Oil Cooler Mounting advice

[Grin-a-lot]

I'll be mounting an oil cooler and associated bits in the next few weeks, the most likely spot is a cross-member behind the radiator.

I'm not very good at fabricating brackets/mounts and don't want to drill through the frame really.

Does anyone have any ideas of ways to mount a cooler or places that I can by appropriate mounting systems?

[David H]

Drill a Rivnut into the frame/chassis and screw in a rubber mount... available from Merlin if I did't give you one.

You'll have to screw into the chassis somewhere unless you use a bracket attached to the rad.

[Daley Down Under]

What about those metal cable ties (used to secure heat wrap on exhausty manifolds)?  Could wrap them round the chassis and the oil cooler

['Mendip Wurzel']

A lot of my car is held together with cable ties, I put two extra fans in last year all fixed with cable ties because I wanted to limit holes everywhere. This is probably why bit keep falling off of my kitcar...

['The Gaffer']

You could get someone to weld two small drilled pieces of steel the chassis. Paint up and bolt on.