First off thank GOD the club is still around!

I am the (276th member or so)....in other words since the begining...GREAT site and resorce. BTW admins IF there is anything I can do to help let me know I know I have a lil room on my website address for schtuff if needed. BUT I am not very web savey so...?/

Now my question....what do I need to do to a RX7 oil cooler to make it work in my six....it is the right size to fit under the ducting from a GT car right? what else need I do to make the install look right?

Thanks

Josh

RX7 - do a search for the specifics... but from what i remember...
they have a thermostat in side of em... and the fittings are too small... soo you gut the thermo and weld in AN bungs... and then have it ultrasonic cleaned...

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Go to BAT Inc and get a new one....and use a thermostat.

an ultrasonic cleaned cooler isnt a liability mike....

No but by the time ya do all that stuff, you coulda just bought a new one that fits, needs no cleaning and has the right sized fittings.....

Kinda like reusing a condom.....

1st gen rx7 or 2nd?

(never thought I would say that)
After its all said an done you might as well get a new one. I would feel better knowing that my freshly rebuilt motor is being cooled by a NEW, RELIABLE, oil cooler, not an old, unknown condition, and after its done modified oil cooler...but what do I know??

LOL - i beg to differ tho, albeit you make good points...

depends on the NEW cooler you purchase....

but RX7 coolers are as cheap as 20-40 bucks on ebay. figure another 20 for the threaded bungs you weld in and 50-150 bucks to have it cut/welded/sonicleaned.....

I have an rx7 cooler here somewhere... nice piece. i ended up using a setrab that i got a killer deal on...

how is it different than re-using the engine mounted cooler on a /6 or a /4?? and i bet you didnt have yours ultra sonic cleaned when you rebuilt your last motor

Damn.... You got me on that one..... BUT!!!! I am not having chunks taken out of the coolor and new pieces welded on either.... Touchet!!!! (dumb french cant spell)

any competent shop with a tig can do it. but it has to be pressure tested....

aircompressor and sumberge it

its probably cheaper than you think.

RON S made his a bolt together unit if i recall - uses it to cool his 3.6

Haha...now thats something I would NOT trust myself with. If I was going to modify an oil cooler to cool that chunk of money...aaahhhemm...engine... I would leave it to the pro's... But just for comfort, if you could spend an extra..say 30-40 dollars to buy a NEW cooler with a WARRENTY would you take it or would you go through the trouble of getting all that work done on another cooler and TRUST it?

when i find all my parts for gizmo....i think i will split for a new one....plus a thremostat...
but if you have a rx cooler in your possesion.....for twenty or thirty...and money is an issue....use the damn thing..and get that six on the road....
i don't know how many degrees i lose by running refrigeration copper through the longs....but there is another idea...to chew on

So I should'nt reuse my condoms? My "junkyard" RX7 cooler($15) has been working great X 5 yrs. and my 3.0L has had no problems........ My memory may be failing me but I do not remember welding on new fittings....I adapted A/N fittings directly. I took the lines down the drivers side...widening the existing holes. If you want more pic's let me know.