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Install Electric Cooling Fans

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72 LSA Monte Carlo Boom Tube NASCAR Exhaust FIRST DRIVE! (Fab Process & Finishing Touches)

What happens here

Before mounting, inspect the car's large Griffin radiator. The creator recounts an earlier attempt to protect the radiator fins with bug screen, which has now failed. To attach the new electric fans, poke four 'radiator clamp' style fasteners through the top of the radiator fins. For the bottom two fasteners, modify standard zip ties by cutting off their locking 'nub' so that the head fits snugly against the fan bracket but the tail can be pulled through the radiator fins without allowing the head to pass through. This improvisational method secures the fans to the radiator.

Goal: Securely mount two universal electric fans to the radiator.

Tools and materials

  • Electric Fans — The cooling units to be installed
  • Pliers — Assisting with zip tie modification and insertion
  • Radiator Clamps — Securing the top of the fans to the radiator
  • Wire Stripper Vise — Modifying zip ties
  • Zip Ties — Securing the bottom of the fans to the radiator (after modification)

What they say

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move on. This will hold the fan, and hold it better than better than nothing. Better than if it didn't exist at all. Yes. I stick it in, stick it sideways so he doesn't spread his ribs. I'm trying. That's what she said. I would like it to be known that I have never done anything like this on an Escalade. I would never have even thought about it. But this is the effect of factory screws, let them be . When a car is assembled at the factory with self-tapping screws , it's hard for me to improve the situation in any way. I'm just thinking: you know what? No one will notice this. It's on par with the rest of the car. What we're doing here is Pebble Beach-level work compared to that.

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