390 heater elbow - can I make one?

[manyc]

I cannot seem to find any place that has the correct heater elbow for my 1968 390 in stock, so I am wondering, has anyone ever taken modified a 69/70 Scott Drake repo to make it correct for a 68?
I would think it would be pretty easy to do if the fitting was soldered to the tube.

[badcatt]

I found these two at West Coast Classic Cougar.

Elbow - Water Inlet - 390 / 428CJ - Chrome - Repro ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar - 1967 - 1970 Ford Mustang ( 1967 Mercury Cougar, 1968 Mercury Cougar, 1969 Mercury Cougar, 1970 Mercury Cougar, 1967 Ford Mustang, 1968 Ford Mustang, 1969 Ford Mustang, 1970 Ford Mustang ) at West Coast Classic Cougar :: The Definitive 1967 - 1973 Mercury Cougar Parts Source
or this one?

Elbow - Heater Hose - 351 / 390 / 428CJ - Silver Zinc - Repro ~ 1969 - 1973 Mercury Cougar - 1969 - 1973 Ford Mustang ( 1969 Mercury Cougar, 1970 Mercury Cougar, 1971 Mercury Cougar, 1972 Mercury Cougar, 1973 Mercury Cougar, 1969 Ford Mustang, 1970 Ford Mustang, 1971 Ford Mustang, 1972 Ford Mustang, 1973 Ford Mustang ) at West Coast Classic Cougar :: The Definitive 1967 - 1973 Mercury Cougar Parts Source
Good luck.

[70b302cat]

Did you try Mansfield Mustang?

[manyc]

Yah, WCCC doesn’t have any and neither does Mansfield. I can find plenty of the 1970 version.

The one that badcatt posted a link for is D0AZ-18599-AR. The one I need is C8AZ-18599-AR, which is a little bit shorter so that my anti-backfire canister and breather can clear it. Here’s a picture I borrowed from the Mansfield site showing the differences.