Actually, the thermostatic plate will not allow your oil temps to get over 160 degrees in the winter. I have a 25 row cooler with a Mocal Thermostatic Plate and I absolutely need to run a block off plate. I fabricated a plate out of fiberglass cloth, spray adhesive, and rubber spray. Not pretty, but effective.
And those brackets are used to support my splitter which is off the car for some winter refurbishing.