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This is not a complete disaster as the current position of the oil cooler, hung from the top of the front head, puts it in a place that is potentially getting very congested with battery boxes and coil enclosures. Also in this position the oil cooler is effectively pre- heating the air flow to the carbs. I prefer the 900SS position mounted off the lower rocker cover such that the "exhaust" air from the cooler is passed over the front exhaust header pipe. This position also has the advantage of less convoluted oil pipe runs but suffers from the disadvantage of the requirement to provide some form of protection against flints and stones coming off the front tyre.
Tomorrow I shall convert the above broken casting into a "standard" rocker cover with the aid of a hacksaw and an orbital sander and devise a method of hanging the oil cooler off a bracket secured to the front most screws holding the lower rocker cover to the forward facing head.
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