After punishing my self by hand digging a 4'x4'x 42" deep dry well in the front yard Saturday. I was going to get some stone for it today but the weather tuned nasty up here so I got out in the garage. I Changed to an old set of valve covers so the LS lift adapter could fit and finally got the engine out of the crate and on the stand. I'm hoping to prep it and paint some clear on it to help make it easier to keep clean. Then I'll put the Auto Kraft oil pan, motor adapter plates and motor mounts on it and see how its looking. I'll probably try the headers on it to see if there is enough room to run an Improved Racing oil thermostat off the oil filter area.

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Nice one Wayne, that is going to look great

Good job Wayne.
That is one stout engine!

It's Wayne's world and we're all just livin in it...
 

X2. :thumbsup:

Thanks guys.

I tried the headers on the motor to see what they looked like for fitting an oil cooler thermostat near the oil filter, it looks kind of tight.
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This is tight ! Its a bad angle.

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There is just enough room to get my finger in there

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I'm not sure if its too tight to the headers for the Improved Racing oil thermostat to fit without soaking up too much heat and the thermostat staying open because of it. I'd like to use the one that fits there but I may have to use a remote inline thermostat.

I'd say go AN line with a remote inline.

Improved Racing part should fit. I would not worry about it getting too hot. It is oil cooled by the bypass oil which is always flowing.

I don't see how a remote inline thermostat will provide the bypass function.

Don

Here you go Don. I'm going to remount the Header and get a measurement.
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OK, so four ports. That makes sense.

I don't think the thermostat is much thicker than the part you are removing from the filter housing. I have one, it is quite compact.

Thanks,
Don