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 As a follow up to the original post we have information on fitting a transmission cooler to ‘E’ series Falcons. A big thankyou to Paul (Tinter) for these photos and write-up. Paul chooses to fit two coolers and bypass the original radiator cooler due to a common problem with the internals of the original cooler breaking down and finding their way back into the transmission. He has reported having no problems as long as the fluid is changed regularly (20,000km intervals is recommended). Here is a diagram he sent through of his setup -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 And here is how he put it all together: I removed the front bumper from chassis and other attached areas, top plastic cover, plastic on wheel arch fronts and behind indicators. This only took about 20mins. I purchased a transcooler from an ea at the wreckers for $35 (photo 1956).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attach that with cable ties to the power steer cooler pipe and a bracket supplied or make yourself, to the left side of the radiator area. I mounted the smaller aftermarket cooler, ebay, new, $50, (photo 1953) to the right side and attached that to the centre bracket and ac pipe with cable ties. You may have to puchase additional hose, i was fortunate to have them supplied with the coolers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PLEASE NOTE—- the tape insulations on the top and bottom of the larger cooler and r/h side the smaller cooler as they will be touching other parts and will cause rub throughs on both surfaces and cause damage and leaks. Inspect regularly, tape is cheap and replace when necessary.

 After mounting cut the metal trans pipe, just the bent off it, that goes into the rad top and plumb the appropriate hose from there to the larger cooler inlet, either inlet, i used the one on the top right, an approprate hose the from the left top of the large cooler (photo 1956) to the top of the smaller cooler (photo 1955).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 That’s the hose in front of it all (photo1955). From there to complete the circuit an appropriate hose from the small cooler outlet to the return pipe running under the front as seen in (photo 1954).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 One cooler and plumbing from the wreckers would surfice. I just wanted to make sure. Replace any fluids lost or better still change the oil as described in an earlier input to the column. Check hoses for leaks, I double clamped the main input and output.

 General Motors Holden is celebrating it’s 60th year of local vehicle production by unveiling the ‘Coupe 60′ at the 2008 Melbourne Motor Show. Touted strictly as a concept car, Holden says the Coupe 60 is a “60th anniversary gift to the fans worldwide.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More images in the Photo Gallery.

Holden has stopped short of calling this concept car a Monaro but admits that it may be a hint that the Monaro is set to make yet another comeback.

 The coupe shares it’s wheelbase and underpinnings with the VE sedan and comes equipped with the Chevrolet sourced 6.0 litre V8 which is expected to put out somewhere in the vicinity of 300kw. This engine has been designed to run on up to 85 per cent ethanol and with Holden’s Active Fuel Management can run on only four cylinders during light throttle and cruising conditions.

 The styling of the concept coupe is fairly radical with huge 21 inch wheels filling out the bulging wheel arches and twin side-exit exhausts behind each door adding another muscular element.

 Considering that the original Commodore Coupe of 1998 was said to be a ‘concept only’ car and went on to become the Monaro, one has to wonder if this vehicle will find it’s way on to the showroom floors as the new Monaro in the not-to-distant future.

Source: drive.com.au 

 One of our champion long-term site sponsors, American Muscle is helping to sponsor an attempt at the ECTA Land Speed Record for a Production Supercharged vehicle with a Stock Bottom End which is currently at 186.853MPH from a standing mile. Attempting this feat will be the car’s 73 year old owner Robert Self.

 The attempt will be made April 5th & 6th, 2008 at the East Coast Timing Association (ECTA) in Maxton, North Carolina. On the ECTA’s 1mile x 30ft abandoned runway track, Robert is looking to hit a cool 200 - 210MPH and have room to stop.

 A fully custom roll cage, Halon fire extinguishing system, and drag chute have been installed by S & W Racecars. All performance enhancements and custom SCT dynamometer tuning have been performed by Eric Swarr & his team at Swarr Auto Performance Center in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.

 In addition to the $15,000 Whipple Industries Supercharger upgrade, Robert has an additional $30,000 over the car’s $170,000 base price invested in performance and safety upgrades. AmericanMuscle.com will be setting Robert up with the proper tire setup for running speeds in excess of 200MPH in a 1000+ horsepower car, and also helping to promote the event.

 Exclusive and exciting American Muscle Images and Video Footage are available of this future record breaking vehicle. Images in zip file are 1024×768, if you require original 300dpi images for print; please contact nick@americanmuscle.com with the name of the image(s) you require. Full the full image collection of this awesome piece of machinery please visit the Autofix Photo Gallery.