tom
there was a factory oil cooler for the roadster that is what the 4
threaded holes in the front frame member are there to mount the cooler ...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Walter" <twalter@austin.rr.com>
To: "road" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 8:46 PM
Subject: Oil Cooler on eBay ;-)
> On the competition oil cooler
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=594500090
>
> I got the following email:
>
> [name_withheld]@bellsouth.net
>
> I've searched the official datsun parts book, and there was no factory
> competition oil cooler available from Datsun. Please tell me the part
> number so I can look it up, otherwise, you might be falsely advertising
> an item.
> --------------------
>
> My, tongue in cheek reply:
> [I'll bcc the sender, as I thought the original email was a joke... ]
>
>
> Boy, what a nice friendly email. Do you always accuse sellers of fraud?
> Do us both a favor, and don't bid if you haven't done your homework
> first.
>
> I am such a friendly SOB, that I just for fun tossed a few past
> competition catalogs out and snapped a photo. Oh, let me guess you don't
> trust digital photo's as they can be touched up. Hint, in the listing
> I pointed out the thermostat was non-original, doesn't that seem odd to
> point out that part was NOT original.
>
> Tom Walter
> Austin, TX
>
> P.S. Photo's of the comp catalogs are at:
>
> http://www.tomwalter.com/comp1.jpg
> http://www.tomwalter.com/comp2.jpg
>
> P.P.S. The original kit was part number 23100-25510, only difference
> is that the kit came with a sheet metal scoop (easily fabricated).
> The 15238-25510 is stamped on the oil filter/cooler line body. So
> it was a specific U20 item, just makes me wonder what the history
> of the part was?
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