I purchased a sheet of aluminum and got to work on a fan shroud. The OEM shroud was not even close and, at the time, it seemed like it would be easier to fabricate a new one. Well, about 20 hours of work later, here's the completed shroud on the workbench:
Here it is installed in the truck:
I like the look of it. I haven't decided if I will polish it or paint it.
I have been thinking about the upper radiator hose. The original elbow on the thermostat housing turned up. The outlet was about 1" higher than the inlet to the radiator. I mocked it up using some hose and tubing that I had on hand:
This is clearly not good! I would have had a big vapor trap that I would have needed to vent somehow.
Thanks to Grigg over at 4btswaps, I found a OEM Detroit Diesel elbow that points toward the passenger side. I can easily make this work without causing a vapor trap. Here's a photo of the elbow.
I have had no luck finding a pre-molded hose for the upper or lower radiator connections so I will make something out of tubing. At least now, I won't have the vapor trap.