67 gt500 fan clutch

Factory originals were C7ZX pieces, service replacements are C7ZE. (sorry , I can't remember suffixs of the top of my head)

 

That is what friends are for- C7ZX-A is what it is marked on the hub.Very hard to find.

 

Does anyone know who can rebuild these fan clutches ? Have several originals that need to be done.

Thanks
Dominic

 

Do you mean other than Fred Olivia?

 

Have read about a place called Vintage Automotive Reaseach tha shows on thier website that they do fan clutch rebuilding, but I have not used them so I can't say what kind of job they do.

 

That is Fred Oliva
. He is 400.00 plus he is very up front about the fact that it will take over 1 year from the time he recieves the clutch to get it restored. I hear he does very good work . I have a problem with the 1 year wait but I havn't heard of anyone else.

 

Fred's work is excellent but like Bob mentioned he is a long wait. Most people experience 1-2 years and the communication is poor to non existant. Bill Upham (Mansfield Motors) found a guy near us in Warren RI that did one for him. I think the work was fine but there were some issues with the method in how it was done. I would call Bill and ask him about it.

 

A year wait seems excessive. There must be someone else out there. Didn't this guy have an apprentice ??

Dominic

 

Has anyone ever seen an EC7ZX-B? as opposed to -A?
know anything about the application? GT350?
Thanks,
Carl

 

Carl,
I don't recall ever coming across a C7ZX-B. The C7ZX -A was used on 67 GT500 air and non air cars as well as 68 GT350 air and non air applications . The 67 GT350 only used the clutch fan if it had Air conditioning. A standard non air 67 GT350 used a fixed fan. There are very few 67 GT350 with air cars original or other wise to go by . Since the C7ZX -A fan was always used on all 68 GT350 applications it was more prevalent and seen more often (relatively speaking) . Logic would dictate that it was used on the 67 GT350 the same as it was used on the 68. That is why there was never any reason for me to think a B version existed. I have never come across a 67 GT350 air car add+delete sheet to verify any other clutch fan used . If you have a picture I would very much like to see it. You would need to post a picture of the front face of the clutch as well as a picture of the stamp on the flange for me to tell if it was a repro one sold by a parts vendor (Boss Exchange) that was sold up to the mid 90's (I believe) . Bob

 

Thanks for the info Bob,
I have not seen a "B" either, I was told by another restorer that it existed and was for small blocks but he may be mistaken.

Also, my car is ALIVE!... well the engine runs anyway.
After many years putting this thing together it is a real milestone for me. Hope to have it driving around before the end of the summer.
Thanks again for all of your help with this.
Carl