Anyone remember the guy in California that made the bracket and fan drive that mounted it above the smallblock pump used a double pulley on the pump and the belt went from the pump to the fan only,fan was adjustable for height in bracket just had to change belt length if i recall.I don't need any info on zips or snow white stuff .
Was it a jack shaft or was it a setup that raised the whole waterpump up several inches? A guy should be able to build a riser for the fan that possibly used the hub and shaft out of a water pump along with a pair of enclosed bearings. I whipped out a little doodle of a concept for it. Don't laugh it's pretty crude. The easiest way would be to use a waterpump bearing and shaft pressed in a tube that had been machined for a press fit with the same id as the waterpump would have in it's bearing housing. That would solve the problem of holding the shaft and hub in place. The stock pump repair kit looks like this The bearing is a tight press fit on the shaft and the hub presses on the shaft.
Remember an old "how to" article like that. Might have had a pair of pillow blocks and the 5/8" shaft and flange out of the OE pump.
Very interesting concept. My question would be how you lube the bearings as they would take a helluva' beating. The pic looks like the typical Zips style riser with the alternator and A/C brackets attached. I'm all ears here......
didn't some of the late 60's and early 70's c65 chevy trucks use something like this? i remember a old big chevy truck (log truck at that) that the fan set higher then the water pump. i may be wrong on the years it could have even been a late 50's truck.
I remember the big splash when they brought them out but yours is probably the one I have seen a real photo of on a car that someone was driving. It looks like they are still for sale. http://www.socalsac.com/cooling/zips-water-pump-riser-housing instructions are here http://www.southernrods.com/instructions/zip-water-pump-riser-install.pdf
Common on flatheads, I've also seen it on I believe a GMC cabover towtruck my Dad used to own. The bracketry doesn't seem too hard to build. I would think some folded 3/16" plate in the right configuiration would look pretty "factory". I'm sure there's a ton of guys out there who could take advantage of this tech. As the pulley could be readily shimmed to correct any minor misalignment issues this wouldn't necesarily be rocket science.
I about got it ,took a sbc pump shaft out of original water pump ran the sealed bearing through schedule 80 pipe used 1/4 inch plate for the bracket off the 2 upper waterpump holes slot in the middle of the plate allows fan to move up 4 to 8 inches above the original pump location,just have to get a belt for it i have it 6 inches above an it puts my fan just above center of the radiator,i will get someone to post pics soon as i cant seem to .thanks for the ideas.
SWEET set-up. how long would it take you to make another? no, not for me, you should toss the second one in the trunk "just in case" the first gives out in resume speed iowa. if you have it in the trunk you will NEVER need it LOL later jim
If it ever dies I will just take the belt off and keep going....I drove a flathead around for many years without a fan....After a few boils you learn the process.
Pete1 - What did you use for a bearing? Water pump? Did you thread the shaft for what appears to be a retaining bolt at the rear? Thx
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