Lets Talk about Oil Cooler brackets

StreetfighterKz wrote:

Patton,

American Classix used to carry something I recall, but I couldn't find it on their site. I think they originally came from Klasmo part # 39062300Z . American Classix had a better picture.

Hope this helps a little. The long bolt goes thru the existing sleeve throu your frame just in front of the horn. Then the flat spot on the two aluminum chunks are tap so you bolt the oil cooler to them.

Later, Doug

Thanks, Doug!
That's it!

For coolers and mounts go to www.earlsserviceshop.com

All the pics were great ideas. I was actually looking for the american classix one but will have to machine something of my own.

It's not a close up pic, but I used a hevy duty automotive trans cooler on miny mounted right to the frame, works great and has more flow than a standard bike cooler.

here is the link for the same one i bought, it is made by Long Manufacturing, which is the same company that makes oil and trans coolers for GM.
ebay # 270281201810

zombie,
the bike looks great can you get a closeup of the mounting bracket? I have an old Long oil cooler actually made for Kerker years ago.

I did not use a bracket, like I said I attached it right to the frame.

I used a J C Whitney trans cooler (12 plate, their smallest)trimmed the top bracket then drilled & tapped holes to mount the the top part. For the bottom I used alum. flat stock for brackets and held the cooler away from the frame and tried to match the angle of the cyls. It came petty close. to see how it looks check the KZ 1000 gallery pics 684 - 688. Hope that helps some.

kawboy13 wrote:

I used a J C Whitney trans cooler (12 plate, their smallest)trimmed the top bracket then drilled & tapped holes to mount the the top part. For the bottom I used alum. flat stock for brackets and held the cooler away from the frame and tried to match the angle of the cyls. It came petty close. to see how it looks check the KZ 1000 gallery pics 684 - 688. Hope that helps some.

That is also a Long cooler! Same one as on my bike, I have been hard pressed to find a better one, that doesn't get a chewed op bt flying debris! I think you could almost hit thoes things with a hammer and it wouldn't hurt them!

Can you post a link to your pics? Our Gallery sucks. SOrry to say it but its organized is such a way that its impossible to get to pics easily. Now that i got that off my chest can you post a link;)