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Mike Drew · 02-09-08, 02:55 AM

All,

PI Motorsports (principally a Pantera shop, also formerly a CAV dealer) in Orange, CA makes a bolt-on thermostat housing for putting a 351W into a Pantera, and also used on their CAV cars. It covers up the bypass orifice, meaning you would have to plug the corresponding inlet on the water pump. The main water hose exits 90 degrees to the right.

They have boxes of them on the shelf, as they are made in bulk. They don't list them on their website however.

Contact info is at Pantera, DeTomaso, PI Motorsports

I would presume that you would want to modify the thermostat to enable it to flow some water even when closed, since the stock bypass is no longer in play?

02-09-08, 02:55 AM	#19 (permalink)
Mike Drew Mike Drew 3 Tenths Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Vacaville, CA GT40: None, yet! Posts: 336 Rep Power: 7	Re: Problem with coolant hose All, PI Motorsports (principally a Pantera shop, also formerly a CAV dealer) in Orange, CA makes a bolt-on thermostat housing for putting a 351W into a Pantera, and also used on their CAV cars. It covers up the bypass orifice, meaning you would have to plug the corresponding inlet on the water pump. The main water hose exits 90 degrees to the right. They have boxes of them on the shelf, as they are made in bulk. They don't list them on their website however. Contact info is at Pantera, DeTomaso, PI Motorsports I would presume that you would want to modify the thermostat to enable it to flow some water even when closed, since the stock bypass is no longer in play? __________________ Mike Drew, Vacaville, CA (MikeLDrew@aol.com) '72 De Tomaso Pantera, '66 Contemporary 427 Cobra, '66 Shelby GT-350 clone, and gearing up for a Superformance Mk 1....