Coolant Tank
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:26 am
hi Cliff2.2
Any news on the fabrication of the aluminum coolant tanks
Any news on the fabrication of the aluminum coolant tanks
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:55 am
he mostly posts at awdpirates.net now
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:49 pm
He sold the Legacy. I doubt he's pursuing it anymore...
Posted: 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...
I have someone who can fab these... I should know whats up in the next few weeks...
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:17 am
Thanks
Looking forward to any response.
Looking forward to any response.
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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.
The passenger side of the engine has the fmic hard pipe so I cant put it
on the WRX side.
Posted: 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.
It physically would fit there but I'm not sure if it would be in a position to be mounted.
Posted: 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..
Posted: 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.
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.
Posted: 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.
location.
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:13 pm
...if it can clear the intercoolers that most people want to run.
Posted: 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.
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.
Posted: 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.
Still in the works, but is by no means as easy as it should be.
Posted: 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.
Anyone who might need one-- take a look and tell me what you think.