Fan too close to radiator

[racing12]

How close does the fan need to be to the radiator. I just put my engine in yesterday and it is very close to the radiator. Anything I can do to space it out a little. Do they sell radiators not so thick and if they do, do they keep it cool. First year in the class and don't know to much about it yet. Thanks.

[ask0329]

Mines at 1.75" with the fan right on the pully. Thinking about putting in a 1/2" spacer.

[racing12]

Thanks for the info. My problem is that the chassis I bought is too short on the front and i have no room to move the motor back a little bit or to move the radiator up a little bit. Any suggestions on what to do. I was thinking about cutting a little of the frame and making it a little longer or should i just buy a thinner radiator. The radiator i have now is a griffin and it is 3in thick on the side tanks and 2 1/2 in thick between them. Thanks.

[mudeater18]

Do you have a fan spacer in it ? If so can you go to a shorter one ? Also are you running the long GM water pump ? If so you can switch to the short one. I like my fan about 1" from the radiator.