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went to the junk yard today. pulled the factory a/c box i needed, a hook latch, 130a alt(3g upgrade) wiper switch, heater control valve, and all the needed check valves for 60 bucks. went there looking for a bell housing and all the clutch pedal components, a fan shroud, original fan blade and clutch( i want to get rid of that damn flex fan) but sadly didnt find what i needed
Gotta love a good day in the junkyard................pretty cheap entertainment to me..........When I was in highschool (late 70's) there were a lot around my area that would let you pick your own..............Id go and spend a whole day and only spend 5 bucks and come home with a truckload of stuff. Theres only a couple around anymore that will let you pick your own. I still enjoy going and scrounging even if I dont find what I went for I usually come up with something I can use or some ideas for more mods.............maybe I'm just easily entertained??????????????
With the 3G upgrade you might do yourself a favor and go ahead and do the Mark VIII electric fan upgrade rather than the OEM route.
Josh
i had originally thought about doing both electric and engine driven. i may just go the mark VIII route. ive got a real nice aftermarket oil/transmission cooler with a fan on it that im gonna add for the engine oil. since im doing away with the auto tranny, im thinking about using the tranny cooler on the radiator for the power steering.
was gonna pull an a/c compressor to use for onboard air, but i couldnt find one in decent shape.
i had originally thought about doing both electric and engine driven. i may just go the mark VIII route. ive got a real nice aftermarket oil/transmission cooler with a fan on it that im gonna add for the engine oil. since im doing away with the auto tranny, im thinking about using the tranny cooler on the radiator for the power steering.
was gonna pull an a/c compressor to use for onboard air, but i couldnt find one in decent shape.
With the VIII fan there is absolutely no need for any other fan. Plus there is no way there is enough room for an engine driven fan.
With a 195 t-stat I run a constant 200 degrees, when I had the C6 I ran consistent 170 degree or less with a 3000 RPM stall convertor. Engine oil temps were a non-issue.
ok i found the fan this morning for 15.00 dollars. what temperature switch do i need to use?
Best bet is to do a search on the forums for the Mark VIII fan or a Google search. There are 10 ways to Sunday to wire the fan up depending on what you want.
theres alot of u-puil-its here but sadly not too many dents in them...mostely newer or jap cars
Unfortunately, the price of scrap has made it too tempting for junk yards to pass up the opportunity to clear out some of the older and heavier junkers. It's getting very difficult to find 35 year old anything in junk yards because of it.