So last winter I did all of this: http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/new-edge-cobras-51/437143-winter-mods-repairs-begin.html
This weekend I started working on the newest round of Winter Mods":
- replace the headlight panel (broken tabs for bumper cover mounts)
- remove AC condenser
- elementary boxing in of radiator
- breather catch can from the valve covers
- replace front brake ducts
- replace fog light bezels
For the catch can, I looked at all of the available breather cans, oil separators, dry sump breathers, etc. available from Jegs, Summit, BSR, BER, eBay and so on. While they all looked good and some have great craftmanship, most of them are too large for where I wanted to mount mine and most were fifty bucks and up. While doing my researched, I stumbled across a post somewhere on the internet (may have been on sVTP) about a guy that made his own out of a soap dispenser. Well, that started me thinking and here are the results.
Homemade breather oil catch can:
- metal soap dispenser from Bed, Bath and Beyond (btw, you get weired looks shopping at this store while wearing greasy pants and a ripped shirt)
- 3/8 fuel/heater hose
- 3/8 NPT-barb fitting
- barbed tee
- 2 pcv valves
- assorted hose clamps
- 3/4" 12ga steel stock
- good ol' JB weld
- zip ties
- coarse steel wool
I have an LFP radiator that lent itself to my mounting points, if you are still stock you would need to find somewhere else most likely. I also made my catch can in a manner where I can remove the entire thing and dump it out. Most people seem to prefer having a valve at the bottom to drain, but I don't see the need in that and didn't care to sacrifice the room I needed.
This weekend I started working on the newest round of Winter Mods":
- replace the headlight panel (broken tabs for bumper cover mounts)
- remove AC condenser
- elementary boxing in of radiator
- breather catch can from the valve covers
- replace front brake ducts
- replace fog light bezels
For the catch can, I looked at all of the available breather cans, oil separators, dry sump breathers, etc. available from Jegs, Summit, BSR, BER, eBay and so on. While they all looked good and some have great craftmanship, most of them are too large for where I wanted to mount mine and most were fifty bucks and up. While doing my researched, I stumbled across a post somewhere on the internet (may have been on sVTP) about a guy that made his own out of a soap dispenser. Well, that started me thinking and here are the results.
Homemade breather oil catch can:
- metal soap dispenser from Bed, Bath and Beyond (btw, you get weired looks shopping at this store while wearing greasy pants and a ripped shirt)
- 3/8 fuel/heater hose
- 3/8 NPT-barb fitting
- barbed tee
- 2 pcv valves
- assorted hose clamps
- 3/4" 12ga steel stock
- good ol' JB weld
- zip ties
- coarse steel wool
I have an LFP radiator that lent itself to my mounting points, if you are still stock you would need to find somewhere else most likely. I also made my catch can in a manner where I can remove the entire thing and dump it out. Most people seem to prefer having a valve at the bottom to drain, but I don't see the need in that and didn't care to sacrifice the room I needed.
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