the old venturi shroud and new 2 piece

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I am re-assembling after the intake manifold, aluminum water pump and new AC compressor, and as I piece together the venturi horse collar, and it's
support pieces, I am wondering how many times I do this before changing it out to the 2 piece from Jim K. Or do I not re-invent the wheel? I know the
new 2 piece is needed if I change to the electronically controlled fan.
Thoughts? Thanks,

Jack
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Jack Ramsey
Tulare, CA
TZE165V101526
1975 Palm Beach
 
I much prefer the two piece shroud. It makes things a lot less complicated and easier to work on in the future. I think you will too.
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Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
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It's like the radiator frame, depends how often you take it off. Both work, the collar is a total pain in the ass to remove and put back. Once every
two or three eyars, so what. Twice a year, buy the split shroud.

--johnny
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Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
 
Go with the 2 piece / no horse collar shroud. It is probably the best upgrade I have ever done to the GMC. Mine has been on for around 15 years and
has repeatedly saved a lot of work during that time.
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Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
 
If it can save you time and frustration, it is worth the cost difference.

On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 8:07 PM Ken Burton via Gmclist <

> Go with the 2 piece / no horse collar shroud. It is probably the best
> upgrade I have ever done to the GMC. Mine has been on for around 15 years
> and
> has repeatedly saved a lot of work during that time.
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> Ken Burton - N9KB
> 76 Palm Beach
> Hebron, Indiana
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Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
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> If it can save you time and frustration, it is worth the cost difference.
>
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 8:07 PM Ken Burton via Gmclist <

>
>> Go with the 2 piece / no horse collar shroud. It is probably the best
>> upgrade I have ever done to the GMC. Mine has been on for around 15 years
>> and
>> has repeatedly saved a lot of work during that time.
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>> Ken Burton - N9KB
>> 76 Palm Beach
>> Hebron, Indiana
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Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
jimk
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Well...

My old horse collar is now hanging on the block wall on the side of my house - with a beautiful staghorn growing out of it.

I'm planning to hang the old cam timing gear set and chain nearby.

Garden art.

Steve W
1973 23'
Southern California

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Steve W
1973 : 23'
Southern California
 
I had mine out for a timing chain, water pump, ac compressor, radiator recore project, took off the horse collar ('76), cut the shroud in half and
pop-riveted brackets on for connecting. Hardest part was wrestling the oil cooler lines. The later model shrouds and Applied's cover the whole
radiator unlike the stock '76 one.
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Bill Van Vlack
'76 Royale; Guemes Island, Washington; Twin bed, full (DS) side bath, Brazilian Redwood counter and settee tops,455, 6KW generator; new owner a/o mid
November 2015.
 
use zip ties to hold it together in place

You might [cough!] decide to just leave them in, and just snip to remove
--
76 Glenbrook
 
Nick took my order this morning for the new 2 piece and some radiator pads.

THANKS everyone!!

Jack
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Jack Ramsey
Tulare, CA
TZE165V101526
1975 Palm Beach
 
I'm wondering about the total coverage compared to the partial coverage of the stock shroud.as GM designed. Better for fan to pull air through all the
core, but may be more restrictive to natural ram air cooling as it all has to get thru the "funnel" and past fan. Any comments?
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John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
 
John,
In 77-78 they went to full shroud coverage.
Maybe felt that when the fan clutch locked up it could cool faster by
pulling air through the whole radiator.

On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 8:15 PM John R. Lebetski via Gmclist <

> I'm wondering about the total coverage compared to the partial coverage of
> the stock shroud.as GM designed. Better for fan to pull air through all
> the
> core, but may be more restrictive to natural ram air cooling as it all has
> to get thru the "funnel" and past fan. Any comments?
> --
> John Lebetski
> Woodstock, IL
> 77 Eleganza II
>
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Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
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1-800-752-7502
 
John,
I think your correct. It was cost wise less to do oneW/o the collar on the
403. brackets and ring.

On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 7:22 PM John R. Lebetski via Gmclist <

> I have a 77 455 that does not have full coverage. Maybe that's s 403
> thing?
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> Woodstock, IL
> 77 Eleganza II
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