I want to put a coolant overflow tank on my flathead powered '35 Ford pickup. I have a stock '35 rad w/ an unpressurized system that spits out coolant onto the cars behind me. This is not very neighborly! Anyway, I would like to put on something cool looking. Ideas? Pictures? Note: PBR is not a beer you can get out west!
[ QUOTE ] Note: PBR is not a beer you can get out west! [/ QUOTE ] Haha you aren't trying hard enough! Its at nearly every von's in my neck of the woods. Check the smaller liqour stores too. -Dane
I used some kind of hiking water bottle and it's being held in place with a canvas nail pouch from a hardware store, it was easier and cheaper than finding metal to do it with. I got the water bottle at a local Army Navy surplus store. I originally wanted a canteen, but they were $10 and every time I wanted to check the level I'd need a flashlight to look inside it. I opted to get this hiking bottle because it is made of lexan, it is clear, and it was a few bucks cheaper than the canteen. I also wanted to use a Heinz Ketchup bottle but I didn't know if the plastic bottle would take the heat, or the glass one for that matter, not to mention the glass ones are pretty small.
One of the cooler ones I've seen is on ABone312's coupe... a big military brass shell casing with a freeze plug and hose connections soldered into it. Looks cool as-is, but could also be polished up real nice.
I picked up this water bag at an estate sale, it wont look right on my model A sedan with an open hood, but I will probably use it on a future project. This thing actually holds water without leaking, I was surprised.
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