Electric fans w/ custom shroud
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pulled the factory fan off at the beginning of winter when i lifted it (there is a thread on it); now that it's getting hot out need to put my electric fans on. I do a good amount of hauling so a shroud is a must. As you may have noticed there isn't a ton of room on the V8s so it gets a little interesting.
picked up some slim Taurus fans a while back. started with a sheet of aluminum that i cut and since i don't have any cool tools like a brake most work was done with a vice, torch and hammer.
now that i've done this from scratch once i could do it again much better and faster. i made a lot of mistakes and took way longer than needed..
here is me starting out
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making sure it fit.
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cutting holes
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used caulking as sealant... don't think i'd do that again. at least not the same way (use a heat gun to cure faster. i don't care how much more fun a torch is)
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tried red paint first
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black did a better job of covering up my mistakes...
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red fans in the front, but black fans in the back
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here is the photobucket with all my pictures
http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/...cpZZ1QQtppZZ16
picked up some slim Taurus fans a while back. started with a sheet of aluminum that i cut and since i don't have any cool tools like a brake most work was done with a vice, torch and hammer.
now that i've done this from scratch once i could do it again much better and faster. i made a lot of mistakes and took way longer than needed..
here is me starting out
![Name: SDC10926.jpg
Views: 170
Size: 67.8 KB](https://dodgeforum.com/forum/attachments/1st-gen-dakota-tech/66094d1501339815-electric-fans-w-custom-shroud-sdc10926.jpg)
making sure it fit.
![Name: SDC10928.jpg
Views: 172
Size: 89.3 KB](https://dodgeforum.com/forum/attachments/1st-gen-dakota-tech/66095d1501339815-electric-fans-w-custom-shroud-sdc10928.jpg)
cutting holes
![Name: SDC10930.jpg
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Size: 129.0 KB](https://dodgeforum.com/forum/attachments/1st-gen-dakota-tech/66096d1501339815-electric-fans-w-custom-shroud-sdc10930.jpg)
used caulking as sealant... don't think i'd do that again. at least not the same way (use a heat gun to cure faster. i don't care how much more fun a torch is)
![Name: SDC10931.jpg
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Size: 112.3 KB](https://dodgeforum.com/forum/attachments/1st-gen-dakota-tech/66097d1501339815-electric-fans-w-custom-shroud-sdc10931.jpg)
tried red paint first
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Size: 115.8 KB](https://dodgeforum.com/forum/attachments/1st-gen-dakota-tech/66098d1501339815-electric-fans-w-custom-shroud-sdc10934.jpg)
black did a better job of covering up my mistakes...
![Name: SDC10936.jpg
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Size: 154.1 KB](https://dodgeforum.com/forum/attachments/1st-gen-dakota-tech/66099d1501339815-electric-fans-w-custom-shroud-sdc10936.jpg)
red fans in the front, but black fans in the back
![Name: SDC10939.jpg
Views: 200
Size: 139.6 KB](https://dodgeforum.com/forum/attachments/1st-gen-dakota-tech/66100d1501339815-electric-fans-w-custom-shroud-sdc10939.jpg)
here is the photobucket with all my pictures
http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/...cpZZ1QQtppZZ16
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