DIY: Oil Cooler Cover

Originally Posted by roy'sz

Well I pulled off the front fascia today and started to mount the cooler block off plate with a top hinge and by the way that I was going to set it up it wouldn't work but I figured out how it would and am not goint to do it but will tell you how it would work.

There isn't enough room for the entire plate to swing up and down to open and close for hot and cold months. BUT what WILL work is if you fabricate a plate that will hinge half way up the plate. I was going to initially jb weld the top hinge to the mounting bracket but the cooler sticks out farter than the top bracket so thats a no go. so I used a couple of zip ties to hold the top hinge to the bracket and put approx 6 in velco strip along the vertical portions of my cooler. Hope that this helps with anyone else trying to fab up a decent plate.