ERA 753 - Final Assembly in Progress

[fkemmerer]

Well, I got part way with my Oil Cooler Thermostat installation today. I decided to make some custom brackets to allow the Canton Oil Thermostat that I am using to be mounted up front between the radiator and the frame cross brace where it is not going to be real visible. I fabricated the setup shown below to allow the Canton Thermostat to be mounted on the frame gussets for the tabs that hold the steering rack:



The machined aluminum clamps that are used to mount the Thermostat to the bracket are from Canton also.

The bracket raises the unit just enough (about 2") so that the side fittings will clear the lower radiator hose. As you can see from the pictures below, in a tight but nice fit:





And here's a closer shot of the installed unit:



I mached everything up with -10 AN hose ends and there will be plenty of room to route all of the hoses to the engine, remote oil filter housing, and the cooler. The brackets are off to the powder coater to be finished to match the rest of the ERA frame and then I'll do the final hoses and installation. I will post more pictures when the job is complete.

- Fred