Custom Coolant hose options

[ttrousdell]

I'm sure some here have ran into the delema of fabricating custom coolant lines for a swap. Im hoping someone can guide me in the right direction for what to do here. I recently swapped an s38 into my e30 with a custom radiator.

Hose #1 from bottom of thermostat housing to radiator is a loop with one end having an Inner diameter of 2" the other end 1 15/16"


Hose #2 into top of radiator looks like a bent L. inner diameters of one end 1 7/8" and the other 1 15/16". It also has a small connection on the side with an inner diameter of 3/8"





I had called a maker of silicone hoses but since they have to make a mold it will be very pricy. I was quoted between 700 and 1000 dollars to make both.

[SmokeE30]

Flexible hose or hard pipe with couplers.

http://www.jegs.com/p/Gates/Gates-Green-Stripe-Flex-Coolant-Hose/946634/10002/-1

[AndrewBird]

I would suggest trying to simplify the connections and try and find an off the shelf part. Either that or have steel tube made up in the correct shape, then use short pieces of rubber hose to connect it all. Kind of like this:

[einstein57]

ask your local autozone if you can look at their hoses.

[jalopi]

Salvos keeps their hoses on the back wall.

Then again, Nitro's idea is probably the best. Someone with a mandrel bender should be able to make something for you.