Oil Cooler bracket preview.....
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Oil Cooler bracket preview.....
This mod is about half done and will have to wait a couple weeks for me to get back from Philly, Jersey, and Detroit.
I used 3/4" x 1/8" aluminum stock you can get at any Lowe's.
In this pic I have mocked up the bracket to make sure the Oil Cooler will clear FMIC hoses, plastic wheel-well liner, etc. Of course this is a copy of Steve Schwing's!
<img src="http://images14.fotki.com/v248/photos/1/168597/2875693/DSC02156-vi.jpg">
Once I measured twice, I installed the top bracket with 3-6mmx1 (16mm long) bolts. The one on the right is bolted through the body. On the left I drilled and tapped two holes. The Oil Cooler is attached to the top bracket with two 6mm bolts.
<img src="http://images14.fotki.com/v250/photos/1/168597/2875693/DSC02187-vi.jpg">
This bracket is not completed. I used an existing threaded stud and bent the bracket so it would clear the Spal fan I have yet to install.
<img src="http://images12.fotki.com/v239/photos/1/168597/2875693/DSC02183-vi.jpg">
When I finish I'll post up some final measurements.
I used 3/4" x 1/8" aluminum stock you can get at any Lowe's.
In this pic I have mocked up the bracket to make sure the Oil Cooler will clear FMIC hoses, plastic wheel-well liner, etc. Of course this is a copy of Steve Schwing's!
<img src="http://images14.fotki.com/v248/photos/1/168597/2875693/DSC02156-vi.jpg">
Once I measured twice, I installed the top bracket with 3-6mmx1 (16mm long) bolts. The one on the right is bolted through the body. On the left I drilled and tapped two holes. The Oil Cooler is attached to the top bracket with two 6mm bolts.
<img src="http://images14.fotki.com/v250/photos/1/168597/2875693/DSC02187-vi.jpg">
This bracket is not completed. I used an existing threaded stud and bent the bracket so it would clear the Spal fan I have yet to install.
<img src="http://images12.fotki.com/v239/photos/1/168597/2875693/DSC02183-vi.jpg">
When I finish I'll post up some final measurements.
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It is a TruCool (TRU - L7B) 24-row that measures 5 3/4" x 11" x 1 1/2". You can get it here Mike.
<ul><li><a href="http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/cooler1.htm">RacerParts Oil Cooler link</a></li></ul>
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