67/68/69 cuda dilemma
With a little time at my disposal today, I finally cut my braded hose down and installed it on the hose ends. I use a piece of tape on the hose after threading the female end on all the way. This way when I assemble the fittings I can see if the hose is trying to push out. The lower line actually sits slightly higher than the K frame at the lines lowest point. A couple drops of oil on everything, and these fittings and hoses spin right together. Theres actually about 2" of clearance between the PS pump belt and the upper line. That's plenty. If I decide later that it's too close, i can fabricate a metal plate that bolts on to shield the hoses from a power steering belt failure. I decided to countersink 2 of the thermostat mounting holes, since the bracket will fit tightly against the framerail, and button head screws in this spot will hit the frame rail overlapped flange.
With a little time at my disposal today, I finally cut my braded hose down and installed it on the hose ends. I use a piece of tape on the hose after threading the female end on all the way. This way when I assemble the fittings I can see if the hose is trying to push out. The lower line actually sits slightly higher than the K frame at the lines lowest point. A couple drops of oil on everything, and these fittings and hoses spin right together. Theres actually about 2" of clearance between the PS pump belt and the upper line. That's plenty. If I decide later that it's too close, i can fabricate a metal plate that bolts on to shield the hoses from a power steering belt failure. I decided to countersink 2 of the thermostat mounting holes, since the bracket will fit tightly against the framerail, and button head screws in this spot will hit the frame rail overlapped flange.