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GOLDCYLON 05-19-2011 12:24 PM
Re: Thermostat Housing "REPRO"
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrrem (Post 115084)
There are a # of LT5's still around, seems like there should be a stash of these things out there somewhere Why are they so hard to come by? I've never had a problem with mine in the 90. In an accident, I guess it' the first thing to get crushed.
Rich

Rich no really a lot of folks dont let these go without the entire engine, so they are still a tuff find. My Spare I paid almost $400 for just in case

xlr8nflorida 05-19-2011 05:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GOLDCYLON (Post 115103)
Rich no really a lot of folks dont let these go without the entire engine, so they are still a tuff find. My Spare I paid almost $400 for just in case

Agreed, I have a new one in a box and it was not cheap. It's the only new one I have seen offered in 10 years.

GOLDCYLON 05-19-2011 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by xlr8nflorida (Post 115120)
Agreed, I have a new one in a box and it was not cheap. It's the only new one I have seen offered in 10 years.
If I remember it was in the $700 region?

Blue Flame Restorations 05-19-2011 05:54 PM
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I will have a unit made that will function as new for a lot less. I'm not really concerned if I sell many of them. That's not why I am having them made. I need a couple and I'm a tight azz at heart. :cheers:

tccrab 05-19-2011 07:26 PM
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You would think that GM in their infinite wisdom would have seen fit to make a few extra of these items.
By the sounds of it there were only a handful of extra ones ever produced.
Makes you wonder, exactly how many were made?

TomC
'Crabs

tpr60 05-20-2011 01:07 AM
Re: Thermostat Housing "REPRO"
 
Local rod builder has a mid year with a LT5 he is building. No thermostat housing. Made a plate to hold a small thermostat for each water neck, looks like it should work.

A26B 05-20-2011 09:06 AM
Re: Thermostat Housing "REPRO"
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tpr60 (Post 115147)
Local rod builder has a mid year with a LT5 he is building. No thermostat housing. Made a plate to hold a small thermostat for each water neck, looks like it should work.
If he doesn't have the bypass system, he may "balloon" the radiator under high rpm conditions.

GOLDCYLON 05-20-2011 09:51 AM
Re: Thermostat Housing "REPRO"
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by A26B (Post 115165)
If he doesn't have the bypass system, he may "balloon" the radiator under high rpm conditions.

Yep. Thats what I was thinking the original thermostat looks like a jarvic heart for just that reason.

A26B 05-20-2011 10:25 AM
Re: Thermostat Housing "REPRO"
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by GOLDCYLON (Post 115171)
.........the original thermostat looks like a jarvic heart.............
That's funny!

Blue Flame Restorations 05-20-2011 10:35 AM
Re: Thermostat Housing "REPRO"
 
I plan to machine a block of aluminum for the inner area and the pathways for the flow. The small outlet will be tapped/threaded and the pipes will be welded. The upper housing will be of an alumium GM piece that I will choose from an in-stock item. This won't be that hard, really, the more I look at it.


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