2) Polara 'vert, runs hot in stop-and-go traffic. The car was built with a BB but no A/C and, as such, came standard with a 22" radiator. The latter is likely under-dimensioned in any event ( @saforwardlook has shared his first-hand factory experience on that matter in several threads), but one thing that I want to try is to add a shroud.
A shroud seemingly exists for 22" C-bodies (P/N 2998330 in the parts manual), but it was not standard and (AFAICR) I've never seen a car like mine with one.
--> two questions:
1. Hope springs eternal, does anyone here have one with which they'd be willing to part?
2. I have not seen any repops for a 1970 C-body 22" fan, but I have seen two that must be close:
a. one for a 1969 C-body 22"-radiator shroud (P/N 2949130 and available from several places). Here are the dimensions from Mancini:
b. another for a 1970-1973 B and E bodies (P/N 2998328 and again available as repops from a number of vendors). Here are the dimensions of the repop sold by Mancini Racing. Note the difference in measurements with the above, especially on the left of the photo and the opening:
Question #2: would either of those two "work" on Regina?
Thanks in advance for the responses! @mdh157, you had issues with Madeline (similar setup), did your final solution involve a shroud? @1970cat you'd mentioned to make sure the shroud opening is centered, any thoughts here? @1970FuryConv -- you had started a thread on shrouds for non A/C 1970 C-bodies, any thoughts? @bnz84
PS: Poppy, her G-code sister, also used to run hot in traffic and adding a shroud and a 7-blade clutch fan has helped a lot. In her case, the shroud added came from a 1973 Fury yet it manages to look (almost) OEM. It is the only mod on that car.
Regina, my 1970 L-code (383-2) Polara 'vert, runs hot in stop-and-go traffic. The car was built with a BB but no A/C and, as such, came standard with a 22" radiator. The latter is likely under-dimensioned in any event ( @saforwardlook has shared his first-hand factory experience on that matter in several threads), but one thing that I want to try is to add a shroud.
A shroud seemingly exists for 22" C-bodies (P/N 2998330 in the parts manual), but it was not standard and (AFAICR) I've never seen a car like mine with one.
--> two questions:
1. Hope springs eternal, does anyone here have one with which they'd be willing to part?
2. I have not seen any repops for a 1970 C-body 22" fan, but I have seen two that must be close:
a. one for a 1969 C-body 22"-radiator shroud (P/N 2949130 and available from several places). Here are the dimensions from Mancini:
b. another for a 1970-1973 B and E bodies (P/N 2998328 and again available as repops from a number of vendors). Here are the dimensions of the repop sold by Mancini Racing. Note the difference in measurements with the above, especially on the left of the photo and the opening:
Question #2: would either of those two "work" on Regina?
Thanks in advance for the responses! @mdh157, you had issues with Madeline (similar setup), did your final solution involve a shroud? @1970cat you'd mentioned to make sure the shroud opening is centered, any thoughts here? @1970FuryConv -- you had started a thread on shrouds for non A/C 1970 C-bodies, any thoughts? @bnz84
PS: Poppy, her G-code sister, also used to run hot in traffic and adding a shroud and a 7-blade clutch fan has helped a lot. In her case, the shroud added came from a 1973 Fury yet it manages to look (almost) OEM. It is the only mod on that car.