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That's one very strong thermostat housing!

MG Rocket wrote:

That's one very strong thermostat housing!

My opinion differs to that. Look how small the thread is on the rod end.

Thad what my thought was as well. Another example of misengineering at it's finest.

You would need to understand that it`s just pushing & pulling,,, not bending sideways so in effect it`s more than strong enough for it`s intended purpose

I imagine the tooling costs would have been significant

My only query is, why didn\t they make it to take an O-ring instead of the cork gasket?

TheMiniMan wrote:

You would need to understand that it`s just pushing & pulling,,, not bending sideways so in effect it`s more than strong enough for it`s intended purpose

uh huh... a 1/4" bolt should hold a 1000kg in stretch

You would need to understand that it`s just pushing & pulling,,, not bending sideways so in effect it`s more than strong enough for it`s intended purpose

Author:	1965 mini van [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:52 am ]
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I just came across these guys on the net. http://www.dsnclassics.co.uk/ Has anyone used them before? They seem to be quite reasonably priced.

Author:	blue_deluxe [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:13 am ]
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WOW the term wank factor seems to fit. Looks like they have a cnc a lot of billet and a lot of spare time.

Author:	MG Rocket [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:37 am ]
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That's one very strong thermostat housing! Very original thinking.

Author:	Harley [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:06 am ]
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MG Rocket wrote: That's one very strong thermostat housing! My opinion differs to that. Look how small the thread is on the rod end.

Author:	blue_deluxe [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:07 pm ]
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Harley wrote: MG Rocket wrote: That's one very strong thermostat housing! My opinion differs to that. Look how small the thread is on the rod end. Thad what my thought was as well. Another example of misengineering at it's finest. You'd want to be very careful about where to mount it off.

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Author:	MG Rocket [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:26 pm ]
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blue_deluxe wrote: Thad what my thought was as well. Another example of misengineering at it's finest. Maybe.....maybe not. According to their website, the founders have had 25 years experience of automotive engineering at Lotus and Aston Martin. Nevertheless my comment was on the strength of the themostat housing and on their original thinking.

Author:	AEG163job [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:05 pm ]
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They must be pretty confident they will sell. I imagine the tooling costs would have been significant

Author:	TheMiniMan [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:11 pm ]
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You would need to understand that it`s just pushing & pulling,,, not bending sideways so in effect it`s more than strong enough for it`s intended purpose

Author:	simon k [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:13 pm ]
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TheMiniMan wrote: You would need to understand that it`s just pushing & pulling,,, not bending sideways so in effect it`s more than strong enough for it`s intended purpose uh huh... a 1/4" bolt should hold a 1000kg in stretch AEG163 wrote: I imagine the tooling costs would have been significant nah, a few hours to draw it, then straight into the CNC mill. Once you know how to do it, and have the mill, it's easy

Author:	awdmoke [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:39 pm ]
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Even more in compression (which it should be subjected to under acceleration). I saw these a couple of days ago and was impressed. It picks up on the original bulkhead mounting points. My only query is, why didn\t they make it to take an O-ring instead of the cork gasket?

Author:	simon k [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:48 pm ]
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awdmoke wrote: My only query is, why didn\t they make it to take an O-ring instead of the cork gasket? that is an excellent question!

Author:	Timbo [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:00 pm ]
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The face of most heads is often corroded around the thermostat housing. An O ring would be OK if the head was new or freshly planed, but a wide gasket (with some sort of sealant) is going to be a lot better when the surface isn't perfectly flat. Tim

Author:	1965 mini van [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:04 pm ]
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so has anybody used these guys before?

Author:	Harley [ Sat May 01, 2010 6:48 pm ]
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simon k wrote: TheMiniMan wrote: You would need to understand that it`s just pushing & pulling,,, not bending sideways so in effect it`s more than strong enough for it`s intended purpose uh huh... a 1/4" bolt should hold a 1000kg in stretch That said, you still wouldn't ditch your current stabilisers and replace with one 1/4" screw would you? 1000kgs is static, engine stabilisers work entirely on dynamic loading. That's why you want as many as possible in there. Personally I'm running three stabilisers, of no less than M10 thread, make sure it ain't going anywhere!

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Author:	poeee [ Sat May 01, 2010 7:03 pm ]
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TheMiniMan wrote: You would need to understand that it`s just pushing & pulling,,, not bending sideways so in effect it`s more than strong enough for it`s intended purpose More chance of the firewall cracking.