hifi875

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have a prc aluminum radiator for bbc in my 69 camaro w/conventional location for suction(bottompasenger), inlet (topdriver). putting a ls w/corvette water pump in. any recomendations for radiator hoses and part numbers?

bczee

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I think you are going to have to DIY for this one, both are opposite of what is normal for the LSx setup. so OEM or close to might be hard. suggest you to to a local store with some catalogs and look in the back, they usually have pictures or drawings of hose taht are arranaged by hose dia. size.

You might just use some short hoses with bends and then use some alum or steel tubes bent to route how you need it.

or just sell off the radiator to some other BBC guy and buy something else that will work out. .With the Alum block/heads. .the cooling requirement is not as bad as a BBC..

Good luck.

dtfastbear

Great resource here for finding hoses that will work for your application.

http://www.napabeltshose.com/downloa...IDE_FORWEB.pdf

Go down near the bottom of the index to Product Guide and you can search by dimensions (with pictures).

I've had success doing a google search on the hose part number once you find something you think is close to find a site with better resolution pictures that help you get a better idea of what the part looks like in 3 dimensions.

Cheers,

Dean

hifi875

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thanks guys

hookemdevils22

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check post 111 in the nova build in my sig. should be about the same. I did an upper Chev SSR hose for upper and CTSv upper hose for the lower. You could also use a 5.3L Silverado upper hose for the upper for about 1/2 the price of the SSR.

Chris442

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I've got a C5 corvette lower on a 68 Camaro, and it fit perfectly for me. No way to know how your engine is positioned exactly.

Worst case scenario, you'll just have to search the hoses at the parts place. That's what I did for my upper. Can't help you there, though, as I've got a double pass rad.

Paul57

I was looking into something like this...
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MRG-11015C/
Has anyone tried this type of hose...there are a bunch of different sizes???

dtfastbear

NASA has something similar - it's called "Flex Form" hose. They have different lengths and different diameters.

I just picked two of these up earlier this week and plan on using them on my LS1 miata. It's going to be a couple weeks until I get the car running with these in place, but I'll post back how it works out.

They seem like they'd work just fine.

Cheers,

Dean

Paul57

I would like to hear how they work. It seems like they could save a lot of hassle trying to find an exact fit.

dtfastbear

I'll post back here once I've got them in, along with pictures.

Cheers,

Dean

Redlines

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I have had great success with those metal universal Flex Hose kits that Summit sells. I got tired of spending time trying to find the right angles for different builds, and have had those on my LS swap in my 70 and work just fine. The adapters for the diameter make it easy to work with.

Redlines

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here is my pic