Did not know which car it came off but I did have a Nissan elbow that was
cracked :(
It'll have to be a 67 411 because the earlier ones I do believe used cast
iron heads with the 3 stud housing, but I could be wrong. My aunthad one and
I can't remember. CRS disease.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@yahoo.com>
To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "Datsun Roadster List"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: Modified Thermo Elbow
> Yours might be the more practical solution (parts availability) but I
> believe an RL411 thermostat elbow will fit on without modification and
> looks much cleaner than the stock housing.
>
> Adam
> '70 1600
>
>
> --- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > Because I'm installing a 2L rad I wanted to get rid of that, IMHO,
> > ugly
> > thermo housing set up on my stroker. I bought a 240 thermo elbow and
> > modified it to fit an aluminum 1600 head. You have to drill out the
> > holes to
> > fit the 10mm bolts. I also used SS hex drive bolts as I couldn't find
> > JIS SS
> > bolts and the normal bolts have heads that are too big (17mm). Those
> > bolts
> > do add a nice touch
> >
> > I do believe that you 2L owners can use it also as I think you have
> > 8mm
> > studs and a normal nut should easily fit (13mm). Get rid of that ugly
> > plugged elbow unless you live in CA where they require emissions
> > equipment -
> > still :(
> >
> > Cost is about $8 :)
> >
> > BTW, the angle is slightly different but very close.
> >
> > Mike
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