I'm about to run into the same issue, I'm going to use the thermostat housing that has the hole for the ported vacuum switch and just stick the sender there.
I did this years ago on Pops old truck. Wasn’t smart enough to drill a hole in the thermostat though.
It could work just fine and a lot of guys are doing that, it bothered me that it was on the wrong side of the thermostat.
What get's me is I'm a retired Machinist so 4 yrs ago this would have been a no brainer, water jet the outside shape put a big hole and drill two small holes in a 1" aluminum plate hour done maybe even pretty it up. But now I don't have access to such equipment.
You got any buddies still there that would take on a “government project” for ya?
I’ve thought about buying a piece of 1”x4” aluminum flat bar to whittle one out myself, but the thought process is all that I have accomplished!! No material pricing yet. No fancy tools for me either….porta-band, hole saws, files, and a drill press are in my garage now. For a poor boy method, I would have to use something like WD-40 to keep the cutters from clogging with aluminum shavings. Which would really make a mess in my pristine garage!!
That’s really a joke when you look at the background of the pictures I have posted.
Drew, the vintage Air unit in the car comes with a servo motor to block flow in the heater hose, so that option is out for me. I do like the idea of hiding it near the firewall.
Big Blue, add them at the factory….sounds like a great idea to me.
Ross, my coworker is a Chevy fan and brought me water neck housings for the SB/BB engines and a LS that he had. The mounting hole centers were wider on the FE’s. By the time enough material is trimmed off of a Chevy piece, the mounting holes would be open on both ends.
Maybe Jay is looking for another product to manufacture??