Front mounted oil cooler questions

[ChrisBennet]

Hi everyone,
I'm going to fiberglass bumpers and a nose mounted oil cooler
on my '86 911 and I'm looking for some first hand experience.
1. Can you recommend an oil cooler with -16 fittings?
2. How did you mount the cooler? Frankly this is one that I
think I need the most help on.
3. I want to retain the air conditioning in this car, are there
issues I should be aware of?
TIA,
Chris

[marcesq]

Chris:

Check Thom's (Widebody) home page, I think he went with a front mounted cooler. At least that is what my feable memory is telling me.

Good luck.

[widebody911]

I did install a front cooler but I don't have A/C, so I don't know how that factors into the equation.

[Bill Verburg]

This recent thread has a lot of info;
Nose mounted coolers

also
Rick Katigbak

and
Bill Verburg

[ChrisBennet]

Thanks everyone. There was some things in those posts that I had forgotten.
-Chris

[Bill Verburg]

The only thing that I can add is that I used nerf bars under the f/g caps, they will provide a modicum of impact protection in the event of a f/r collision). The Nerf bars bolt into the stock bumper mounts, using the stock euro(non hydraulic) bumper shocks The bumper shocks were switched f/r and one pair needed to be cut down(I forget which). The front nerf bar makes an ideal mounting place for an oil cooler.

[wkbergman]

Bill Verburg,
in earlier message you mentioned nerf bar in context with mounting an oil cooler. Any idea where I can find such a bar?
For a 1970 911E, [the one in the Dec2010 issue of Excellence, the red Targa]
Cheers
WB

[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by wkbergman

Bill Verburg,
in earlier message you mentioned nerf bar in context with mounting an oil cooler. Any idea where I can find such a bar?
For a 1970 911E, [the one in the Dec2010 issue of Excellence, the red Targa]
Cheers
WB

here' a nicely done variation


mine goes into the bumper mounts and is a bit beefier but is otherwise similar, w/ the cooler hung below it