Anyone Running Their Car Without A Coolant Overflow Tank?

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Space is super tight with new radiator and battery tray being in the way with new dual contour fans installed. I believe @GroverDill has no overflow, I'm curious what keeps air out of the engine? I have a new aftermarket bottle but it will be a real PITA to get it to fit.

 

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I have one now


I ran it without one for years just ran a long hose right towards the ground. Never had any problems with air being introduced to the cooling system

 

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stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.

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I did the same as Grover for several years. Now I have one mounted under the drivers fender.

 

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GroverDill said:

I have one now


I ran it without one for years just ran a long hose right towards the ground. Never had any problems with air being introduced to the cooling system

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I think I just pee'd myself a little looking at your engine bay, very nice man.

 

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I have one hidden in my drivers fender,
Line runs down side of rad and feeds bottle behind fender.

 

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Thanks guys Just need to run without one till this winter when i swap motors and a couple other things.

 

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Mine is only two inches though.

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Upr makes a nice one that I'll be buying or take the one I have now cut it and shorten it and re weld it to fit but I'm gonna relocate it to inside the fender

 

stykthyn

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I picked up a generic return style can from eBay. Less than 20 dollars. I wanted an oe fox bottle but for some reason they have gotten ridiculously priced.

 

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stykthyn said:

I picked up a generic return style can from eBay. Less than 20 dollars. I wanted an oe fox bottle but for some reason they have gotten ridiculously priced.

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I have two stock resevoirs. PM me if you want one.

 

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@GroverDill do you have a bird's-eye-view of your engine bay so we can see how close that overflow tank is to your ps pulley? I was thinking about getting that tank instead of using the Summit universal one that I have but I don't have much room with that big Mark VII fan I have.

 

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Anyone have pics of how you installed the rank in the fender? I'm planning on doing the same thing.

 

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Use PVC pipe and make it any size you want...

 

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Best shots I have currently.. It is not close at all and that is a Mark fan as well.

 

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Thanks @GroverDill that's exactly what i needed to see.

 

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jrichker said:

Use PVC pipe and make it any size you want...

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Man that's cool....

How bout a glass coke bottle? lol seen em on a bunch of old hot rods , including my father-in-laws '63 Fairlane

 

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Sent from my iPhone using my fingers while my auto correct makes me seem illiterate

 

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RaggedGT said:

Man that's cool....

How bout a glass coke bottle? lol seen em on a bunch of old hot rods , including my father-in-laws '63 Fairlane

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Sent from my iPhone using my fingers while my auto correct makes me seem illiterate

 

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stykthyn

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Use a bourbon or jagermeister bottle.

 

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