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Old 02-24-2010, 10:09 PM
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Default Zip ties are awesome!!!

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Originally Posted by lust4speed View Post
My Taurus fan is louder than it should be because I managed to pick one that came off a very high mileage car. I think the best response to noise is that these Mark VIII's were on high end Lincolns, and I don't remember hearing the fan on any Taurus I was around either.

I have always stayed away from the nylon ties that go through the radiator fins. I just used allen head cap bolts securing the top of the shroud to the top of the aluminum radiator. On the bottom I just used an aluminum bracket from the bottom of the core support to the bottom of the shroud (which can be seen on my first photo). I guess I did do some trimming for the shroud to clear the radiator top bracket and also to trim it down equal to the top of the radiator. If you were using a stock radiator then you could probably secure the shroud on the sides or run an additional strap across the top to have something to bolt to.
Good point about the nylon ties that go through the rad. I have a Griffen rad and on the Mark VIII fans there are no provisions for the allen head way.

One of the draw backs. I have an upper support, but it is for the rad to the frame.

Dave

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