Thermostat Housing?
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Thermostat Housing?
I'm getting ready to start putting my new heads and intake on, and the thought of putting my old nasty cast iron thermostat housing on my new shiny aluminum Edelbrock Performer, gags me!
I need some suggestions on what type of housing I should get? About the only thing I can find locally are some rather cheesy looking Mr. Gasket housings. Does anybody have any suggestions?
I need some suggestions on what type of housing I should get? About the only thing I can find locally are some rather cheesy looking Mr. Gasket housings. Does anybody have any suggestions?
Melting Slicks
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Re: Thermostat Housing? (Smokehouse69)
How about this one, Steve?
This is way out of my league, though. It costs ~ 70 bux! :eek:
I just bought a cast iron housing and painted it. Looks ok...
-Pedro
This is way out of my league, though. It costs ~ 70 bux! :eek:
I just bought a cast iron housing and painted it. Looks ok...
-Pedro
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Re: Thermostat Housing? (Pedro'74)
That's the one I'm using....quality stuff from Billett Accessories. Much better than the Mr.Gasket one it replaced.
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Re: Thermostat Housing? (paul79)
Great suggestion by Paul.
See if you can get new aluminum housing from GM, then put the polishing wheel on your bench grinder and go to work. I polished my OEM housing last year and it came out looking pretty good.
I've heard many others say the Mr. Gasket chorme housing is junk, which will rust through in less than a year!
See if you can get new aluminum housing from GM, then put the polishing wheel on your bench grinder and go to work. I polished my OEM housing last year and it came out looking pretty good.
I've heard many others say the Mr. Gasket chorme housing is junk, which will rust through in less than a year!
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Re: Thermostat Housing? (Smokehouse69)
The cast iron housings may not be the prettiest (but with some silver paint, can be spiffed up), but they work. Stay away from the cheap chrome plated jobbies. They suck. The billet one's are really nice, but all things considered, are they neccessary?
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Re: Thermostat Housing? (Smokehouse69)
Steve,
I found an factory aluminum style T-housing in a restoration Camaro catalogue. Looks great on my aluminum intake and looks like it was made that way.
George
I found an factory aluminum style T-housing in a restoration Camaro catalogue. Looks great on my aluminum intake and looks like it was made that way.
George
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Re: Thermostat Housing? (Monkeywrench)
The chrome aftermarket (i.e. MrG) work FINE as long as they're the version with the O-ring seal instead of a gasket. They don't even need any sealant. I've never had a problem with them.
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Re: Thermostat Housing? (mdsmith)
The chrome aftermarket (i.e. MrG) work FINE as long as they're the version with the O-ring seal instead of a gasket. They don't even need any sealant. I've never had a problem with them.
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