Adapting an LT1 B-body pump
Adapting an LT1 B-body pump
Long story short, I didn't want to ruin my new GM pump so Dwayne(96capricemgr) gave me one of his b-body cores and I adapted it over.
The heater hose is smaller than an f-body pump so I heated the area around the steel line and pulled it out. If you look at the photo there is a bushing in there and that was due to me using junk cutting fluid for the 1/2 NPT threads so.... I took it to the guys in our machine shop and they bored it out and we then tapped it for a 3/4 NPT. This is the absolute max as there really isn't much material left. After the 3/4 NPT to 1/2 NPT bushing was installed , using red lock tite, I installed the fittings I got from Performance Stainless. It is a 1/2 NPT to a 3/4 hose barb fitting. You can also get them in various lengths which is needed for the heater hose.
Next, I tapped the boss on the b-body pump where our oil cooler hose attaches. Again, this is also a 3/4 hose so I tapped the boss to a 1/2 NPT.
The final thing to do was to heat the steel tube by the t-stat housing and swing it straight up. I still need to cut the tube shorter and flare the end and install the temp sensor in the pump.
Here is a pic of the finished pump:
The heater hose is smaller than an f-body pump so I heated the area around the steel line and pulled it out. If you look at the photo there is a bushing in there and that was due to me using junk cutting fluid for the 1/2 NPT threads so.... I took it to the guys in our machine shop and they bored it out and we then tapped it for a 3/4 NPT. This is the absolute max as there really isn't much material left. After the 3/4 NPT to 1/2 NPT bushing was installed , using red lock tite, I installed the fittings I got from Performance Stainless. It is a 1/2 NPT to a 3/4 hose barb fitting. You can also get them in various lengths which is needed for the heater hose.
Next, I tapped the boss on the b-body pump where our oil cooler hose attaches. Again, this is also a 3/4 hose so I tapped the boss to a 1/2 NPT.
The final thing to do was to heat the steel tube by the t-stat housing and swing it straight up. I still need to cut the tube shorter and flare the end and install the temp sensor in the pump.
Here is a pic of the finished pump:
Last edited by 94zgreenmachine; Mar 7, 2009 at 06:41 AM.
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