I've finally had a chance to work on my car again. The Griffin aluminum radiator is in place after sweating bullets trying to slide that little puppy down without wiping out all the cooling fins. It's in place and looks good.

I was considering using SPAL fans but with all the implications of a weak alternator, poor old wiring from 1969, I decided to rebuild using the standard set up. Not a big deal but this area of my car was a huge Mickey Mouse set up, which means there are a couple of things not known to me since the car wasn't quite there as an example of stock.

I need your opinions here because frankly, messing around too much exposes that 500 dollar radiator to being gouged. To say I'd freak out is an understatement.
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So, as weenie as these questions are, I'd appreciate your thinking.

The fan shroud. In order to align the holes for the top of the fan shroud, I have to pull back hard to get them to line up. Is this what you've experienced? It seems like it's as much as an inch off and the shroud doesn't "want" to be pulled back that far. The two lower left and right tabs fit nicely behind the raditor tabs without using the clips to hold them there. This seems to be a very tight fit also. Are they needed? Also the plastic shroud tabs sit at the bottom of the bracket on the radiator. By installing the clips, I'd raise the entire fan shroud up by as much as a half inch. I've tugged and pulled already and I think that would begin to stress the fan shroud at the bottom where it follows underneath the radiator.

Again, I can add the clips and try different approaches. The issue is how darn fragile the back of the raditor is and not ruining a piece that cost a boat load of money.

Rick.

I too have a Griffin but chose to go with the 16" SPAL. I am not using any shroud and it all works great. I'm not keen on forcing anything around my Griffin second mortgage.

i have a Griffen in my 67
with long water pump 1969 engine,BB 427

i am using the 69 fan shroud,and had to cut the bottom of the shroud opening a little as the fan was hitting the bottom of the opening.

i had to drill a new hole in the upper bracket
to attach the shroud to the bracket.

i am using a clutch fan with a new clutch
that i bought at Advance auto parts,
tha original one that came with my '67
was noisy,and if i remember i had to get a different spacing fan clutch,due to the grifen
radiator being a little thicker than the 3 core
brass.

I would be glad to say Yes to anyone who asks
is the Bolt in Griffen worth the money,as my highway temps {long high speed,65mph+ at 85f+} are now 185-195 vs 205-220f
with the same 180t-stat,water pump etc.