Shroud for Champion radiator

[sunbee1224]

Im looking for suggestions for a fan shroud to use with a champion radiator. 383 is running hot at idle but nice and cool while going down the road. 50/50 coolant, 160 high flow stat, hd Hayden fan clutch and good flow of coolant when stat is open. Just not moving enough air at idle.
Thanks in advance for shroud suggestions

 

[Qbrozen]

Do you have the shroud from the stock radiator? I cut mine in a couple of places, made some aluminum brackets, and attached that to my Champion rad. I do plan, however, to make some improvements with sheet aluminum I picked up from Home Depot.

By the way, Champion offers shrouds, but they are quite expensive, IMHO.

 

[Billccm]

I'm in the same boat. I emailed Champion and left a message with my cell phone number two weeks back. NADA. No reply, no response.

http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/shroud-advice.133952/

 

[66four40]

Here are some shots of mine. No idea what brand of rad but this is what I did with a stock shroud I picked up for $50. Hope it helps.

 

[Qbrozen]

Yours looks better than mine at the moment, but more like what I pictured in my head when I add the sheet metal.

 

[66four40]

I believe I got real thin gauge aluminum, and had a friend with a shop bend it for me. I made templates out of cereal boxes for the exact measurements that I needed for each bend, then I rounded off the sharp corners and installed it. I looks not bad. I was concerned the plastic shroud and aluminum rad would look weird but I think its fine. You could always paint the rad black with rad paint.

 

[Billccm]

Has anyone tried these?

http://www.championradiators.com/belt-driven-fan-shrouds

 

[khryslerkid]

I believe I got real thin gauge aluminum, and had a friend with a shop bend it for me. I made templates out of cereal boxes for the exact measurements that I needed for each bend, then I rounded off the sharp corners and installed it. I looks not bad. I was concerned the plastic shroud and aluminum rad would look weird but I think its fine. You could always paint the rad black with rad paint.

Kind of what I did.

I drew up what I needed and had a local fab shop do the shroud. I got tired of trying to find something that would work.

 

[Qbrozen]

That looks great. Mind me asking how much it ran you?

 

[Billccm]

Maybe the fab shop will do another one?

Champion emailed me back and basically said try a universal shroud, or buy a shroud from them and convert to electric fans.

 

[khryslerkid]

That looks great. Mind me asking how much it ran you?

It cost me almost $300. It's what the aftermarket metal ones are going for, so what the heck. If I was still working where I used to, I could have made it up myself, having all the equipment to do such a job. So spend the $$$ and get past it!

Maybe the fab shop will do another one?

Champion emailed me back and basically said try a universal shroud, or buy a shroud from them and convert to electric fans.

Not a Champion radiator but a Engineered Cooling Products, "ECP". Change whatever measurements to coincide with yours. Any fab shop with a heliarc welder should be able to do the job. It could be made with sheet metal instead of aluminum to save a couple bucks.

 

[67 coronet]

you would be amazed what can be built with rivets and epoxy when money is not there. i just run electric fans now. works way better then any mechanical fan ever did.

 

[Billccm]

you would be amazed what can be built with rivets and epoxy when money is not there. i just run electric fans now. works way better then any mechanical fan ever did.

I tend to agree with you on the electric fans. I was hoping for a $150 solution, but considering too many unknowns on what shroud would fit, I'm leaning towards a electric fan conversion.