[DeTomaso] Ford Motor Sports Water Pumps

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/21/08 11:34:51 AM, kirby.schrader at gmail.com writes:

> I _have_ to have something that short and I've not found another solution. 
> The snout on everything else is too long.
> 
Steet rodders use a pump from a Japanese car mounted on an adapter backing 
plate for some tight engine swaps. I haven't researched this but 'Snow White' 
Mfg rings a bell. 
Another method used on Chev V-8s-into 911/914 Porsches is to take a std 
aluminum water pump and side-mount it on custom brackets, wherever it can fit & 
still reach a vee belt sheave. Then you use hoses and big ANs to connect the pump 
to the block from its new position. I put a 215 Buick into a 914 this way, 
using the Buick pump and lots of TIG welding. 
A final suggestion is, Meziere now has compact electric pumps that move 
enough water for street cars and don't have to attach to the block; some are 
in-line on a radiator hose and others clamp onto the radiator! Bud Williams drove 
his Pantera to 'Vegas from L.A a couple of years ago with a Meziere on as its 
only pump. An advantage of electric pumps is the constant flow regardless of 
engine speeds. Meziere has a website and a nice catalogue.   
'Course, the stresses and temperatures in a typical street hot rod and what 
you guys are playing with may instantly disqualify all of these. FWIW- J DeRyke



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