Low Profile 12 Inch Thermo Fan

[loymclure]

so i purchased a low profile 12 inch thermo fan off ebay, to make space for my intercooler. It looks "ok".... nothing to special. the mounting instructions are what gets me, ive never seen any thing like it.

Basically they give you four long flexible "nylon bolts" they call it.... and tell you to leaver your radiator fins open with a screw driver and push these long nylon bolts directly through the radiator fins. and slip this plastic nut over the back of it to hold it in place. lol.... i dunno about you guys but it all sounds a bit suspect? any one heard of such a thing?

Edited August 16, 2012 by loymclure

[infiltrator]

yeah. I used this in my old bluebird . kinda like a cable tie but you don't have to loop it. took a bit to get the bastard off when I sold the car

[34GeeTeeTee]

Yeah pretty common with stuff like that.... I'm not a fan but easier than custom brackets etc.... How thick is the fan BTW?

[bigkevracer]

Hey Clint, use them if you want, but you don't have to.

I think I read you bought the HDI intercooler kit. It comes with brackets to fit the fan to the stock mounting points.

See what works for you!

[Duncan]

fine (and very common) for a street car, not fine for a race car

[loymclure]

cheers,

I was just stressed about how strong they would be last thing i want is for them to snap and then the fan ends up as some new undiscribed part of my susspension .

as for the thickness its about 60 mm but its kinda cone shappedwith the thickest part right in the middle of the dc fan motor (@ 60mm) and the outer edge being the thinest (@ 40mm) iether way im sure it will work as it will sit flush with the radiator. bigkevracer thanks mate ill sus those brackets out as well I think.

[iamhe77]

Hey Clint, use them if you want, but you don't have to.

I think I read you bought the HDI intercooler kit. It comes with brackets to fit the fan to the stock mounting points.

See what works for you!

THIS!

[loymclure]

huh ? what now?

[bigkevracer]

Get HDI kit

Use brackets to mount fan

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Profit??

[loymclure]

cheers,

I was just stressed about how strong they would be last thing i want is for them to snap and then the fan ends up as some new undiscribed part of my susspension .

as for the thickness its about 60 mm but its kinda cone shappedwith the thickest part right in the middle of the dc fan motor (@ 60mm) and the outer edge being the thinest (@ 40mm) iether way im sure it will work as it will sit flush with the radiator. bigkevracer thanks mate ill sus those brackets out as well I think.

lol yeah thats what i thought i was doing?

Edited August 18, 2012 by loymclure

[bigkevracer]

Lol hope so. Thats what Cam's point was.

[66yostagea]

The Davis Craig tranny cooler comes with the same plastic thingies to poke thru the radiator. I made propper brackets.

[Beregron]

Sorry to bump an old thread but i have just ordered a HDI Intercooler and remembered seeing somewhere a link to thermo fans people used for the job.

From memory it was

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/High-Performance-Chrome-12inch-Thermo-Fan-Electric-Fan-120watt-12volt-12v-/261041810142?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cc74deade&_uhb=1

I assume any universal 12 inch will do the job but if people had one they preferred over another drop me a PM pls.

Cheers for any advice