Magnum with LA air gap intake and serpentine

I have read a few threads on using a complete ram serpentine setup with aftermarket intakes for magnum, but not for LA drilled eq heads and intake. My motor is a magnum 5.9 but heads are eq with LA bolt holes and a LA edelbrock air gap. I wanted the option to change intakes later so I chose LA for the options.
The main issue is the thermostat as you can see in the pic. Maybe a inline thermostat and low profile non-thermostat housing?
Thanks
Nates68

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