NICER upper rad hose?

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Myles

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Jun 17, 2011
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Hey guys,

Any ideas for an upper rad hose?
81 Malibu sbc, simple 45degree water neck aiming at drivers head light.

Just looking for one without a bunch of bends and turns like the original one I'm not to happy with.

Auto parts universal one?

Or maybe someone's running one from a different car that fits nicely?

It's an old brass tank style
OEM looking 4 core

Thanks!
 
(Got car as roller so dont have a hose)

My stock 83 sedan hose is also pretty ugly
 
this is an older picture but i got the idea after seeing some nice ford flat head radiator hose kits.google it and it an you'll see what I'm talking about.
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That's super nice, Chris.
Very clean and orderly engine compartment.
 
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On my K10, I had my mind set on silicone hose. While digging through the Gates catalog i found they have this powergrip clamp, which is a heatshrink type clamp. This replaced one of those corrugated stainless steel setups. Spent quite a bit of time researching this one. Check out the attached photo's.

hose:
https://www.gates.com/us/en/fluid-p...raight-silicone-coolant-hose/p/p100821/v/4396

clamps:
https://www.gates.com/us/en/fluid-p...gs/gates-powergrip-sb-clamp/p/p100748/v/13029

couplers (you can get these from the pegasus website too):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GQVDF1W/?tag=gbody-20

fittings (you can get these from the pegasus website too):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IA9J73E/?tag=gbody-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IA9J73E/?tag=gbody-20
 

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