jswordy
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If only I had gotten a full night's sleep, @Kraffty! 
The electric carving knife and Vice Grips came out this afternoon and bought me 1 1/2-plus inches of room.
Now the Derale belt-drive fan I mentioned will work. The tape measure says a 17-inch fan on a 1-inch spacer will be perfect and sit about 1 inch from the radiator. Plus, I found the fan in a nicer color - black - for about $20 less. Once the trims are touched up, they'll be hard to see unless you are actually looking for them. I hate to carve, but I did as little as I needed to get the 4-row stock radiator (new) to work. Had I used a 3-row, I'd have had less trouble, but I was warned not to with a/c.
I had to relieve the radiator mount indent for the cap to clear in the new location.
Happy as a clam. The car will not look all hacked up once the paint is on, and the radiator works now. I need to get four small screws to attach the radiator to the support frame.
The electric carving knife and Vice Grips came out this afternoon and bought me 1 1/2-plus inches of room.
Now the Derale belt-drive fan I mentioned will work. The tape measure says a 17-inch fan on a 1-inch spacer will be perfect and sit about 1 inch from the radiator. Plus, I found the fan in a nicer color - black - for about $20 less. Once the trims are touched up, they'll be hard to see unless you are actually looking for them. I hate to carve, but I did as little as I needed to get the 4-row stock radiator (new) to work. Had I used a 3-row, I'd have had less trouble, but I was warned not to with a/c.
I had to relieve the radiator mount indent for the cap to clear in the new location.
Happy as a clam. The car will not look all hacked up once the paint is on, and the radiator works now. I need to get four small screws to attach the radiator to the support frame.
Sitting here with a Rolling Rock and a satisfied grin.
