i am currently in the process of swaping a b18b into my 89 hatch. the only thing stopping me from doing this is that i am tryin to run an MG MIDGET radiator. i have searched and searched for someone or a place that can sell me some kind of flex hose thAT will meet temp but to no avail. also the best part is that i need to make 2 almost 180* bends. i could easily fab some out of ordinary rad. hose but i have a fairly clean engine compartment and would like to keep it that way. if anyone has any suggestions or may kno of a place, PLEASE lemme kno. thx.

 

option 1)

Civic half sized, available for $40 on ebay. Not gonna fit your LS hoses? No problem, be like me and goto lowes and get some 1" thin walled pvc pipe and whip out the jbweld.

option 2)

Learn how to braze

Why run an MG radiator? That's a crappy little euro motor and I don't know if I would trust its cooling abilities. Spend the $40-50 on a more ideal solution since it's gonna cost you that much to make what you already have work in the first place.

 

autozone carry universal radiator hoses that bends to any directions.

 

i have a half sized rad. it wont fit past my manifold. i def miscalculated my measurements with this manifold! anyway, i have tried every parts store from here to egypt and also the local industrial hose co. no luck. i need 1.25 inner dia. i am currently looking at some GOODYEAR wire reinforced hose. not sure about it tho. $90 for 4 feet! WTF. i am using this rad bc it is a lil bit thiicker than the half sized and it fits into the deminsion that i need it to fit. i am confident in its cooling capabilities.

 

Just make the hose shape that you need out of something else, then beg the parts guy to let you look through their hoses. Find one that is close.

You can also just buy a union and that will allow you to turn any of the bends.

You built a manifold, how can you not just figure this out?