yes, that early shroud would be pretty simple to fab up, just need to size it so the fan blades sit at the opening, half in/half out

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics