IROC style oil cooler grills? Looking for fresh ideas.

[175K911]

I know the expanded metal or perforated sheets are the normal way to go, but to me they all look just a little to Home Depot to me. Yea, my IROC nose has the typical expanded metal but I just don't like it. I have my original plastic engine grill that I've considered cutting down to fit. So just looking for other ideas.

Thanks

[KTL]

Hey Ed,

I've always felt like the engine grill is a little restrictive for an oil cooler but I have no technical data to back up that feeling.



Ruf did use something similar so i'm probably way off base with that feeling. Although I checked the pics of the valance I sold a few years ago and it looks more open to flow than an engine lid grille

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-used-parts-sale-wanted/906269-vintage-ruf-poly-lower-valance.html

But since the flow across the front cooler is a bit challenged due to the area behind it being somewhat of an obstruction, I think we want to get as clear of an opening as possible while still providing protection against debris.

The stuff Pegasus offers is really nice stuff at a very reasonable price. I have a sheet of their coarse mesh in 18x24 size that you're welcome to check out and see if you like it?

https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=3642

[AG81]

This place is a toy store of cool stuff. I have been buying from them for about 10 years.

https://www.mcnichols.com

[AG81]

I need to find a use for this..........https://www.mcnichols.com/wire-mesh/designer-mesh/copper-stainless-steel-cu-ss-33814800?rbl=922112

[dg567]

Thats a factory plastic rear decklid grill I cut...

[mike sampsel]

Check out Flojo where I roll Frankfort thread. Some different ideas there from the place which made his.

[Trackrash]

Still trying to get a LARGE post like ^.
Here is mine. Not really an IROC. Seems that the long hoods have more room behind the cooler?
This is just stainless screen. If I was doing it again, I would have gone with the next gauge up on the wire size. If you hit anything at speed it can do an amazing amount of damage, so a strong grill is in order.

[Andy Somogyi]

Originally Posted by AG81

I need to find a use for this..........https://www.mcnichols.com/wire-mesh/designer-mesh/copper-stainless-steel-cu-ss-33814800?rbl=922112

Wow, copper and stainless together is an extremely bad idea. They have hugely different electrochemical potentials, and the copper will corrode very rapidly growing in contact with stainless


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[3Ddesigns911]

Perforated aluminum with matching decklid grill?





You can also use it to mount your front plate to it.

[175K911]

Kevin- thanks for the offer. You and I are fortunate to have Pegasus just over the border when we need things. Love that I can hop in the car and run up there to have them make and pressure test -12 oil lines and custom brake lines. We’re also lucky that we’ve got several Metal Supermarket locations in the area. They custom cut all the aluminum diamond plate runners for my trailer, plus the expanded stainless mesh for my current oil cooler grill.

Not sure about how restrictive the cut down engine lid grill is, but it’s definitely a more finished look in my mind. Just hate to butcher up a mint engine grill just to try it. But it looks like it would be far superior in protection from any rocks that kicked up by cars in front of me on the track.

DG567- THAT’S the look I’m going for, thanks!

[Flojo]

Give me the specs and I make you a bespoke grille.
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[175K911]

Originally Posted by Flojo

Give me the specs and I make you a bespoke grille.
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Wow, nice work!

This is what I'm liking:


Dimensions are 23" wide by 5.5" tall with just slightly radiused corners, almost square.

I'll PM you too.

[Geronimo '74]

Originally Posted by Flojo

Give me the specs and I make you a bespoke grille.
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lol, these guys make pretty cool stuff.

https://orepic.com/spadescustomz_

Now I find out it's you.

Nice work, Flo!
can you tell a ballpark figure for a custom grill?

Finally they are custom baged with love and added a goody :-)

baged? My gut tells me it needs anther G (bagged), no?

[AG81]

Originally Posted by Andy Somogyi

Wow, copper and stainless together is an extremely bad idea. They have hugely different electrochemical potentials, and the copper will corrode very rapidly growing in contact with stainless

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I wouldn't think there would be an issue ( of course extreme environments can effect this). There should be no issue with Stainless Steel adjoining Copper as both have similar corrosion potential in potable water. I clear powder coat should isolate the material, for my application, from the elements it might face.

If there were to be an electrolyte connecting them you might have a point. Again that would depend on the environment. Plumbing systems see these two metals interface often.

[Trackrash]

Originally Posted by AG81

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I wouldn't think there would be an issue ( of course extreme environments can effect this). There should be no issue with Stainless Steel adjoining Copper as both have similar corrosion potential in potable water. I clear powder coat should isolate the material, for my application, from the elements it might face.

If there were to be an electrolyte connecting them you might have a point. Again that would depend on the environment. Plumbing systems see these two metals interface often.

What size wire? It's not listed. I wonder what its intended use was? It would look weird on a car IMO. Plus that copper will look like an old penny after a couple of years. But again, just my opinion.

[AG81]

Originally Posted by Trackrash

What size wire? It's not listed. I wonder what its intended use was? It would look weird on a car IMO. Plus that copper will look like an old penny after a couple of years. But again, just my opinion.

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I am not certain of wire size without contacting the manufacturer directly. I am certain the use is of an architectural nature. Weird? probably different for sure. Copper would look OK if it was clear powder coated, as I mentioned. To each their own.....I have seen way more peculiar mod's on this forum........