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Originally Posted by The Radium King
(search jegs and whatnot); you would have to fab a blocking plate for the water pump and tstat.
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I'm with you on the on/off switch... my thought is that the car is so light and weight neutral, steering effort is probably pretty mild regardless. About the only time you'd want it is around town and even then mostly just in parking lots. IMO, turning the PS off would probably make the box a lot more fun to drive while still maintaining the convenience of not going through an upper body workout every time you hit the mall.
Jegs is where I started with water pumps (I guess great minds really do think alike
). A small, stand alone pump would be easy, cheap, and robust. For simplicity, I'd probably just stick it in-line and use the old pulley driven pump itself as the block off plate. Just remove the impeller, pulley, shaft, bearing, etc and plug the hole. Bingo! Instant block off plate with perfect dimensions and intake fitting that's ready to rock 'n roll with a stock $5 gasket. The only difference is the incoming water is already pressurized instead of being pumped through the housing via the impeller.
Here's a link to Pedro's write up with some decent pics for visualization:
Replace Water Pump
(BTW, electrifying accessories has been shown to increase efficiency resulting in mpg and HP gains by reducing parasitic drag on the engine).
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