sbc thermostat housing - straight up??

Is there a thermo housing for a sbc that goes straight up?? where, how do I get one if so?? thanks-

 

I have one on my coupe, but I don't know the application...

Slonaker

 

There at 7-11 to the right of the Slurpee machine.
If they are sold out, go to an auto parts store and get a CAST IRON one,
try a 1968 Chevelle with a small block, for the chimp to punch into his brain box of knowledge.

 

This one is the cheapest and will fit your sbc just fine.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BSP-90120/

 

I have one in the coupe, I think it came off of a 4.3L V-6 in an S-10 or Astro Van.

 

Had one on my 55 Chevy.......rad inlet was in the centre

 

S-10 sounds about right. I always get a 4.3 liter one for SBC, they seem to hold up better. Go cast Iron, My buddy went through 2 aluminum/pot metal ones on his inline.

 

Lobucrod Is da winner !! 4.3 in da astro is exactly what they come off of >>>>.

 

Yeah now I remember! I used the Astro t-stat housing when I put a v-8 in an S-10.

 

Did they also come on the '60's chevy pick'em ups???

 

I'm on my second cheapo Mr. Gasket with the O-ring and no matter what I do it won't stop leaking. I gotta get an OEM one, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

 

WOW....I did'nt know that .

 

70's --80's Chevy vans--cast iron

 

Also the straight ups came from 318 mopars in the seventys we used !

 

a painted cast iron one will last a long time......I got about 7 yrs out of a chrome potmetal autozone cheapy...it always leaked btw.

 

Around 1987 or 1988 vans have them I have one That im using on my build All I can remember about the van is it was a 305 with throttle body injection ,Im using the motor for a mockup mptor in my 29 .....And also it had serpentine belts

 

i built my own. Only took like 30 min. Piece of pipe, a piece of steel, some holes and some welding.

 

Building your own, not a bad idea. Got to remember that

 

yea, that somthing i do quite a bit. Got to love being poor!