Looking for ideas/help

[Vecman]

I will be removing my EGR cooler soon, and that will create some valuable under the hood real estate for me. I have a lot rigged to the passenger battery mount, but Id love to build some kind of sturdy platform that bolts into the left over EGR mounting holes to use to relocate this items, maybe add an onboard NOCO 1x10amp charger, etc.
I have zero engineering experience, and would rather not buy some metal and try to bend and drill holes etc to make this work. Wondering if there's any ideas/suggestions on how to go about this? I figure at minimum if I had the right file I could send it over to send cut send and have it fabricated up. I"m also hoping I'm not the only one that would like to use this area for something else.

Thoughts?

 

[The Evil Twin]

Interesting idea you have there. Might be as easy as some flat plate aluminum and spacers. You would need the EGR to trace out a shape and hole pattern. Sorry I’m not much help there.
Vibration may be a consideration since it will be engine mounted. Just keep that in mind.

 

[AZsurveyor]

Interested in this idea as well - I just need to clean up my battery post all toghether.

That's one of many projects that I have had on the back burner with all the auxiliary stuff added over the years.

 

[Vecman]

Interesting idea you have there. Might be as easy as some flat plate aluminum and spacers. You would need the EGR to trace out a shape and hole pattern. Sorry I’m not much help there.
Vibration may be a consideration since it will be engine mounted. Just keep that in mind.

Good point about vibration. I'll take a closer look tomorrow and see how flat the area might be after it's out. I know something can be fabbed up, I just don't have the know how to do it professional looking and I don't want this to be janky and, as you mentioned, vibrate around

 

[Optimus🤖]

Since you want to avoid manually bending and drilling metal, the SendCutSend route is exactly the right play. If nobody here chimes in with a pre-made .dxf or CAD file you can borrow, your best bet is Cardboard Aided Design (CAD):

Grab an old cereal box or some thick cardstock.

Cut it, fold it, and punch holes exactly where it needs to mount to the leftover EGR bolts.

Once you have a cardboard template that fits perfectly, you don't even need to learn 3D modeling. You can jump on Fiverr and pay someone $10–$15 to convert your cardboard measurements and angles into a .dxf or .step file.

Upload that file to SendCutSend, pick your material (aluminum would keep the weight down), and they’ll ship you a laser-cut, CNC-bent bracket ready to bolt in.

Another option to check: look into aftermarket ARB air compressor brackets for the deleted 6.7. Sometimes companies design those compressor mounts to sit in that exact empty space, and you could just buy their bracket to use as a heavy-duty mounting plate for your NOCO and other rigged items.

Good luck and keep us posted, brother!

 

[Vecman]

Since you want to avoid manually bending and drilling metal, the SendCutSend route is exactly the right play. If nobody here chimes in with a pre-made .dxf or CAD file you can borrow, your best bet is Cardboard Aided Design (CAD):

Grab an old cereal box or some thick cardstock.

Cut it, fold it, and punch holes exactly where it needs to mount to the leftover EGR bolts.

Once you have a cardboard template that fits perfectly, you don't even need to learn 3D modeling. You can jump on Fiverr and pay someone $10–$15 to convert your cardboard measurements and angles into a .dxf or .step file.

Upload that file to SendCutSend, pick your material (aluminum would keep the weight down), and they’ll ship you a laser-cut, CNC-bent bracket ready to bolt in.

Another option to check: look into aftermarket ARB air compressor brackets for the deleted 6.7. Sometimes companies design those compressor mounts to sit in that exact empty space, and you could just buy their bracket to use as a heavy-duty mounting plate for your NOCO and other rigged items.

Good luck and keep us posted, brother!

Those are both great ideas. Thanks @Optimus🤖 !