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[metzican]

There will be lots of cutting. I'm going to eliminate most of the raised circle on the Nissan shroud, as well as the protruding part of the taurus fan. Couple of bolts and a gob of silicone

ahh ok, I was thinking you could cut the taurus fan shroud right around the outside of the circle. and use bolts and spacers to fasten it to the inside of the Nissan shroud raised circle. But could not figure out a way to fill in the gap around it unless you cut a Plexiglas donut for the space between.

It would be so nice if they would just make them normal shapes and without all these corners and raises and such.

 

[metzican]

fiberglass would be the cleanest results. Just have to clean everything really well.

 

[gots_a_sol]

How close is the back of the fan to the front of the engine?


Instead of using bolts to attach the 2 pieces together, you could try pop rivets. I used them to attach brackets to the taurus fan in my dodge (and will use on the xterra fan once I get to it haha)

 

[Prime]

Have to measure my clearances yet. So that might take further tweaking.

 

[Prime]

I thought about rivets, but I feel like I'd need something more substantial holding the two together. I'll play with it tonight.

 

[Pro-2X]

I thought about rivets, but I feel like I'd need something more substantial holding the two together. I'll play with it tonight.

A stainless steel rivet with stainless mandrel will be incredibly sufficient. I had to do a shear load study on them at my last job for airbag inflators.

 

[Prime]

I didn't think about using a mandrel.

 

[xterror04]

Why not just use good old fashion nuts and bolts?

 

[Prime]

In the end, I think the nuts and bolts (or however I fasten the two pieces) Wil merely hold it in place. Because I forsee lots of fiberglass resin making one solid shroud.

 

[Prime]

So I had some time this morning. I used the "through the radiator" type zip ties to hold the two pieces together.

Also finished trimming the stock shroud so everything sits nice and flat.

Stopped at AutoZone on the way home and picked up some fiberglass mat and resin. Time to see if I'm any good at this.

 

[Prime]

Note to self. Make resin in smaller batches. I tried to split the bottle, but it still hardened up before I could use it all. Picture is the second layer.

 

[Jack Stilts]

Nice! Finally, some progress

 

[Prime]

So, fiberglass isn't hard. Just have to get more resin and this will be done.

 

[Prime]

Nice! Finally, some progress

Finally!? If I had to just turn wrenches it'd have been done a year ago!

 

[Nd4SpdSe]

Note to self. Make resin in smaller batches. I tried to split the bottle, but it still hardened up before I could use it all. Picture is the second layer.

What I found to work best was to get a pack of the cheapest paintbrushs you can get and used those. Canadian Tire has like a 5-pack, and threw them out after each use. It makes applying and working the resin into the fiberglass much easier, especially to take out the airbubbles in the cloth or to move and work fiberglass mat around if you plan to work with that as well to reinforce some parts.

 

[Jack Stilts]

Finally!? If I had to just turn wrenches it'd have been done a year ago!

I have no idea what you're talking about.

/lolololol.

 

[Prime]

Layer 2 of glass on the back. Need to let that cure, the flip it and glass the inside.

It's kind of lumpy in spots, but nothing that sanding and painting won't hide.

 

[Timrich]

Nice work!

 

[Fromfrontier2Xterra]

Nice. Yea sanding will knock out the lumps in no time.

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[drbandkgb]

Update your pix foo broken links on front page

 

[Prime]

Bah! Stupid imageshack.

 

[metzican]

It is turning out awesome. I have a love hate relationship with fiberglass due to my last project.

 

[Pro-2X]

Have you finished the
E fan yet?

 

[Prime]

No. Baby prep has consumed all of my free time. Plus. It's WAY to hot in the garage.

 

[Pro-2X]

Before WENT though right?
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[Prime]

Hopefully

 

[Roadwarrior]

Jay, if not bring it to WENT. I will help you install it.

 

[Pro-2X]

Jay, if not bring it to WENT. I will help you install it.

Heck yeah, teamwork.

 

[metzican]

No. It's WAY to hot in the garage.

So it is to hot to work on a fan??

How soon is the baby are you going to have a WENT baby?

 

[Prime]

When it's 100+ in the garage and I have to stand there and deal with fiberglass. Nah. Nah.

It's almost done though. Might make some headway this weekend.

Baby is due first week of October. So just about a WENT baby.

 

[Prime]

Starting to take shape. All the glass is done. Time for cutting, sanding, and painting.

 

[Prime]

And I just realized I need another bead of glass on one of the seams. But it'll be done soon.

A little heavy. I wonder if that's going to be an issue.

 

[Edodrian]

And I just realized I need another bead of glass on one of the seams. But it'll be done soon.

A little heavy. I wonder if that's going to be an issue.

Weight may be an issue. The lower radiator tank is what carries that weight. Still has to be lighter than my twin fan setup I have though.

Looks to be going quite well. And using the factory shroud should actually pull air better.

 

[Prime]

That was my thoughts on the whole thing. No sense in doing the e-fan if it doesn't outflow the clutch fan.

 

[Tay-Lo]

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[Prime]

You're my new favorite person.

 

[Roadwarrior]

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You're my new favorite person.

 

[thecoalition]

Fix your pics, im trying to creep your switch setup!

 

[Prime]

I'll get to it one of these days. Which pics are broken? Everything that goes to imageshack I imagine.

 

[thecoalition]

Yessir. Basically all your original post pics are junked.