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I finally got a night without homework, my wife was working an evening, and the guppies went down to bed easily...wrenching time!

Tonight I finish prepping the intake and shot it in VHT gloss black. I also removed the exhaust manifolds off the heads so I could shoot them in VHT aluminum to match the heads.i also discovered that the RH pipe off the manifold is a real bear to remove.i assumed (insert assume joke here...) that since the LH side came off so easily, the right should be the same. Nope.I am debating modifying it at this point. I don’t think I will. To remove it easiest would be to block the transmission and pull that crossmember and drop the whole piece of exhaust. Hmmm....I don’t think I’m changing anything.

Anyways. Another issue I discovered is that my radiator shroud sits too low in relation to the LS fan. I’m chewing on these options:

Hacking up the original/ creating new mounts to make it mount. Pro- easy-ish. Con- ugly.

Build a new shroud out of 18 gauge steel. Pro- fit like a glove when done. Con- time, effort, will it clear the hood when closed properly?

Shaving the fan blades to fit inside the shroud. I think I’d need about 3/4” on all blades. Pro- easy, stock fit. Con- would shaving the blades cause cooling problems?

I’m going to run the original lm7 mechanical clutch fan. In Alberta we don’t get super hot summers or stupid crazy humidity and I think the mechanical fan will cool a warmed over LS of about 385 hp/torque.

Input here would be appreciated.

Here are a few pictures: