Correct "graphics" for 69 BB Velle upper rad hose

[firstgenaddict]

If I am not mistaken LV's 68 Harrell Chevelle still has the original hoses on it.
The old article from MCR when Brian owned it had an engine photo.

[Mr70]

Here it is.

[firstgenaddict]

ASK and Yee shall recieve... that is what I thought... that it had a very large AU unlike the repo hoses...

[Don_Lightfoot]

Interesting, thanks for the responses guys.

[MosportGreen66]

I'm just throwing an observation out there. Not a knock or bash on anyone here.

That hose is clamped to the thermostat housing with a new style hose clamp not an original style tower clamp. Is it possible that the hose picture is a new unit? I have seen reproductions with the exact same stamping. They might have been a home made stamping like the original style oil filter stampings members here replicate. Like I said, it was just an obervation.

[Don_Lightfoot]

I noticed that too Dan, but was only concerned about the hose itself. Graphics could very well have been replicated to that of an original, or other clamps were used when the original hose was put back on.

If that is in fact an original hose I don't see me trying to paint those characters on. I guess I'm really debating about putting a stripe on like Bill did.

[Xplantdad]

Are any of those hose markings correct for a 66 Chevelle though?

[Enoch]

Dan, my thought is when the 427 was dropped in they replaced the tower clamp with the screw clamp as the tower clamps are very hard to use over again. They don't seem to have the same clamping power in retightning as the whole clamp streaches apart. My uneducatued guess is that Harrell used as many originl parts as possible within reason IE: the hose was retained and the clamp was changed because of function. Just a thought
Rich.

[68l30]

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I'm just throwing an observation out there. Not a knock or bash on anyone here.

That hose is clamped to the thermostat housing with a new style hose clamp not an original style tower clamp. Is it possible that the hose picture is a new unit? I have seen reproductions with the exact same stamping. They might have been a home made stamping like the original style oil filter stampings members here replicate. Like I said, it was just an obervation.

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I'm sure the factory clamp disappeared when the intake was changed to the dual four configuration by the DH crew....( they may argue that point today) This would make the most sense to me on this pure of a car. Ever try to reuse a tower clamp in a hurry?


Steve