Thoma_s Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Hi guys. I found a picture of an oil can storage for the series engine bay on the big internet some time ago. I cant find it again.. But it was a guy how had made an storage rack for two cans of oil beside the radiator. There where some pictures of a Pink Panther engine bay with a storage rack just like it. Anybody else seen this an saved the link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I don't know about any 'Pink Panther' connection, but ISTR these came from OLLR. Ah Ha, now I've found the original thread I see it contains pictures of a vehicle with a pinkish hue to the paintwork. There are more pictures in that thread, so treat these two as 'tasters'. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 So, where does the rad expansion bottle move to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 So, where does the rad expansion bottle move to? Replies 12 and 14 in the OLLR thread refer to a 'puke tank'; I can only assume they mean the rad expansion bottle. One picture shows the overflow pipe leading to the top of 'something', with what I'm going to guess is the overflow pipe from the same 'something'. I'm not sure what the circular black cap, also visible, is from. It might be a screenwash container. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Brock Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Think that would be one of these from a series 3 cooling system The oil cans would be just 1/2 gallon cans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Ah, didn't spot the bottle in the photo, but I see it now mounted to the oil can holder just behind the rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Think that would be one of these from a series 3 cooling systemThe oil cans would be just 1/2 gallon cans Thanks for highlighting the provenance of the bottle. It's been brought to my attention that it's not possible to casually view the pictures in the original OLLR thread, so to help I'll link the pictures here, which show that the holder was built around full size cans. The inspiration Test fit against a spare wing Metal cut and folded, fitting to set for welding Welded Top down view Then it's back to the two I started with, where everything is painted green! Apologies for not giving the full story the first time around. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoma_s Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Thanks. A nice clever upgrade. And a very good build description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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