today my 1989 turbo trans am radiator came, to be install in a 86 turbo regal, So i spend about one hour customizing the TTA aluminum radiator with a OEM style Oil cooler. This Oil cooler tank came off a 1992 buick park ave with the 3800 series I supercharge motor. you will also find this radiator on any GM H-Body with the 3800 supercharger engine or heavy duty cooling. now back to business or should i say fun..
the oil cooler will be on the driver side radiator tank and the transmission cooler is on the passenger side. I remove the plastic oil cooler tank from the 92 H-body radiator driver side . then i remover the driver side radiator tank from the TTA aluminum radiator. install a new rubber seal between the H-body oil cooler tank and the core of the aluminum radiator. I also use a very thin coat of high temp black RTV silcone on the seal. this will insure a perfect seal.
once i finish swaying the radiator tank, you will have to remove a 2inch X 6 inch of metal from the radiator lower front support so you have clearance between the radiator oil cooler tank and the front support.
the oil line which connect to oil filter assembly on the Stock GN are NO-GOOD in this application. Instead i use the oil line off the 92 H-body. since i don`t have an engine in my car at the present time i could not take picture. I have spec/route the oil line and everything seem good to cool the turbo buick oiling system.
i will update this post once i install the engine which should be in 4-5 weeks. the car is going to the paint shop on monday. ontill them i will be able to complete this project.
JUST TRYING TO HELP.
this is a picture of the TTA aluminum radiator install into the G-body radiator front support. notice the clearance issue once you install the H-body oil cooler trank on the TTA Radiator.
This is a side-by-side shot of the H-body radiator (up against the wall) and the TTA aluminum radiator (on the floor).
oil cooler tank removed from the h-bodu radiator.
This is a side-by-side shot of the h-body oil cooler tank beside this TTA Thin style tank.
another side-by-side shot of the TTA aluminum and the Turbo regal COPPER radiator. the TB radiator has the oil/trans cooler on one side of the radiator. less area is use when it comes to comparing to the TTA Dual cooler which offer bigger cooling tank for the trans and engine oil.this all boil down to better cooling alround (coolant/engine oil/trans).
the oil cooler will be on the driver side radiator tank and the transmission cooler is on the passenger side. I remove the plastic oil cooler tank from the 92 H-body radiator driver side . then i remover the driver side radiator tank from the TTA aluminum radiator. install a new rubber seal between the H-body oil cooler tank and the core of the aluminum radiator. I also use a very thin coat of high temp black RTV silcone on the seal. this will insure a perfect seal.
once i finish swaying the radiator tank, you will have to remove a 2inch X 6 inch of metal from the radiator lower front support so you have clearance between the radiator oil cooler tank and the front support.
the oil line which connect to oil filter assembly on the Stock GN are NO-GOOD in this application. Instead i use the oil line off the 92 H-body. since i don`t have an engine in my car at the present time i could not take picture. I have spec/route the oil line and everything seem good to cool the turbo buick oiling system.
i will update this post once i install the engine which should be in 4-5 weeks. the car is going to the paint shop on monday. ontill them i will be able to complete this project.
JUST TRYING TO HELP.
this is a picture of the TTA aluminum radiator install into the G-body radiator front support. notice the clearance issue once you install the H-body oil cooler trank on the TTA Radiator.
This is a side-by-side shot of the H-body radiator (up against the wall) and the TTA aluminum radiator (on the floor).
oil cooler tank removed from the h-bodu radiator.
This is a side-by-side shot of the h-body oil cooler tank beside this TTA Thin style tank.
another side-by-side shot of the TTA aluminum and the Turbo regal COPPER radiator. the TB radiator has the oil/trans cooler on one side of the radiator. less area is use when it comes to comparing to the TTA Dual cooler which offer bigger cooling tank for the trans and engine oil.this all boil down to better cooling alround (coolant/engine oil/trans).
