Coolant Tank

Subtle · Post by **Subtle** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:26 am

hi Cliff2.2
Any news on the fabrication of the aluminum coolant tanks

dzx · Post by **dzx** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:55 am

he mostly posts at awdpirates.net now

Matt Monson · Post by **Matt Monson** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:49 pm

He sold the Legacy. I doubt he's pursuing it anymore...

tasq · Post by **tasq** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:23 pm

I bought cliffs wagon

I have someone who can fab these... I should know whats up in the next few weeks...

Subtle · Post by **Subtle** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:17 am

Thanks
Looking forward to any response.

snowboarded · Post by **snowboarded** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:11 pm

Well if he isn't there's always the WRX coolant tanks, they're all aluminum, and not hard to fit in, just some slight fab. of a bracket I believe.

Subtle · Post by **Subtle** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:49 pm

Will the WRX tank fit in the same place as the original

The passenger side of the engine has the fmic hard pipe so I cant put it
on the WRX side.

snowboarded · Post by **snowboarded** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:39 pm

If I remember right, the one I saw did the battery relocate to the trunk ($50 kit) and then dropped it in where the battery was. But maybe that was phil's erector set tank set up...
It physically would fit there but I'm not sure if it would be in a position to be mounted.

snowboarded · Post by **snowboarded** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:40 pm

Wait, I did have a WRX tank in the original location for the stock tank there for a wire, but it wasn't mounted, it was tied with wire so it wouldn't fall. Not the ideal set up..

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:14 pm

Yeah, Phil has his where the battery used to be.

We did put the WRX tank in the stock location on your car, but it was slanted at an angle. Even if it had been rigidly mounted instead of held in with baling wire, it wouldn't have been a long-term setup, since the cap wasn't the highest point. And it wouldn't have cleared an intercooler anyway, I don't think.

Subtle · Post by **Subtle** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:08 pm

It looks like the best set up would be a tank fabricated to fit in the original
location.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:13 pm

...if it can clear the intercoolers that most people want to run.

Subtle · Post by **Subtle** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:27 pm

The return pipe was built to clear the stock tank, which is still intact.

As we all know, these are fragile and so far not available at my favourite junker.

The answer is to have about a dozen made up. I'm going out to the speed
shop today and will find out if this can be done at a good price.

Cliff2.2 · Post by **Cliff2.2** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:27 pm

The guy I have working on it isn't very reliable. I'm trying to get a response from him about the project and trying to get my original plastic tank back (to have someone else take on the project).

Still in the works, but is by no means as easy as it should be.

Subtle · Post by **Subtle** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:31 am

There is an interesting coolant tank in www.nfauto.co.uk.

Anyone who might need one-- take a look and tell me what you think.

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