Looking for a big block thermostat housing

[69413valiant]

I'm looking for a thermostat housing for my 440 build. Looking for one in good shape

Thank You,

Will

 

[chignikred]

aluminum vertical or cast iron angled ??????

 

[69413valiant]

Vertical cast

 

[badmopar67]

napa has them

 

[razreddobie]

Advance Auto Parts has them too. At work and just looked one up. $5.49 Bruce

 

[coloradodave]

A word of caution: It seems that some 'bean counter' has figured out that if you leave off the bulge on the thermostat housing you can save .03 per unit (although the likelyhood of blowing off the top radiator hose increases tremendously). My local NAPA store tried to sell me one of these even though their computer showed a unit with the bulge. They ordered in 3 more units and they were all the same. I then ordered one from Autozone and it not only had the bulge but it was cast iron, not aluminum, for $5.49. If you install it with the 'made in China' toward the back, it looks stock...lol