The compact aluminum oil filter housing mod

[NigelProdrive]

Dumping photos from my phone and thought this might be post worthy for anyone removing their AC and/or installing bulky intake system that needs to make space.

Here is what the compact size much lighter than original cast iron oil filter housing for AC compressor available off some Fiats looks like.

 

[Mark]

We called that mod the bikini bracket...

 

[ward00]

Dumping photos from my phone and thought this might be post worthy for anyone removing their AC and/or installing bulky intake system that needs to make space.

Here is what the compact size much lighter than original cast iron oil filter housing for AC compressor available off some Fiats looks like.

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I just installed this lighter weight bracket and am now finding that there is not enough clearance for my original filter to fit between the bracket and crossmember. What oil filter did I use?

 

[NigelProdrive]

I just installed this lighter weight bracket and am now finding that there is not enough clearance for my original filter to fit between the bracket and crossmember. What oil filter did I use?

PH3950 I think. Going by a saved box top and not digging through all the receipts. And that is with a oil cooler sandwich plate so there may be a longer one that fits without the sandwich plate.

 

[carl]

Isn't that the standard 124 oil filter/alternator mount for 1975 and later spiders?

 

[NigelProdrive]

Isn't that the standard 124 oil filter/alternator mount for 1975 and later spiders?

Maybe or maybe even earlier. Any non-AC housing that has the alternator on the intake side.

 

[fiatfactory]

I just installed this lighter weight bracket and am now finding that there is not enough clearance for my original filter to fit between the bracket and crossmember. What oil filter did I use?

Maybe an oil filter mount from a ritmo/regata dohc would be a good fit into a monte? Has the alternator bracketing, and it puts the filter sideways...

I've got a few of these as the air conditioning kits that came for the dealer fitted air on this model came with an alternate mount that allows room for the air cond compressor and an alternator, so most were removed from brand new cars that had an air con dealer fit kit requested at purchase

SteveC

 

[carl]

The oil filter bracket for the spiders that have the alternator on the right side of the motor is even smaller than the one shown in Nige's picture since it has no extra support for an alternator.