I believe I will need to replace the fan. Yes, it bent rather far back. From all I've gathered, I need an 18". Amazingly, the online part stores that usually come through with most parts do not have 4 bladed fan 18". I'm not sure if one for the 216 engine would fit or be efficient. They have those.

54 Chevy 3100 Deluxe 3 speed on column. Keeping original as possible but changed to 12 volt system.
JB Weld..."I put that stuff on everything"