23-06-2014, 07:30 PM
recently i have bought a 16 row oil cooler which has been delivered
i have ordered a thermostatic take off plate which should be her today or tommorow
so yesterday after we got home i stuck the car up on the ramps ready to remove the front bumper in prep for fitting the cooler
so today was fit cooler day
ive decided its going to be hard to see as i dont want it on show or too ovious
my mission was to fit it behind std fans so it was hidden
first off was a lot of measuring offering up marking before i started drilling and cutting
first photo is of the cooler mounted to the lower crossmember on threaded bar
the cooler is fixed on the stud bar in rubber mounts top and bottom as per the fixing instructions
next was to make the fan cowl fit this included cutting a section out of the lower part and slotting the lower rad holes as ive had to mount the lower part of the fans closer to the bumpet
next was offer up time and drill some new fixings for the fan cowl as it was slid forward on its mounts
now was fix time so i could offer up the bumper and see if the fans would still spin
which they did
all in all im quite impressed how hidden it is but is still in full front airflow
ive measured up for my oil pipes so will get them made and hopefully the sandwich plate will turn up
i have ordered a thermostatic take off plate which should be her today or tommorow
so yesterday after we got home i stuck the car up on the ramps ready to remove the front bumper in prep for fitting the cooler
so today was fit cooler day
ive decided its going to be hard to see as i dont want it on show or too ovious
my mission was to fit it behind std fans so it was hidden
first off was a lot of measuring offering up marking before i started drilling and cutting
first photo is of the cooler mounted to the lower crossmember on threaded bar
the cooler is fixed on the stud bar in rubber mounts top and bottom as per the fixing instructions
next was to make the fan cowl fit this included cutting a section out of the lower part and slotting the lower rad holes as ive had to mount the lower part of the fans closer to the bumpet
next was offer up time and drill some new fixings for the fan cowl as it was slid forward on its mounts
now was fix time so i could offer up the bumper and see if the fans would still spin
which they did
all in all im quite impressed how hidden it is but is still in full front airflow
ive measured up for my oil pipes so will get them made and hopefully the sandwich plate will turn up