I recently purchased a Tru Cool 40K GVW transmission oil cooler for installation on my 2006 Silverado. The kit comes with everything needed to do an install on most trucks. Since I have the Magnacharger heat exchanger up front that posed a different problem. How to stack them both up front and still look decent. I picked up some metal at Home Depot and dragged my MIG out of the storage unit and started fitting. I wanted to use the factory hard lines and eventually switch to AN hoses and fittings.
Cooler:
I had to get 2 fittings from NAPA to allow the use of the factory hard lines. About $6 each. The fittings are 5/8" Inverted flare to 3/8" tube.
So I cut the factory hard lines and used compression fittings to connect the new cooler. I used a piece of 1/8"X 2" Aluminum flat bar for the top bracket. Once I was satisfied with the layout I cut it down and shaped it up some for a little better look. I used a lot of ideas that I saw on performancetrucks.net and a little help from Budhayes3 before I started this project.
The lower brace was a piece of steel flat bar, 3/16" X 1". I had to weld a tab onto it for a sensor to mount but other than that it was just drilling a few holes.
Then I mounted the cooler up and cut the hard lines, I had to extend the drivers side a bit so They would both run through the factory holes.
Now it was time to mount the intercooler heat exchanger. I used two of the Magnacharger brackets, just flipped them over. The other bracket needed a little modifying, so I fitted it up and found a solution.
Installed:
I used a couple of threaded rods that I picked up at the hardware store to space it out.
Plenty of room and everything is solid:
Cooler:
I had to get 2 fittings from NAPA to allow the use of the factory hard lines. About $6 each. The fittings are 5/8" Inverted flare to 3/8" tube.
So I cut the factory hard lines and used compression fittings to connect the new cooler. I used a piece of 1/8"X 2" Aluminum flat bar for the top bracket. Once I was satisfied with the layout I cut it down and shaped it up some for a little better look. I used a lot of ideas that I saw on performancetrucks.net and a little help from Budhayes3 before I started this project.
The lower brace was a piece of steel flat bar, 3/16" X 1". I had to weld a tab onto it for a sensor to mount but other than that it was just drilling a few holes.
Then I mounted the cooler up and cut the hard lines, I had to extend the drivers side a bit so They would both run through the factory holes.
Now it was time to mount the intercooler heat exchanger. I used two of the Magnacharger brackets, just flipped them over. The other bracket needed a little modifying, so I fitted it up and found a solution.
Installed:
I used a couple of threaded rods that I picked up at the hardware store to space it out.
Plenty of room and everything is solid:
