[DeTomaso] Under car water pipes

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Aha, much better.  I'm going to study this some more and see what I 
might be able to do.

Thanks John.

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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John Taphorn wrote:
>>
>> The hole in the frame isn't really necessary, in my opinion. I don't
>> plan on implementing that part.
>> I think John was trying to 'straighten out' the flow paths. I'll let
>> him elaborate here on this point.
>>
>
> Kirby
>
> Thanks for the kind remarks. The hole in the frame for the coolant 
> pipe is certainly unnecessary.  It was employed because I used a 
> Laminova heat exchanger that reached low and invited the opportunity 
> to straighten the lines and provide space above the rail for the oil 
> lines.  The engine was out and I was in a no compromise state of 
> mind.  As Kirby pointed out - reduce the bends - straighten the path - 
> increase flow.
>
> I have incorporated the cooling system without the oil cooler on my 
> GT5 and pass the coolant pipe over the rail.  I had a tube bent at my 
> local Meinike shop and a duplicate made as well that David Bell 
> incorporated on his car. The article, that Kirby mentions, includes 
> mods to engine cooling, oil cooling and revised heater core routing.  
> The engine cooling mod is fairly straight forward if you filter out 
> the other mods.
>
> I have attached a photo of the GT5 rear coolant pipe routing that will 
> find its way to ASA and Kirby.  Of course, it will be stripped from 
> the list.
>
> JT