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Aluminum fabricators
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Official CCB Member   Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:29 am Posts: 768 Location: The MHC 
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 Aluminum fabricatorsAnyone have a good referral for a aluminum fabricator around town? I'm having interference problems with the fan/shroud thanks to my 1" body lift and need some fabrication done to basically move the opening down 1".
_________________ Wilma - 71 1/2 Wagon; 3 1/2" WH lift, 1" BL, NP435, Chebby disc front, WH twin stick D20, EFI 302, Cool hood scoop, mucho cancer; purchased in 1990. |
| Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:33 pm |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:27 pm Posts: 929 Location: Colorad Springs
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Re: Aluminum fabricators can you just cut the bottom to clear? Most shrouds only cover half the fan anyways. Just my $.02
_________________ !!! Being original is a blueprint for followers !!! |
| Mon Apr 20, 2015 2:51 pm |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:29 am Posts: 768 Location: The MHC
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Re: Aluminum fabricators _________________ Wilma - 71 1/2 Wagon; 3 1/2" WH lift, 1" BL, NP435, Chebby disc front, WH twin stick D20, EFI 302, Cool hood scoop, mucho cancer; purchased in 1990. |
| Mon Apr 20, 2015 3:02 pm |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:33 pm Posts: 2460
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Re: Aluminum fabricators Option 4- move the radiator mounts down an inch to make up for the 1" BL.
_________________ 69 Wagon, 351W, Explorer EFI & Serpentine, ZF5, 35" tires, 3.5 SL, 2 BL, WARN 8274 |
| Mon Apr 20, 2015 3:03 pm |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:20 pm Posts: 393 Location: Pueblo West
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Re: Aluminum fabricators If you want something fabed out of aluminum call this guy.Mike at Black Top Hobbies.303-941-1428
No b.s.this guy reasonable and top notch. |
| Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:11 pm |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: Aluminum fabricators Probably cleanest to move our mounts on the shroud. I'd lean that way too. Let us know what you end up with.
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org |
| Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:34 pm |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:29 am Posts: 768 Location: The MHC
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Re: Aluminum fabricators _________________ Wilma - 71 1/2 Wagon; 3 1/2" WH lift, 1" BL, NP435, Chebby disc front, WH twin stick D20, EFI 302, Cool hood scoop, mucho cancer; purchased in 1990. |
| Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:17 am |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:33 pm Posts: 2460
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Re: Aluminum fabricators I moved the radiator mounts on mine which lowered both the radiator and fan shroud so there wasn't any fab needed to the actual shroud. Let me know if you need some help and would like to use my welder. I can probably squeeze some time in Friday or Saturday.
_________________ 69 Wagon, 351W, Explorer EFI & Serpentine, ZF5, 35" tires, 3.5 SL, 2 BL, WARN 8274 |
| Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:24 am |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:20 pm Posts: 393 Location: Pueblo West
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Re: Aluminum fabricators Mike @Black Top Hobbies is a hellava fabricator.He works after hours so this might work out better for you if you have a 9to 5.Dose some awesome cages and chassis work for the drag race crowd.
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| Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:22 am |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:29 am Posts: 768 Location: The MHC
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Re: Aluminum fabricators _________________ Wilma - 71 1/2 Wagon; 3 1/2" WH lift, 1" BL, NP435, Chebby disc front, WH twin stick D20, EFI 302, Cool hood scoop, mucho cancer; purchased in 1990. |
| Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:39 am |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:16 am Posts: 3942 Location: Denver, Wash Park Area
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Re: Aluminum fabricators I added two aluminum strips top and bottom on mine to lower the fan shroud on my 76. Machine bolts holding it together. No way I was going to cut the original mounts. However I'm using the original shroud with the hybrid aluminum extension and not an all new shroud.
If I had an all aluminum shroud I would have the extensions tig welded. _________________ 1976 Bronco "Green, Yellow, whatever", 1969 Bronco "Red", 1972 Bronco Stocker "Kind of Blue/Grayish" |
| Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:43 am |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:29 am Posts: 768 Location: The MHC
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Re: Aluminum fabricators _________________ Wilma - 71 1/2 Wagon; 3 1/2" WH lift, 1" BL, NP435, Chebby disc front, WH twin stick D20, EFI 302, Cool hood scoop, mucho cancer; purchased in 1990. |
| Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:51 am |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:16 am Posts: 3942 Location: Denver, Wash Park Area
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Re: Aluminum fabricators Tough to see in these pics..
  _________________ 1976 Bronco "Green, Yellow, whatever", 1969 Bronco "Red", 1972 Bronco Stocker "Kind of Blue/Grayish" |
| Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:25 pm |
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