Oil cooler inlet sceen

[Dangerous Doug]

How it works:

In front of the radiator I mounted an aluminum square tube from frame rail to frame rail. The panel is screwed down to this square tube support. The three screws in the front of the panel (notice the rolled front lip of the panel) screw into another square tube that is riveted onto the back of the screen "loops".

The screen loops fit tightly into the space between the support rod at the top of the inlet, and the fiberglass inlet itself. This is tight enough to hold it in place. The panel provides the support to hold it in place.

I think it looks pretty good. Not bad for my first riveted fabrication.

The really tricky part was making the frame for the screen. I made it out of two 48" long, 1/16" thick and 3/4" wide strips of aluminum I picked up at the local hardware store. I wrapped this around a form I had made to create the shape. The stainless wire is thick enough to hold it's form upon bending, but I had to tap the corners with a small hammer to get the shape. I wrap the second aluminum strip around the wire which is around the first strip. I added a 2" strip on the top to extend it back so I could rivet the 3/4" square tube onto it, which is what the panel screws into.

I'm actually pretty proud of how it came out.

DD