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Flexilite's FL-220 shrouded dual sucker-fan setup is what I (and most other guys) use. Do NOT use the included tie-wraps that are supposed to go thru the radiator core! Nylon tiewraps may wear a hole thru a tube, destroying your radiator. Instead, use wide bent-aluminum L-brackets from the 4 corners of the fan shroud to the front of the rad tanks to lightly hold the assembly in place. Whan a fan is running, the whole assembly will suck closer to the radiator, so the L-brackets need not be made very tight. If the blades touch the core during running, the motors can be spaced away from the shroud 1/4" with a pair of half-moon spacers for each motor, made of plastic, plywood or metal, depending on what you have around. The two fan thermal switches should have been included with the radiator.... did this thing come from a real Pantera parts vendor?
Yes, Marino should have the correct thermal switches in stock cheaply. Finally, to lay the radiator forward for working access, all thats needed is two 1" wide straps about 4-6" long, bolted between the original rad-mounts and the radiator tabs.To lay it fwd, drill out the spot welds holding the OEM fan mounts up front. Done carefully, they can be returned to stock with a few tack-welds. Finally, be very sure the fan blades are both turning in the "suck" direction AND that they are oriented on the fan motors the same.
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