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R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#1 Post by 75RD350rider » Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:45 pm

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Today I took 30 minutes after feeding the Baby Mommas and pulled the radiator off of the RZ. Then I began the process of figuring out how I am going to mount my R-6 cooling fan.... I will be using adel clamps and securing the fan to the frame downtubes in lieu of mounting it directly to the radiator. More to follow.
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#2 Post by Evans Ward » Thu Feb 25, 2016 5:28 pm

Can't wait to see what you come up with Tim here! Many will be watching. I haven't tried to remount mine as I can't see running wires or tie straps through the fin area.
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#3 Post by two-stroke-brit » Fri Feb 26, 2016 11:54 am

this will be interesting to be "along for the ride" so to speak. :smt023
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#4 Post by JonW » Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:27 pm

I drilled the spot welds to cut off the brackets of the fan for my LC421 install, i used a dedicated bracket for a different rad and moved it forward enough to get the fan in the gap tho, you can see the build stuff on my website, link below.

Oh and dont 'see of the fan works' by holding one end and touching off the wiring. there is a surprising amount of power in these fans and they will eat fingers...
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#5 Post by tacky1 » Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:15 pm

I mounted mine directly to the radiator and use a toggle switch under the tank,, No problems with it this way.....
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#6 Post by 75RD350rider » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:16 pm

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Adel clamps Lowes. After all said and done used 1...
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#7 Post by 75RD350rider » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:22 pm

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Rh view fan hung
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#8 Post by 75RD350rider » Tue Mar 01, 2016 4:22 am

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Close but not too close...
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#9 Post by 75RD350rider » Tue Mar 01, 2016 4:31 am

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Upper clamp
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#10 Post by evan_calgary » Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:12 am

Looking good! Fits right in there!
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#11 Post by 75RD350rider » Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:24 am

ImageBetter pic.of lower clamp.
There were three brackets on the fan. I took one off as it wasn't needed and was in the way. It doesnt move around at all but the brackets have a little flex to them.I don't think metal fatigue will be an issue. I hope to hook up the wiring today before work.
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#12 Post by 75RD350rider » Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:39 am

Thanks for the kind words. It took about 3 hours start to finish for me to figure out the orientation and spacing.
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#13 Post by two-stroke-brit » Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:02 pm

looks promising :smt023
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#14 Post by 75RD350rider » Tue Mar 01, 2016 4:52 pm

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Had to redo the top mount after close inspection revealed the adel clamp on top touching the radiator. So I drilled a hole in an unused frame tab and that took care of it after a little creative bracket bending.
The bracket looks close to the coolant recovery tank but it doesn't touch it. I am going to relieve that area a touch with the dremel before final assembly..
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Re: R6 cooling fan on 84 RZ

#15 Post by 75RD350rider » Wed Mar 02, 2016 2:48 pm

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It Lives and it is all wired up now...
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