[donald1950]

in several of my cars with 8BA in an earlier car i found that commercial plumbing houses sell 1 1/4 & 1 1/2 inch 45 and 90 degree solder type bends that fit upper and lower bends. they also have a 1 1/2 to 1 1/4 reducer that is just perfict for an 8BA thermostat housing to 41 pick up radiator addapior. and i use the standard hoses cut to fit. i paint the copper fittings with rustolium satin black. just tape off about 1" of the copper ends or the hoses toll be forever attached to the copper fitting... worked for me.