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    He will not be making any more. He only has 1 or 2 left in stock.
     
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    Finally got around to installing the system. Took a bit of work, a lot of frustration but finally got it working well. For the longest time my pressure switch would cut it off with any kind of acceleration and my pressure would drop. After going through the system, changing my electric fan etc… I finally found I had installed the dryer backward :90:. After vacuuming down the system and redoing it the system works great now!
     
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    The whole install was relatively straight forward. Tip for anyone who decides to retain stock controls. The 76+ fan Controller is the same pattern in maverick and can be used. I had one but the switch was bad. The early fan controllers are relatively the same size as the maverick ones. You can drill the two retaining rivets and then attach it to the original maverick bracket. You just have to unbend the tabs on the back and open it up.

    for the ball vents you can find vacuum reducers that work well. IMG_0069.jpeg IMG_9941.jpeg IMG_0070.jpeg
     
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    The center vent I used AC tape to attach it to the piece. They are different sizes but it worked.
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    For cooling I have an aftermarket 2 core aluminum radiator. I used a Volvo fan with custom shroud and Volvo fan controller. Works great. Probably best cooling option after Taurus fan. 3B0EF1DE-C551-42E5-8DD8-6B5CF4BA8113.jpeg IMG_0200.jpeg
     
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    I ordered the adaptor cables for the stock controls. Fits no issues at all just need to flatten and drill one of the brackets.
     

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