*copied from my build thread on another forum*
weather wasnt too bad today so i decided to go to a few scrap yards in search of an intercooler!
a friend had told me daihatsu fourtrak's have intercoolers mounted infront of the radiators, however...................................
i looked under the bonnet of 9 fourtraks altogether today and none had, or ever had had intercoolers.
i was looking at intercoolers on TD vitaras and shoguns, but decided i wanted a big intercooler and not a top mounted one, like the vit and mitsi ones.
in the end i found one on a 2.8 diesel frontera, and £20 later it was mine!
i came home and realised it was slightly bigger than i idealy wanted, but...............................i knew i could make it fit!
i had to trim a few brackets off the back of the grill, move my winch solenoids slightly, and enlarge the 2 holes each side of the rad, but i managed to get the intercooler to fit snugly.
i made 2 brackets out of some 2" steel angle, and there held in place by the large 12mm bolts that hold the body to the chassis.
ive just given all the cut/bear metal, and the 2 new brackets a coat of paint, and tomorrow i will put it all back together with the new intercooler in place.
just need to order a couple of 90 degree silicon hose bends and its ready to plumb in!