New radiator in place. I had to trim the bottom of the radiator support to make the radiator sit down all the way.
I also cut off the bull bar & painted the bumper. I'll have to cut off the lower part of the brackets with the plasma cutter when I get a chance to drive the 40 to my work.
I couldn't seem to locate a new fan for my 1978 with the clutch, so I decided to install an electric fan. I pulled a 16" extreme performance Spal fan out of a wrecked Ferrari race car. Some of the blade guards are broken but the fan still works fine. I patched it with some wire screen & safety...
So, I broke down for the first time in my 40 a couple of weeks ago & now I'm putting it back together. My water pump shaft sheared off and the fan clutch & pulley went flying into the radiator.
1. Here I am broke down for the first time
2. Missing some fan blades & a sheared off shaft...
I changed the oil, I turned a pair of ammo cans into speaker boxes for a pair of 5 1/4 speakers, I installed a couple of new lights to illuminate the dash, I installed a Streamlight Strion LED HP flashlight with charger & I installed a new weather proof 12V socket. I also placed an order with...