Well, thanks to the negro connection (binder), I now and electric fan in the front of my rig so hopefully I won't kill another radiator with the mechanical fan. Not a perfect fit, but I was able to squeeze the one he had in. Should be good enough for the next race or two. Its only a single speed, and a "cheap" (we think), but sould be better than nothing.
On the way to his place I stopped by the pick-n-pull... probably been 2-3 years since I've been there. Yanked out two of the more common style of Taurus fans (they had quite a few). Seems the one I have that I've used before is a weird raration that actually sits angled to the shroud. Still kicks ass, but weird to fit. The new ones are too thick to fit as my rig is currently laid out, but for about $32 ea. out the door you can't beat them. I'll be reconfiguring thing in the near future to fit one of them in.
Anyone see an issue with just zip-tying it through the radiator? Oil coolers are done that way and no one seems to think twice. This fan is actually pretty light. Zip ties were the easiest way, as it sits in there there is really no good way to build a simple bracket to hold it in and have it still fit.
Anyone tried it and had it fail? Its only got to work for 1 or 2 events.....