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Originally Posted by Starter986
That's a lot of quid. Would it have to be fabricated as a "direct replacement? Couldn't it be a simple square design? Isn't it just a "box" in the scheme of things? One line in... one line out? Hose here... hose there...
It's not rocket science.
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The factory tanks have multiple lines, including a entrapped air/coolant vent for the oil cooler; leaving any of these disconnected is going to cause problems with the system. As for shape, people asking at the time wanted it to fit in neatly were the factory unit sits; discussions with the fab shop about shape noted that it did not matter much to the cost if the new tank matched the factory unit's shape, or was simply a square or round tank, the real fab costs were in the viewing window (and yes, we looked at using a simple tube for the level) and testing and verifying the unit met pressure/vacuum level requirements. All this takes time, and time in a fab shop is $...
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