with the fan more than an inch back you will have overheating at idle and in traffic, you do need a shroud, factory put the fan 1/2-3/4" from the rad .... pic of a 350 in a 56 w/ the usual aftermarket plastic shroud
"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
