willay
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Hia,
Everything is in place apart from the rad fan, the original engine was a 1.4 8v and when I tried to fit the original fan it doesnt look like a good fit.... at all 
Can people share what they have done with their conversions? if you have bought any vauxhall items can you list the part codes please, and any web links are always welcome!
Cheers,
Willay.
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ShEp
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it tells you to shave it around the manifold on the conversion guide, but when i did this to my mates it ended up melting anyway, so i cut the bit right out and joined the with a thin piece of metal, its been working for a year and a half now,
i also believe the 1.5d may be thinner than normal ones, but im not exactly sure
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and-m
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My 1.4 fan fits fine, whats your problem?
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myke
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mines a standard gsi one, with the long arm that goes to the o/s chopped off and a lee mitchell (TM) bracket holding the shroud to the slam panel.
also the third arm holding the motor nearest the header needed to be lopped off for clearance.
fan flaps about a little, but still does the job mostly.
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broster
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ed mounted his in front of the rad and wired it up the other way round..... seems to work for him
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myke
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Ed's got a big bumper. think that's how he got away with that method.
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Mistamist
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easiest way is
Cut all the bits that poke out, so you are kinda left with a square with the fan in the middle, then drill two holes in each corner through the plastic.
position the fan where you want it, then get some gable ties and push through one of the holes, through the rad, then back on itself making sure it goes round one of the pipes, then back through the other hole you made and tighten
do this for each corner and voila a mounted fan and very superficial damage to the rad.
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willay
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intterrresting.
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Siberia
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a 16v fan for a 1.4/1.6 sport or a 12v fan from a 1.0 12v will all fit...
if you wanna be really cool then look up 'spal fans' on ebay... there are super slim and probably more effective than the gm ones...
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willay
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they arent that much either Siberia 
lets see if i can bodge the gm one first
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Siberia
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check out adam b's one
[Edited on 13-10-2005 by Siberia]
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willay
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pics? 
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Siberia
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you can kinda see it there...
basically a 1.2 8v fan with bits choped off it and other bits pop riveted to it works i suppose
[Edited on 13-10-2005 by Siberia]
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willay
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mmmm hacky.
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Stu_22
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Thats my super slim spal
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the_legend_of_yrag
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i've cut the arm off my fan so its just the square bit left!
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Wayne
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use a rad from a 1.2 16v i did, didnt have to cut anything or move anything fit in fine no problems 
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Nic Barnes
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buy a proper one like in stu_22's pic, he told me about them spal ones off ebay, got one on the turbi, soooooo much more space. about 50 odd quid
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Nic Barnes
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thats the differnce between the spal one and a normal gsi fan
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willay
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Whats involved with wiring it up?
Also can you tell me what size fan you have?
cheers.
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broster
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dude, these seems to be a leg in your garage!
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Stu_22
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
Whats involved with wiring it up?
Also can you tell me what size fan you have?
cheers.
Only two wires to connect up one way makes the fan suck and the other way makes it blow.
I think the fan is 12" dia just measure your rad
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Nic Barnes
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mine is the 12' spal one.
thats me mates leg making a herb so we can proced with the fitting of the fan (several hours and herbs later we completed it)
2 wires for the fan, just wired it into the old fan loom. just, ahem, make sure its wired up to work the right way, ahem.
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willay
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okay, and with it sitting behind the rad (between the rad and engine) - you want it sucking right?
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Stu_22
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yep
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