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    Registered Member MP&C's Avatar
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    More progress on the fan shroud... Wire edging!! In order to stave off any rust issue as long as we can, I normally treat the wire channel to epoxy primer from the inside-out. So we used a scotchbrite pad and some Ivory liquid in warm water to remove any last remnants of the WD40 used for the last shaping effort on the Lennox.














    Our wire had been test fitted, sized, and tig welded together to form a continuous ring. This adds tremendous strength to the edge and helps to maintain a concentric circle. The wire was then cleaned as well. SPI epoxy was hand applied (acid brush) to the channel, the wire ring pressed in place (it was that tight) and then any bare spots on the ring epoxied as well..
























    The vise grips hold the wire snug to the bottom of the channel until the edge of the flange can be staked in place. Wire edging process, done using our cone anvil, various hammers, and a 90 durometer polyurethane pad for the final closure of the wrap..




    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHOjgRexM30




    At the point we were hammering, the epoxy had set up approx 10-15 minutes, so it was not dry yet, but not running either. We'll let the epoxy set a couple days and get additional coats in the slight gap at the edge of the wrap in order to seal things well for rust prevention.



















    And our inside dimension worked out to what we were looking for, 18-1/8 diameter for our 17-1/4 fan blade.









    We also got another delivery, some 4" louver dies from Mittler Bros Machine and Tool for another job coming up. Will have to sneak it in here on some wagon parts as well.




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    Looking at the fan shroud, the top and bottom will be stepped where it bolts behind the rear edge of the core support.









    The sides will get a radius bend to bolt to the inside vertical of the core support. This still leave quite a bit of flat metal that just doesn't have much style to it. So let's try some embossing on the side panels.. To better keep things a consistent pattern from left to right, we made a pattern using MDF board..














    An offset die set is made in the Southbend lathe, the rounded sides will allow it to better travel along the pattern cutout.














    We did a test run on our split original shroud, I had intended for the pattern to be inset when looking at the back.. Someone had the pattern clamped on the wrong side, and it was pressed outward instead.. Hindsight, when looking in the engine compartment from the side, the inset version would be more difficult to see the embossing, and this next "mistake" would be easier to see.














    Sometimes things happen for a reason. So guess what we're going with.... The pattern did not have enough real estate to make a wide sweeping turn in the corners, so when using the dies we'll stop short of the corners and will coin them afterward by hand. Time lapse:




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    We did have one slip-up, should be an easy fix...









    Looks a bit less blah now....




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    That is really cool! All the extra steps you take make this car something extra special!

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    Sorry for the hiatus, more travel for the day job.. hanging more TV's...




    Back on the wagon, sometimes I get ahead of myself. The core support has rounded corners at the bottom....









    Our embossing did not....









    So the lower embossing was flattened, and marked for the new..














    Next on the list, our upper radiator hose is a bit long and needed some support to keep it out of the fan. It's actually a lower hose for a Ford Explorer, but is a perfect fit for our cross flow radiator. So some 16 gauge cold rolled steel is used to fabricate a support bracket..


































    Next, we had moved the battery from the OEM location on the firewall to the dealer installed Air Conditioning location behind the core support. This has the battery in close proximity to the passenger side header, so we punched some louvers on the core supports side baffle to allow for air flow.
























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    good to see an update on this wagon project Robert. Thank you for posting. Means you're making progress.
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    Thanks for sharing , that by far is some of the finest engineering and craft men's ship I've ever seem. Thanks a bunch Robert.

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    I love seeing the innovations you think of to solve issues, and the craftsmanship you show as you make those solutions reality!
    Thanks for your posts! Doug

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    Great Stuff Robert ,

    Thanks for posting your stuff for the members here at Trifivechevys.com

    If more took the time to post Car Related Items or stuff it would help this car site much better.

    Thanks Robert


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    Very nice work, look foward to seeing this one done.

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    Nice work Robert. Good idea installing the nutserts on the filler panel!

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