Adding Front Oil Cooler to 79 SC

[mikedsilva]

I'm looking to add a front right fender cooler to my SC that has the standard trombone cooler.
Having never done this before, I'm trying to establish which brackets I need to buy to do this.

I've got some pics of how my inner fender currently looks... and the part numbers I think I might need.... would appreciate any insight.

[darrin]

here's a tech article written by our hosts - https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/911_carrera_oil_cooler/911_carrera_oil_cooler.htm

also found this interesting/informative https://bit.ly/3xQ8kby

more results worth checking out via a google search for "trombone cooler upgrade"

[Jdub]

I swapped mine for a 28-tube brass cooler. It works very well, but I always recommend the Carrera with a fan. Also, reach above your rightside headlamp bucket for the upper mount - you may be pleasantly surprised to find it already in place.

For mounting, have a look at this thread: US 83 SC Trombone to 28 Tube Cooler Mounting. Beyond that, perform your searches outside of this forum by including search words and Pelican Parts Forum - you get many more hits that way.

[Showdown]

The easiest route is to buy a kit; elephant racing Rebel racing, others sell them too. Everything you need in one box.

[mikedsilva]

Originally Posted by Showdown

The easiest route is to buy a kit; elephant racing Rebel racing, others sell them too. Everything you need in one box.

That's a fair comment.
The cooler I'm using is available locally and is actually a little thicker than the ones from Elephant and CSF.. but looking at the Elephant site, looks like I can see I def need the bottom mount and maybe the top... and a few rubber bungs.

[AL Z]

I just completed installing a CSF cooler on my 83 SC. I also added a 6 inch fan to the cooler.
It all worked out very well. You may want to start by spraying the fittings to the cooler with a penetrating oil and tapping on them to hopefully break them loose. I did the same for a week and did not have an issue at all , including replacing the rear oil lines. Everything came apart great. I did use the upgraded fender bracket and horn bracket. Also used a Rivcert for the lower hole on the lower mounting bracket. If you install a fan you can use the hole currently used to secure your trambone cooler to run the wires to the front trunk, I wrapped those wires with a rubber sleeve at that location. If you need the upper mount bracket, let me know I have a new one and also have two new of the insulating rubber mounts. The CSF cooler is a great cooler by the way.
You may want to use straps to secure the two small hoses that connect to the cooler in a curved position to make it easier to install when the time comes. It helped me quite a bit.

Al Z

[Discseven]

Mike... here is some info that might be of interest to your oil cooler thinking...

Oil cooling test --- Stock trombone vs Mocal radiator

Dual fan + water nozzle install on fender Mocal

[snbush67]

Adding to this thread rather than starting a new one. I just swapped my trusty 78 SC trombone for a later oil cooler.

To make room for the cooler I flipped the horns mounting strips over and to the front.





I didn’t have the factory mount piece so just made a L shaped brace.



It feels solid, I’ll probably run another small brace from the horn bracket.



Still have to seal the outer edges with something. Plenty of tire clearance. I’ll probably add a fan later.

[mike sampsel]

Just a note to make sure your horn is in good working order before you get the cooler in place.