TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

[cpldavis37]

The gauge turned out nice.

[cpldavis37]

Started the new glove box. Thanks for the help John.

[cpldavis37]

Dash disassembled.

[Kinder]

Doing any mods while it's out?

[Jesus_man]

Doing any mods while it's out?

[cpldavis37]

Just painting and rewiring. Sorry that took me so long to answer.

[cpldavis37]

Finally finishing my 351 efi conversion. I hope I can stay on track. I painted the block and ordered a ton of parts.

[cpldavis37]

Christmas time!

[Gunnibronco]

Nice. What heads?

[cpldavis37]

They are "Promaxx" formally "Patriot". I'll give them a try. Western engine recommended them to me. They said they have used them on several sbf and had good results. They are about 950 shipped, so half the cost of more name brand heads.

[Strike2]

VERY NICE ! I need to start celebrating Christmas in April, Santa is much more generous

[cpldavis37]

Clear coat.

[cpldavis37]

Cam and timing chain installed.

[Digger]

Looks like it is coming along nicely.

[cpldavis37]

If I could just stop going to work, I would have it done by now.

[cpldavis37]

Valve covers came out nice.

[cpldavis37]

Mocked up.

Don't look at the messy garage though.

[Kinder]

Wow, black and silver look great.

[cpldavis37]

Thanks Kirk!

[Kinder]

Hey, remember that talk about fans we had?

https://youtu.be/ZXdLgaFXZzs

[ZOSO]

Hey, remember that talk about fans we had?

https://youtu.be/ZXdLgaFXZzs

I always knew fans robbed HP but dang that was interesting.

On that note I like my Taurus fan setup. we'll see how it works in the high heat.

[cpldavis37]

Hey, remember that talk about fans we had?

https://youtu.be/ZXdLgaFXZzs

I always knew fans robbed HP but dang that was interesting.

On that note I like my Taurus fan setup. we'll see how it works in the high heat.

I was going to run a Taurus fan, I would love to check out your setup.

[cpldavis37]

What an interesting video. I used to run something very similar to the aluminum fan. Lol

[cpldavis37]

What an interesting video. I used to run something very similar to the aluminum fan. Lol

[Jesus_man]

I run what appears to be a stock setup. It works, so I'm inclined not to fix it! If I do, it'll be the Taurus fan or some other dual speed electric.

[Rox Crusher]

Parasitic drag / horsepower loss is certainly a factor........keeping it cool seems to be more important in our rigs

[ZOSO]

Parasitic drag / horsepower loss is certainly a factor........keeping it cool seems to be more important in our rigs

I agree. I went with the Taurus fan because I had it laying in the garage. If it doesn't work on those hot days I will go back to a mechanical fan.

[ZOSO]

Hey, remember that talk about fans we had?

https://youtu.be/ZXdLgaFXZzs

I always knew fans robbed HP but dang that was interesting.

On that note I like my Taurus fan setup. we'll see how it works in the high heat.

I was going to run a Taurus fan, I would love to check out your setup.

No problem. Im around this weekend. Actually gonna pull the radiator and fan out to pull the balancer and get it redone. So it wont be complete.

[Viperwolf1]

It takes horsepower to turn a good fan that can move enough air to keep a small Bronco radiator cool. It doesn't matter if it's driven off the belt or driven by the alternator, the load is the same. You won't gain horsepower by going electric.

[Dukietown]

It takes horsepower to turn a good fan that can move enough air to keep a small Bronco radiator cool. It doesn't matter if it's driven off the belt or driven by the alternator, the load is the same. You won't gain horsepower by going electric.

Isn't it more of a question of efficiency? Amount of cooling/hp? If it takes more mechanical energy to turn the mechanical fan than it does to generate the electricity needed to make the same amount of cooling from the electric fan then the electric fan wins...

Seems more theoretical than anything, I wonder if you'd feel much of a difference driving down the road.

Seems relevant: http://www.onallcylinders.com/2012/07/2 ... r-vehicle/