/6 front oil cooler installations cut the front bracing? |
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/6 front oil cooler installations cut the front bracing? |
Tdskip |
May 15 2021, 04:32 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,686 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Hi folks - just doing some planning here for 3.2L build and it looks like most of the front oil cooler installations end up cutting the factory bracing extends from either side of the car near the headlights to under the front latch.
The Patrick Motorsports kit from the shapes in the kit seem to presume that but I wanted to ask what most people end up doing. Some recent big$ sales on BAT took the cut/remove approach but I’m a bit reluctant to dive in with the cutting disks. Example picture attached Thanks! |
SirAndy |
May 15 2021, 06:00 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Early cars didn't have the cross brace.
Stupid question, why do you think you need a front mounted cooler for a 3.2L? Are you going to take the car to the track on a regular basis? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
Tdskip |
May 15 2021, 10:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,686 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Early cars didn't have the cross brace. Stupid question, why do you think you need a front mounted cooler for a 3.2L? Are you going to take the car to the track on a regular basis? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Ah, didn’t know that the early cars didn’t. Thanks Chris. It is a 1974 car. Andy! the 3.2L in the 911 needed a front cooler so assuming a 3.2L will here too (plus generally accepted build approach). Hope you had a good Saturday. |
SirAndy |
May 16 2021, 01:09 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Andy! the 3.2L in the 911 needed a front cooler so assuming a 3.2L will here too (plus generally accepted build approach). I know of several bay area 3.2L 914s that only run the engine mounted cooler. Those are street use only cars though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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