First job today is to add strengthening to the oil coolers bracket. The strip of metal is bolted to the bracket and holes are drilled to accept 2 rivets.

Rivets are installed.

The finished brackets ready for install.

Next is to clamp the heat exchanger, for cabin and carb heat, onto the exhaust with large jubilee clips. They are no tightened at this point as it may need to be rotated later.

The oil tank is secured with large jubilee clips. Thinking about the location of the screw clamps I decided to turn them round.

Tank now install and the screw clamps are now ‘hidden’ at the rear of the tank. I’ve also turned the tank clamp around which makes it easier to undo for servicing.

Now the oil cooler brackets have been strengthened it’s time to install the oil cooler.

A reducer is installed to for the oil hose connectors.

Oil pipe connectors installed.

2 bolts are installed and locked with Loctite 243 to stop dirt and muck filling the lifting bracket mounts.

The water cooler is installed next and requires a couple of brackets and 5mm spacers to be made.

I think that’s close enough…

The 2 spacers are fitted on the rubber vibration isolators, screwed into the top of the water radiator and secured with 2 M6 nyloc nuts.

The aluminium brackets are fitted to the lower support…

and secured under the water radiator. I need to finish the final securing tomorrow.

Engine installation so far – Right.

and from the left.