Which header tank

[flyerncle]

Fairly sure Spud put his under the nosecone,I would place it on the nearside bulkhead,if it boils at speed you will get covered in hot water/antifreeze.

[HandyAndy]

Steve.......Ah, ok then I see your point , I must admit that installing the hoses to mine was a bit of faff on but it seems to work once it was all done .

In all honesty the reason I positioned mine where I did was after seeing Spud,s setup which is under the N/S of the nose & seeing how difficult it appeared to get at ( sorry Spud ) & also I tried to get my header tank as high as possible

cheers
andy

[mgglep]

i thought about putting mine under the nose but thought against it as it would be a nightmare to fill close to exhaust etc also on mine i dont think it would be high enough i made an alloy one and got a weld on neck from car builders solutions (£10) to accept a push and twist style rad cap (like pinto powered mk 2 escorts, cortina etc have) i have a pic on my photos of the tank in position i then simply used 22mm copper pipe to bend round the engine bay to the rad i painted it black and have soldered olives on the end so the pipes would not blow off looks fairly neat if i do say so myself

[mgglep]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

Fairly sure Spud put his under the nosecone,I would place it on the nearside bulkhead,if it boils at speed you will get covered in hot water/antifreeze.

if you use the push and twist caps they are designed to lift under pressure coolant would escape down the tube to a place of your choosing unlike screw caps that vent to the atmosphere

[SeriesLandy]

Mgglep where did you get your exhaust headers they look really smart?

[mgglep]

the exhaust is from an MK they are expensive new and they dont fit very well as the angle is wrong luckily i found one on ebay i got the whole exhaust for £100 i then just cut it and adjusted each tube until the angle was good then welded up