heres the oil filter adaptor i won,i think i trust this solid billet one much better then a cast one.
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heres the oil filter adaptor i won,i think i trust this solid billet one much better then a cast one.
http://www.maxspeed-motorsports.com/mmpics/bocp1.jpg
http://www.maxspeed-motorsports.com/mmpics/bocp2.jpg
it's on hold right now,for the washer tank to be moved,then the battery will get moved into the washer tanks place,then the oil cooler goes where the battery is
Does that one have a thermostat?
i just found your post,you can get an external thermostat from summit then you don't have to worry about having one in the adaptor. plus it keeps a little bit of oil always going through the cooler and prevents air pockets.Quote:
Originally Posted by LX-incredible
more done,while i'm doing the wiring i'm putting in the battery cables to the back,i think since i;'m not driving the car right now, i will set it up to temp use the old battery until i get the odyssey. i can just put the battery in the hatch to back it into and out of the garage. that way i can mount the cooler and start figuring where everything needs to go. whern i get the odyssey i can mount it permanently in there. right now making the pieces that duct air out the opposite side of the cooler. http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...e/S4020037.jpg
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at the moment i'm waiting to move the battery and fundage to buy the sandwitch adaptor and the oil thermostat will be about a 160 total for the two,you don't want to cheap out and buy a thermostat with small oil passages and a cheap cast sandwich adaptor. i already have a roll of -8 line which saves me about 70 bucks, and already have the fittings. i haven't quite figured out yet if i want a pressure activated switch, or a temp activated switch for the fan.
I'll have to search the pictures for one of the oil filter adapter, it's been in for a while, but here's the oil thermostat. it routes the oil back to the engine if the temp is under 180, once it hits 180 the valve starts allowing oil to flow to the cooler, the valve is fail safe, if the cooler plugs oil will still flow to the engine. the cooler is always full of oil,it's just not circulating unless the valve closes. this prevents air bubbles and foaming. i still need to make a bracket. it sits on top of the remote oil filter bracket. http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...e/S4021249.jpg
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here's the adapter at the back of the engine, on the A20 you have to remove the oil filter adapter and either grind down or mill down the center threaded part. it's too long to screw down most filter adapters. i drilled a hole in one ear on the factory filter adapter, and safety wired the remote filter adapter to it, this prevents it from ever rotating and coming loose. http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...S4020317-1.jpg
this is typically whats involved in making a cardboard mockup of a bracket, you have to calculate all the dimensions and bolt centers, then lay everything out on cardboard. you are making a flat pattern of exactly what the steel piece will look like. I typically end up using a digital caliper, steel ruler, various pencils, set of hole punches, scissors, exacto knife, sometimes dividers. the idea is to make the part from in your head in 3d, then you can bolt it in place to make sure it fits. I use flat rate postal service boxes for cardboard, they are free, and the cardboard is just right for making mockups. A typical pattern takes about 2-3 hours to get exactly right.
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Here's the cardboard pattern laid out flat on a piece of steel.
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after shearing all the edges
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this plate is too thick to bend by itself, so I clamped it in a vise, and Bobby Brock heated it red hot with the torch while I hammered it over at a 90 degree angle.
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finished bracket next to cardboard bracket
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assembly on engine
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entire remote filter assembly and bracket, it's only secured by two bolts at the bottom. so on the back of the thermostat housing.i'll weld on another bracket, and attach a small heim joint between it and the strut tower, this will take a lot of load off of the bracket
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This is what it looks like installed, thats a heavily modified air jet controller bracket, the two factory bolts at the bottom form the two bottom mounting points, and the two heim joints form the third mounting mount, Yes I know it's dirty, I'm going to start masking and painting sections of underhood as the parts go in for the final time http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...e/S4021276.jpg
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I might start taking sections off at a time and painting the underhood. :rolleyes:
do you happen to know how many AN fittings/lines you have installed in your engine bay? lol
76,...................... -4, -6, -8 and a couple of -10 plus line and a bunch of special fittings I had to fabricate to adapt the lines to the car
I finally got the temp switch in for the fan, the adapter they sent was for a -6 not a -8, I ended up finally having to drill and tap a fitting myself. but it's in. the temp switch is the black thing on the bottom of the fitting. It switches on the blower fan at 170 as the cooler is coming online.
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