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


making sure it fit.


cutting holes


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)


tried red paint first


black did a better job of covering up my mistakes...


red fans in the front, but black fans in the back


here is the photobucket with all my pictures
http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/...cpZZ1QQtppZZ16

 

Cool! It will work just fine.
I'll add to the FAQ2 for others.

 

I like that idea, maybe something I can try to fab up
My fans were supposed to arrive today actually
What did you use for your thermostat/switch?

 

i picked up a fan control unit from O'reily auto parts that included the thermostat sensor and everything.

 

Where did you place the thermostat? Or did you just get the probe one?