Under trunk oil cooler install, Complete how to Options

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When my 914 was turbo'd, I had an additional cooler under the trunk and it did a fantastic job of keeping oil temps reasonable. When that motor died, (see sig links for that sad story) I put in a 2.0, and removed the cooler as I didn't think I needed it. With the "hot" 2056 I built, I decided the cooler was a good idea again. Except that it was damaged while in storage. So I started over.

And here is the project.

First you need a willing participant. Enter my 2056 powered 1973 914. I bought a cooler kit from summit. It had almost everything I would need. I also bought some 3" isolation mounts from McMaster Carr, and got screwed on the shipping. My advise would be to order with a real person, rather than online. On line orders get a message of "shipping will be added to your order" I never saw a shipping amount till the parts arrived. Lesson learned. I also bought a -8 male/female 45 degree swivel fitting. Kinda $$, but worth it to make everything fit that much better.

You can see where the old cooler was. Sadly the new cooler would not fit these same hole locations. So I'd have to cut into that sweet, freshly painted trunk. Ugh.