Going to be installing my derale cooler soon. Also am putting in a autometer trans temp gauge and b&m pan and amsoil atf. Will post more pics as I make more progress tomorrow.

Just got time to make up an aluminum bracket for the cooler today. Will be mounted inboard the frame rail ahead of the fuel tank.

 

Nice bracket. I just put the same cooler in my truck. Still havent wired it tho.

 

what size lines are the in/out ports of that derale cooler? Are they 1/2"? Derale makes ones specific to trucks w/ CTD engines(I know on JCWhitney for sure, that is the note with the astric by the model numbers) because those ones foR the CTD are 1/2" lines. Don't mean to double check you, just hate to see you downsize and reduce flow

 

Yes they are -8an / 1/2" ports

 

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I was thinking about adding one infront of the fuel tank also. esp. because i have to make new hydraulic lines anyways, whats another 6 or 8 fittings :-)

 

I wish somebody would do a writeup on this so I can copy it

 

WOW i must say your aluminum welding looks fantastic!
ive only welded it once but my dad is a self employed welder and he always tells me how much it sucks and how hot it is to weld lol even though hes good at it but yeah.

 

Build bracket, Mount bracket to frame add 2 hoses and spend ~$100 for hoses and parts to mount free cooler

 

The head: What kind of writeup are you looking for? I will have info soon on routing my lines and gauge and pan install.

Dieselcrazyw350: aluminum isn't that bad at all. Well some people like it and some don't. This oilpan was my 2nd aluminum welding project. I personally find it easier than steel. Biggest things are torch angle and rythym. I was thinking of making some nice welded aluminum valve covers for my 12v. Maybe one day.

 

yeah my dads favorite metal is stainless.
oh and yeah for sure tig welding is whole different story copared to mig
i actually think tig welding is not hard at all. but i know its not for some people.

 

Good accurate descriptions of fittings needed to connect it all up would be great.

Kind of do it like how BC did his intake writeup. Take a picture of everything laid out in an "exploded" view.

Do you have to make new holes in the pan to do this upgrade? Or do you just hook the lines up to certain transmission ports? That would be nice to know their locations.

Your pan looks pretty awesome. Reminds me of the moroso aluminum oil pans I used to run on Hondas.

 

The Head:

What I am going to do is cut the stock lines running to the stock cooler in the front. Flare those lines where I cut them, slip some 1/2" hose over them. Run them to the hose barbs on the derale cooler. Pretty straightforward.

The b and m pan comes with a port for the temp gauge. The right way is to put the guage in the hot line, but I'm probbaly going to run it in the pan for now.