External Oil Cooler-4 bolt BB Chevys

**mockingbird812** · #1 03-08-2007, 10:38 PM

Interested if anyone has info/photos of any factory/dealer installed external oil coolers utilizing the dedicated tapped/threaded holes in the area of the oil galley. If none available from factory/dealer, what were most folks running for street/strip duty? Where did they mount the cooler?

Thanks,

Tarrytown SS427s · #2 03-08-2007, 10:52 PM

I had saved pictures of an NOS GM cooler on eBay several years ago. I'll see if I can find them. It seems like it would have been mounted in front of the radiator for maximum cooling
Steve

**SS427** · #3 03-08-2007, 10:59 PM

Sam,
I believe I have a old 70's book at home regarding building Chevrolet big blocks and in it there is a photo of that installation. It may have been on a Can Am engine. If it is not packed away I will dig it out and scan it for you tonight late.
Rick

**mockingbird812** · #4 03-08-2007, 11:08 PM

Were coolers an option or an accessory?

**firstgenaddict** · #5 03-08-2007, 11:28 PM

seen quite a few harrisons on T/A small blocks mounted on the left hand side of the rad support.

**mockingbird812** · #6 03-08-2007, 11:53 PM

Is that a reference to "harrison" external cooler?

MYSTERYCHEVELLE · #7 03-09-2007, 12:48 AM

Sam

I have great pics of one that I just looked at last week... HARRISON is on it.. Unfortunately my home computer is getting a tune up, so I have not been able to download the pics I took of it.. but it is Primo!! Cool item

SC/397 · #8 09-21-2021, 08:17 PM

I just joined this forum and I am actually looking for one of these coolers.
I am working on one of two 1968 Craig Breedlove AMX's which had 2 of these coolers and we are still missing one. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here is a video of the car. There is 2 of them. The number one car has a 290 in it and the number two car has a 390 in it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DwcK2WQ3u4

IMG_4571 by Rick Jones, on Flickr

Thanks, Rick

**LT1vette** · #9 09-22-2021, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mockingbird812

Interested if anyone has info/photos of any factory/dealer installed external oil coolers utilizing the dedicated tapped/threaded holes in the area of the oil galley. If none available from factory/dealer, what were most folks running for street/strip duty? Where did they mount the cooler?

Thanks,

Hi.. I've had an Oil adapter from the Trans Am days that was used on the Camaro's in those days. It would be what was used for the race cars, Penske, bolts in place of the oil filter with threaded hole to go to the oil cooler.
It's still listed here for sale...

Hope this helps..