Dennis, thanks for the voice of experience.  Copper tubing to keep the
oil pressure from dropping too much: BRILLIANT!

My plan is to use a MOCAL thermostatic plate adapter with a
sufficiently large cooler.  I'll use copper tubing and mount the
cooler up front.

Chris.

> I have done many installations using a 16 or 19 plate cooler in front of the radiator. Aeroquip makes a "Socketless" hose that works well and is easy to install. I usually use a perm-cool 4 port thermostat just in front the #3 exhaust header. I use a sandwich adapter to replace the stock cooler. 1/2" refrigeration tubing from the adapter to the t-stat. 2 feet hose from the t-stat to 5/8 refrigeration copper going to the front near the shifter, and then hose again from there to the cooler element.
>
> Rarely will the oil go over 210F and if it does, it will quickly go down after the load (hill climb) or speed is reduced.

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