Remote Water Pump for Small Block questions

69fury said
I love the tech you guys share on this board. I have an issue that i'm trying to research. I'd like to run a frame mounted remote water pump and need direction to the block off plate that the water lines would connect to.

Also- after thinking about this for a while, maybe i dont need a plate to attach fittings to. Has anyone seen the timing cover water passages tapped for fittings? I dont have one loose to measure but maybe it's close a fairly common size of pipe thread?

Two 90degree elbows out of the timing cover and no mech pump would really save a ton of room....

Thanks in advance,
-Rick

Instead of, say, a 1/4" plate? I don't see it. The timing cover is a weak sister, and you will have to bore it to whatever thread you want to use. If you want 90's and want to point them a certain way, use O ring boss for the timing cover end. You will have to chamfer the holes for the O rings tho.

You could also use steel JIC fittings, which are same flare and thread as AN, and brase / silver braze a couple in at whatever angle you want them to sit. That would eliminate problems with pipe thread