Guess I should go ahead and finish up this thread. The system is starting to take shape …….
The cooler is a Derale 40 row Stacked Plate Cooler with -8 ORB fittings, fittings are included
with cooler.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-54008
The thermostat is also Derale #25719 with ½ inch NPT threads.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-25719
Lincoln in their great wisdom spec'd the trans cooler lines coming from all the way back at
the trans to the front would have Rubber connections at the front. Great, so when the rubber
goes to shit, you have to try and snake that new line in around corners and between the engine
and cross-member. Probably going to need to raise the engine to get enough room. So one of
my goals for this project was to eliminate that problem. I did just that with some SS tubing.
Going from this .......
To something much better ........
I'm using a compression fitting to AN adapter on the OEM steel lines after I cut the old rubber lines off. The
lines that are replacing the rubber lines are now 1/2" polished SS tubing.
.
The cooler is a Derale 40 row Stacked Plate Cooler with -8 ORB fittings, fittings are included
with cooler.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-54008
The thermostat is also Derale #25719 with ½ inch NPT threads.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-25719
Lincoln in their great wisdom spec'd the trans cooler lines coming from all the way back at
the trans to the front would have Rubber connections at the front. Great, so when the rubber
goes to shit, you have to try and snake that new line in around corners and between the engine
and cross-member. Probably going to need to raise the engine to get enough room. So one of
my goals for this project was to eliminate that problem. I did just that with some SS tubing.
Going from this .......
To something much better ........
I'm using a compression fitting to AN adapter on the OEM steel lines after I cut the old rubber lines off. The
lines that are replacing the rubber lines are now 1/2" polished SS tubing.
.