Metal Overflow bottles to replace ugly plastic crap.

[CanberraR3]

Hey Binnsy, did you fit one of these? Pics?

 

[dracul]

More bling for the beast!

Oil Catch Can/Radiator Overflow - Alloy Round BLUE (eBay item 260740563942 end time 27-Feb-11 20:25:16 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

There was another one left if anyone interested, Aussies?

This one is really nice! But my Wpn-R will be at my door in a few days....

Yesterday I went over to dublflush's digs and ordered a pair of Aerolite Comp. Carbon Fiber
frame covers. Nigel is a really nice guy. Cool products!

How one thing can serendipitously segue into another?!

Next up, breakaway billet racing levers at Erico Motorsports soon as the Tax Refund arrives!

 

[Binnsy]

Hey Binnsy, did you fit one of these? Pics?

Only ordered it yesterday ... I will send pics when I get it on the beast!

Regards ... Binnsy

 

[dracul]

The Weapon-R bottle is attached to the wire mesh on the backside of the rad. You remove the bracket from the back of the bottle and then use a pair of oversize washers to hold it in place on the mesh.

Here's the sequence that I used:

Remove the bearclaw.

With a 32 oz plastic cup nearby, remove the hose from the rad neck and drain the fluid into the cup. Dispose of properly so no critters can get into it (they are drawn to antifreeze like flies to cowpatties).

Remove the stock reservoir and remove the overflow hose.

Remove the rad shrouds and then the mesh.

Test position the bottle until it doesn't interfere with the clutch cable. Fix to the mesh.

Attach the hose that comes with the Weapon-R bottle to the lower end of the bottle before you re-attach the mesh to the rad.

Holding the mesh and bottle to the correct position on the rad, position, cut and attach the upper end of the hose to the rad filler neck.

While holding the bottle higher than the filler neck, add coolant to the bottle until the new hose it full and approximately 1/4 of the bottle is filled.

Lower the mesh and bottle into position and attach to the rad.

Reinstall the rad shrouds.

Give it a test run and watch for fluid movement in the hose.

Addendum for install of Wpn-R:
(1) When removing stock (Cheap Plastic Crap=CPC) you will need to Raise the Tank about 3/4" to reach bolt with socket extension...at least I did with my blunt fingers.
(2) You DO NOT need to remove both radiator shrouds and all the mesh to fit the Wpn-R . Only the Left shroud and left side mesh need to be removed.
(3) There is a bracket that holds the OE cheap plastic crap res. bottle in place; remove it, it is not needed once Wpn-R is installed.
(4) Throw CPC in the trash can or reserve bin if, in some fit of dementia, you decide to return to OEM.