Most of the parts list came from

http://www.kohlercreated.com/blog/?p=3173

Only thing I changed was the oil cooler, the one used in that link is a bit too small.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EAR-41610ERL/ this one is 13x5 a tad bit bigger then the 8x5 and only 20 bucks more. N/A users the smaller one is fine, with FI I wanted to bump up the size a bit.

I also used strips of aluminum from Lowes they ran me around 5 bucks a pop. got 2, 3 footers. one was maybe 1/2 inch while the other was 3/4 maybe?

I used nothing but basic tools.

wrenches
screwdrivers
hammer
electric hand drill
random drill bits
punch for making little marks in the metal to help with drilling in the correct spot.
files for sanding
vice
hacksaw
Thread lock (the blue stuff)
random nuts/bolts with lock washers and the nuts with the plastic inserts whatever they're called.



Anyone who says they can't do their own work because they don't have a shop/garage all I can say is wahhh wahhh wahhhhhh

The hardest part of this job was walking from the parking lot to the deck on the back of the house over and over and over.

onto the pictures.



I zipped tied it into place to see if my bumper cover would fit.



My work shop was my railing. I only had to go downstairs to pick up random tools like 4 times.





































The cooler is very solid, it feels like it's meant to be there. I'm not a big fan of the installs where it's just sorta kinda put in a spot with 2 little brackets sorta kind of holding it place.

I would have liked to of put it on the passenger side due to the oil lines/turbo being on the driver side, but there was just too much going on over there. So it went to the drivers side. I ran the lines down between the intercooler and radiator. While I'm not a fan of how low the lines sit, they are not the lowest part of the car in fact the front bumper cover sits much lower so hopefully I have no issues with it.

 

Nice Job Jeff

 

Nice write up. I like the bracket!

I agree the pass side is tight, ive been thinking of relocating the PS cooler (just not sure to where)

 

Nice job... I got the same blue hoses and mounted on the same side with some slack so I can move it around... didn't have to fab a bracket since I have the crash guard -- just bolted it up to the bottom side. Considering swapping the cooler with a larger one, I think mine is just the 8x5...

 

Very good job, but i think i would recommend actual hose clamps at the an fitting ends versus 2 zip ties.........I would say for a more worry free secure means.....not worth it popping off and oil out of engine...

-J

 

I honestly dont think I could remove the lines if I wanted to. If in the future they need to be removed I bet I'll have to cut them off.

 

^ dang, cool.......i guess the barbs on the an fittings are hard core..

damn good job again, and props on the diy!

-J

 

For 20 bucks a pop they damn well better hold up!

 

nice. you need a garage though bro!

 

Looks good Jeff.

 

I have a garage its just tiny and sucks bawls.

 

Nice man.. looks good.

 

ya, those twist tight fittings aren't coming off. I run them and was skeptical until i opted to try to put the first hose on without assembly lube. I couldn't get the hose pressed past the first barb. So i had to cut it off and start again with some moly to get them pressed on. I don't have anything on mine (no zip ties or any clamps) and they haven't leaked a drop. The hose won't even rotate on the barb it's on there so tight. I love those hoses!

What all was going on with the passenger side that wouldn't let it fit? I have a G and i see a lot of 350z's putting it on drivers side so obviously something is going on.

Nice bracket work, looks solid as hell. Mine is bolted to some angle iron and pretty secure so your's has to be rock solid. It would have been much better to mount it fittings down, but with your charge pipe there i see why you can't. It'll just hold some oil during your oil changes but no worries since you seem like hte person that keeps their oil clean and changed on time.

 

I change my oil once a year, figure every 1500 miles or so lol.

 

nice, i'm probably sitting about that many miles on mine this year. It's an expensive dust collector for the most part.

 

very nice DIY, I look forward to doing this in the future. One question, did you have to buy an adapter to your oil filter in order to run the lines? How much more oil did you use?

props for doin the project w/common tools.

 

i guess this is the adapter piece used?
http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/p...Sandwich_Plate

 

Yes that's the part. My car took about 7 quarts of oil. If your car is stock with just the oil cooler my guess would be around 1 quart extra.

 

Does the plate came with a rubber seal? This will be my project in the next couple of days.

 

comes with everything, unscrew filter, place plate on car, tighten nut, put new filter on.