Hot Rods What do you use for a radiator overflow bottle?

ripples

 

Whiskey bottle. There's always plenty of them laying around by the end of a build.

 

RediWhip can after a few minutes with a wire wheel and a shot of clear lacquer. Eat the whip cream first!

 

I use an old pump style fire extinguisher. Tapped out the squirt nozzle and run a small hose from radiator to extinguisher. Mounted on firewall, not many people realize what I'm using it for.

 

Like this one? I will be using this for my bottle.

 

I have a St. Patrick's Day aluminum Bud Light 16 oz. bottle. It's about 5 years old.
Car and hotrod folks walk past it and pay it no heed. On the other hand, folks that don't know cars spin around, comment, and take pictures of the bottle. Funny to watch all and listen.

 

This is a late 1940's "smoothie"maker...spun aluminum.

 

Pyrene fire
xtinguisher

 

I have a similar fire extinguisher for mine.

 

I went with the hot wheels thermos

 

I have considered using this old 40mm artillery shell that was re-purposed as a lamp once already.

 

Found an old paint pot in a junk car works great

 

I had posted earlier that I use a CO2 canister from a paintball gun. Finally got a picture.

 

But only if you drive a "rag" top....

 

What about a 60s windshield washer fluid bottle. I think Gm used them. They come with a mounting bracket.

 

I was tossing some garbage away at work a decade ago when I spotted a small fire extinguisher in the trash. One of those that looks like maybe 20 oz. size, and is aluminum. I grabbed it just because I thought it might be of use somewhere on my car?
Got it home and after pulling the lever to ensure it had no pressure, I wrapped it in an old innertube and clamped it in my pipe vise to unscrew the top. Once I got the top off I set the bottle aside, and gutted the mechanism to release the agent, and it left a 1/2" hole in the threaded fitting.
I polished up the outside after removing the label, and then bought a "mineralac" strap for EMT electrical tubing. Mounted it on my radiator support and ran the overflow hoes into it as a catch can. Works great, and looks factory made custom!

 

I use a WWII canteen on my '40.
I built a Moonshine still looking one for the Jalopy I'm working on.

 

On my 39 a bought SS overflow tank. On the 56 was an aluminum water bottle.

 

I have one of these in a 61 Chevy parts car I was looking at the other day walking past thinking of this very thing.

 

I use the aforementioned windshield washer bottle.

 

Mike

 

1lr can of FAXE danish beer 10%

 

Home made. Starting at the bottom...aluminum angle for mounting bracket, 2 hose clamps, scrap piece of 2.5" thick wall aluminum pipe, a piece I cut off of an old barstool, a soft plug (core hole plug to you purists), 2 pieces of 1/4" tubing, and some JB weld.

Works!.

.bjb

 

Hmmmmm....

 

I think this was originally an A/C receiver/drier canister, built it many years ago, don't recall the application.

 

Woulda been cooler if you had left the Ready Whip logo on it !(IMO)
6sally6

 

Old stainless water bottle, some JB weld and brake line, been working fine for 12 years now.

 

An old Brass Bed Frame.

 

I ended up using another Gatorade bottle. It’s out of sight, and does the job.

 

none yet but need one .thinking of using a beamish stout can,plenty of those lying around my place!