For those not familiar with my oil system, the oil pump has been internally coated to decrease tolerances and ensure maximum pressure is delivered. The internal regulator has been removed, and I am running an external Peterson unit which allows me to run my oil pressure at whatever I choose. With this setup, I've seen 40psi at idle, while still nothing over 100psi at full RPM. Anything higher you risk blowing seals and oil filters.
I used to have the regulator mounted to the firewall, and the oil filter back behind the strut tower. With the power steering and AC deleted, I now have much more room up front so I decided to relocate those things for ease of access.
Deciding to mount the regulator now to the front of the strut tower, I needed to fabricate a bracket out of some aluminum plate.
The plate was cut to size, trimmed, and corners rounded.
After bending the two 90* angles and drilling the mounting holes, I could test fit the new bracket.
With the bracket finished, it was bead blasted and painted for a stealth look.
For the filter block (which also features a pressure gauge for easy underhood adjustment and my turbo gets its clean oil directly from here.) I decided to mount it on the forward frame rail to allow easy access for my frequent oil changes.
Again, I fabbed up a bracket from some aluminum in the fame fashion as before, and drilled and tapped the frame rail and filter block for some sturdy M8x1.25mm bolts.
The finished product:
Both components shown. Will need to measure out some new lines, but I have all the required hose end fittings that I'll need.