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Originally Posted by makoshark
Will the SBC mounts not cause interference with the steering box due to the extra width of the BB?
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Good point. The headers are *supposed* to work with either. However, I did have much better fitment luck with the current frame stands than those I tried prior.
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Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab
Have him make a custom set of frame stands and move that bad boy back. Very easy if you are only going back .5". SBC stands will make it sit too high.
I'd modify the firewall to go back farther.
Don't give up on tha BBC.
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Yeah making custom frame stands is probably the answer. I'll have to think about how to approach it design wise but shouldn't be too bad. I want to go ahead and mount an intake and distributor since that will likely be first place to touch the firewall.
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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal
What fan set up did Autorad ship to you? See if there's maybe a more narrow fan set up available. I remember someone here had that issue w a BB (Ron Davis) and that was his solution.
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Originally Posted by Jay Hilliard
Ron, that was me. The standard Spal fans sent with the Ron Davis rad were to thick.
John, I can send you the Spal model number if you want.
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The Autorad setup uses Maradyne fans. I looked last night for thinner fans but didn't see any that weren't different in other dimensions as well. I know when I was dealing with Ron Davis they did say they had thinner fans available. This Autorad radiator/shroud assembly is narrower than the Ron Davis even with the thinner fans. That was one of the reasons for going this route. At least that's what I convinced myself
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