Cool Project Ideas

[treegump]

Didn't know if we had a place to put cool project ideas, so I'm starting one. If we do, we'll just move this.

Saw this when leaving NAPA - thought it was a cool idea for a coolant reservoir!

 

[Will L.]

That looks good, but what is it?

 

[treegump]

I don't know, haha. I would've felt more weird if I took a closer look - just looked like a cylinder with a brass rod running straight thru it.

 

[Will L.]

The brass rod would be the tube going down from the lid near the bottom so when the system cools off and goes into a vacuum it sucks the coolant back into the radiator. Looks cool what ever it original use was.

 

[NVW]

Pics of the rest of the car?

 

[treegump]

Pics of the rest of the car?

Sorry, didn't take a picture of the rest of the car.

 

[treegump]

The brass rod would be the tube going down from the lid near the bottom so when the system cools off and goes into a vacuum it sucks the coolant back into the radiator. Looks cool what ever it original use was.

Here's a metallic version: http://www.hotrodhotline.com/md/html/fan_control.php
One installed on a Ruckus: http://totalruckus.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=47828
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2064097

And maybe this place sells it: http://killerglass.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/

 

[Burning oil]

Looks like a science lab beaker.