Surreptitious.....

[oldeskewltoy]

Quote: why not use the oem AE water overflow tank? it mounts to the strut tower and is pretty much out of the way.

I've looked into this... and it is an option - BUT the inner fender is different, and the special mount will not fit without adding rivnuts(which I have).

Quote:if not then one of those hot rod overflow tube?? should work as well, they come in different lengths and are made from aluminum.

I've also given this some thought too.... ands if the idea I have doesn't work.... I'll look into both of these ideas more..........


I was out at the bone yard today.... and found another Honda part (eeeeeeeeee gawds, not just one, but TWO Honda parts now....)



off of an early 90s Civic I think... there was no front end on the car


Well here is where I thought it might go...... the driverside of the fan shroud has a metal tab(green arrow) just sticking out asking for something to be bolted to it....




In the upper right corner is a small, VERY bad photo... you'll have to trust me.... but it is the mounting bracket - the green arrow is pointing to an 8mm bolt, the purple arrows are pointing to the gradual slide the tank slips into. It needs a quick weld, right now it has a ViceGrip holding it together.


This small bracket will allow the tank to sit close to the radiator, and yet not mounted directly onto it. The shape fits the cooling fan opening rather well too..........




Well, the cooling system details are getting worked out... one of which is....

How do you re-direct an overflow pipe pointing to the passenger side....




....to "vent" its contents to the driverside, where the new overflow bottle will reside.....






Well, I think I've got the cooling system covered....