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Title: Radiator overflow bottle fabrication Post by: DucHead on March 12, 2009, 03:06:07 PM In another thread (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=20366.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=20366.0)), I was tossing around the idea of relocating an aftermarket radiator overflow bottle to the right side of the bike directly behind the radiator.
I would like to keep the airbox, so relocating it beneath the tank is moot. To fit the aftermarket bottle, I will have to either move the right fan inward or remove it. Any problems running with one fan? Mine only come on at 215°F -- a temp not often reached. Alternatively, one could fab a bottle who's shape follows the lines of the DP CF radiator shroud: (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/pompino/DSCN2263-1.jpg) As for materials, it might be easiest to make one out of aluminum, but what about plastic? Does anyone know how/who can fab plastic containers? Title: Re: Radiator overflow bottle fabrication Post by: Bill in OKC on March 12, 2009, 07:45:14 PM Getting something custom molded out of plastic is very expensive. I looked into doing something for my job and it would have been hundreds each for hundreds of items. For a one-off, aluminum would be a quicker and cheaper way to go - maybe using a length of tube, welding a top and bottom on it and tapping for fittings. I have seen regular plastic bottles used with a hole drilled in the lid and the overflow tube stuck through a grommet into a level of coolant. You could use whatever size you found - maybe boil it first to see if it melts.
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