68 GT convertible project
Last year I made a custom trans cooler bracket to mount a cooler in front of the radiator. I positioned the cooler as high as I could so it would be in direct air flow through the grill.
A coarse tooth count wood blade works good at cutting aluminum on a table saw. I just went slow and used WD-40 as a lubricant.
I drilled out the two square holes just below the frame rails in the radiator support to 5/8" and installed some bulkhead fittings. Then I ran my cooler lines to those fittings.
I didn't want the mounting bracket to impede any flow into the radiator so I used a 1 1/4" hole saw to remove some un-needed material.
To add a little rigidity back into the piece...and to improve the looks...I used a dimple die to dimple the holes.
Just a light polishing with 0000 steel wool.
Here is the finished product.
Just a couple weeks ago I read that you shouldn't mount this style cooler with the fittings pointing down. Air can get trapped in the upper part of the cooler and reduce its effectiveness. I'll probably flip it over and redo the lines. I'll need to move it down lower so I can fit some 180 degree fittings up top. It won't be in the direct airflow but maybe it won't matter that much. I also see a problem with running one cooler past the lower radiator hose. I thought I could run it underneath the hose but it's going to hang too low. Running it on top of the hose would work but might not look the best. I'm thinking about running both lines to the drivers side. I tried to minimize the amount of extra holes I needed to drill in the body for the cooler but I might have drill one more.
Last year I made a custom trans cooler bracket to mount a cooler in front of the radiator. I positioned the cooler as high as I could so it would be in direct air flow through the grill.
A coarse tooth count wood blade works good at cutting aluminum on a table saw. I just went slow and used WD-40 as a lubricant.
I drilled out the two square holes just below the frame rails in the radiator support to 5/8" and installed some bulkhead fittings. Then I ran my cooler lines to those fittings.
I didn't want the mounting bracket to impede any flow into the radiator so I used a 1 1/4" hole saw to remove some un-needed material.
To add a little rigidity back into the piece...and to improve the looks...I used a dimple die to dimple the holes.
Just a light polishing with 0000 steel wool.
Here is the finished product.
Just a couple weeks ago I read that you shouldn't mount this style cooler with the fittings pointing down. Air can get trapped in the upper part of the cooler and reduce its effectiveness. I'll probably flip it over and redo the lines. I'll need to move it down lower so I can fit some 180 degree fittings up top. It won't be in the direct airflow but maybe it won't matter that much. I also see a problem with running one cooler past the lower radiator hose. I thought I could run it underneath the hose but it's going to hang too low. Running it on top of the hose would work but might not look the best. I'm thinking about running both lines to the drivers side. I tried to minimize the amount of extra holes I needed to drill in the body for the cooler but I might have drill one more.