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> Finally - GT project, Build of 914-6 GT
Mitox
post Apr 13 2026, 06:56 PM
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More progress on the oil cooler install. The lower section of the duct and the outlet grill are installed, and I’m working on the flexible oil line fit.

I used M30 to 16AN adapters from Pegasus on the cooler. The flexible lines will use M30 on the end that connects to the Elephant Racing hardlines and 16AN at the cooler. The elongated hole the hoses are passing through needs some help though - thinking about making some sort of cover.

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post Apr 14 2026, 08:51 AM
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To dress up the nasty looking hole, I’ve made an aluminum cover. I think an oval grommet will work best in it due to the angle of the hose, but maybe round will work.

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post Apr 14 2026, 09:11 AM
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QUOTE(Mitox @ Mar 23 2026, 08:48 AM) *

The oil hose and fittings from Elephant Racing arrived this morning. I’m using 30mm to connect the hard lines, and AN16 at the cooler connection.

One note that may be of interest to some: the green stripe hose can be bent to about a 5” radius - measured at the OD.





Good to know as the standard lines are so rigid...a solution I was looking for. Thanks for all your posts with the details of the oil cooler set up. I'm going through the same fabrication process too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Apr 14 2026, 10:13 AM
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You might be able to use one or two of these split sealing grommets - they are good quality and they also make double hole units:

https://sealsit.com/products/split-grommet-seal-2-piece
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post May 25 2026, 09:55 PM
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I’ve made it back into the garage and have made a little progress on the oil cooler install. As suggested, I used an oval grommet, but I made my own plate so it would cover the full area.

I should be able to finalize the hose lengths now, and install everything up front.

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post Jun 13 2026, 08:05 AM
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The oil cooler hoses have been cut to size and I found a “local” shop about an hour’s drive away to crimp the connections for me.

Here’s some info if anyone needs it: the green strip oil line and the AN/JIC fittings from Elephant Racing are Parker parts. Once I found a Parker store, they were willing to crimp everything including the Cohline 30mm fittings.

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post Jun 13 2026, 08:15 AM
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Very nice oil lines. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Jun 13 2026, 08:18 AM
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The oil line pass-through on the passenger front inner fender is also ready to go. I wanted to make it as water proof and serviceable as possible, so there is a plate with an oval sealed grommet that fits into the bumper bracket - I did this to create a flat area for the grommet and seal the underlying contoured area. Now to assemble everything.

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post Jul 5 2026, 10:53 AM
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We’ve had a couple rain days, so spent some time in the garage. The oil system hard lines and the front flex lines to the cooler are installed; I’m happy with how the pass-through under the headlight bucket turned out

The Elephant Racing system has a mount that attaches to the upper side of the most forward trailing arm mount bolt hole. I expected to find plastic caps I had to remove, but found steel welded on caps. I found the caps were relatively thick, so it was drilled and tapped for a bolt to mount the bracket.

Had to order a large socket to adequately tighten the AN adapters on the oil cooler - should arrive Monday. Hoping for rain.

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A few more, very difficult, steps forward on the oil system today. The thermostats and the rear hose are now installed. I like the Elephant Racing system, but there seems to be zero installation tolerances for the pipes and hoses. No complaints though, it fits well.

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Beautiful build! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

Enjoying watching the progress. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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