I think I could rig something up myself, but I just want to be doubly-tripply sure that I have to start cutting things off and going that route before I do. I was hoping one of the guys that have done it would just tell me there's a different thermostat housing that is compatible with the LSJ that I need to buy and install to leave things as is. I can't be the only one to run into this fitment issue, and it seems like a big thing for the other guys to forget to mention.
In this pic, his turbo coolant supply hose is blocking out the portion I'm really interested in seeing.