Ummm, actually, I think the money is going the other way....... After
Speedweek, I bought 6 tubes & stashed it in my "emergency" box. Hope I never
need it, but it's there. It really is amazing how strong that stuff
is.......That section of the radiator where I stuffed Brad's ice bag in & then
covered with "Weld" is hard as a rock. Ain't life grand.........
Ed
wspotter wrote:
> Ed,
>
> Any truth to the rumor that you will run next year as the J B WELD Special?
> I have heard from reliable sources that you are approaching the company for
> major sponsorship.
>
> Wes
>
> on 10/5/01 2:16 PM, Ed Van Scoy at edvs@uswest.net wrote:
>
> > As most of the list knows, I had the fan go through the radiator of my
> > Vette at Speedweek. Finally decided I should fix it so I got busy
> > yesterday. Before I tell my story, I should point out that another '85
> > Vette lost his fan too at 191 mph, and wiped out his radiator as well.
> > After pulling the plastic shroud off, the problem became obvious - the
> > radiator went INTO the fan instead of fan into the radiator. The
> > radiator on a C4 Corvette is held in place by a plastic enclosure. The
> > mounting points are all J-nuts through plastic tabs. The electric fan
> > bolts (through plastic mounting holes) to the shroud. Apparently the
> > force of the air pushed the radiator back, which broke the plastic top
> > mounting points, and the plastic fan mount, allowing the radiator to
> > contact the fan. SO, there are several Corvettes on the list that may
> > want to reinforce this area. I made some metal pieces the same shape as
> > the mounting tabs and fiberglassed them over & under the stock mounting
> > points. The fan has been retired forever. Hopefully that issue is
> > solved.
> > Ed
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