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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mcglsr2" data-source="post: 1390067" data-attributes="member: 15705">Got some work done tonight on the coolant overflow tank.  I'm swapping out the stock fan and coolant bottle because I was thinking of doing something different.  Not sure if I will still do that thing, but regardless I'm putting in a different fan.  Which means a relocated over flow container.  I wanted to put it where the battery was, but it wouldn't quite fit.  So I got some aluminum standoff things and attached it that way.  Turned out okay, don't think I'm in love with it.  But I didn't want to have to get a custom tank made at this point.<img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l248/mcglsr2/Mustang/Engine/IMG_4444.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l248/mcglsr2/Mustang/Engine/IMG_4445.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l248/mcglsr2/Mustang/Engine/IMG_4446.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />It's actually pretty sturdy there.  Hardly moves at all, and I gotta really lean on it to get it to flex.    There won't be tons of coolant in there, so I think overall it will do okay.  We'll see.  I'm not done with the tank, I need to install the brass 90 deg fitting into the bottom, where the overflow from the radiator cap area will go.  I also need to install my replacement low coolant level sender.  Lastly, the bolts holding it in are grade 8, and I will use loctite on them during final install to make sure they don't vibrate loose.Shot with the old overflow tank and the new one...<img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l248/mcglsr2/Mustang/Engine/IMG_4447.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>