55.2-59 lower bbc rad hose with camaro clip?

[56 3100]

i have a camaro clip spiced into frame not welded to bottom with bbc and factory style rad. i already did search most numbers i seen in post didnt seem like they might work . what have people used for lower rad hose ?

[mr48chev]

There is no possible way somone can come up with the exact hose that fits your truck perfectly because there are too many variables.

Those include:
How high or low the subframe was set on the frame.
how high or low the engine was set on the subframe.
What style radiator you used and does it's outlet match normal big block hoses.
The distance the radiator is from the waterpump outlet.

The best I can suggest is that if you have some old lower and maybe upper hoses laying around do the cut and ducttape thing to make up a hose that has the shape you need and then carry that hose to the parts house and do some hunting.

[leegreen]

or use a flex hose. summit has a nice selection tool you enter length and end diameters

https://www.summitracing.com/search/...radiator-hoses

[Oldtruckwelder]

Originally Posted by 56 3100

i have a camaro clip spiced into frame not welded to bottom with bbc and factory style rad. i already did search most numbers i seen in post didnt seem like they might work . what have people used for lower rad hose ?

I bought a master pro hose from oreillys
Part # 20957
C0957
And cut it to fit
Hope that helps
JT from SC

[bowt1ed]

The easiest way I found was mocking the bends I needed with a wire clothes hangar, then my grandson and I went to NAPA and looked for the same bends in one of the hundreds they had hanging up. Found one, trimmed off to what we needed - perfect fit. 2nd Gen Camaro with SBC stroker.
Cheers, Jim

[Stepside Jim]

It takes some looking but if you have the inlet and outlet sizes and the approximate length, I usually go to the Gates catalog which has all hoses illustrated.

It's a black and white image so once I find one close in the Gates catalog I'll take the part number then do a Google search of that part number. The search will get you actual images of that hose which will get you a better idea if it will fit for you.

https://www.gates.com/content/dam/ga...-guide_web.pdf

[56 3100]

Originally Posted by bowt1ed

The easiest way I found was mocking the bends I needed with a wire clothes hangar, then my grandson and I went to NAPA and looked for the same bends in one of the hundreds they had hanging up. Found one, trimmed off to what we needed - perfect fit. 2nd Gen Camaro with SBC stroker.
Cheers, Jim

i wish nap had lots . was only a hand full with right diameter with no luck.
might do what ogre suggested . i have 99 tahoe hose a couple others t clock.

[joedoh]

Originally Posted by bowt1ed

The easiest way I found was mocking the bends I needed with a wire clothes hangar, then my grandson and I went to NAPA and looked for the same bends in one of the hundreds they had hanging up. Found one, trimmed off to what we needed - perfect fit. 2nd Gen Camaro with SBC stroker.
Cheers, Jim

I did this for mine and found that a GMT400 88-94 c1500 lower hose for v8 trucks was perfect for my application (4.3 with stock s10 rad, but it may work for you too)

[_Ogre]

You can also clock a bend by cutting the hose and insert a short piece of muffler pipe and 2 hose clamps

[_Ogre]

pics from my pc
upper hose is part SS exhaust tube to hook around the air cleaner

lower hose while i needed the clocking for the hose, i also welded in a convenient 3/8 bung for the fan control temp sensor