Overflow catch can

[CSatterley]

Just wondering what everone uses as an overflow catch can and where if you have a lynx or caracal. Right now I use an ugly quart container that i bought from Wal-Mart in the rear, near the trans and I need to relocate it. Would like something nicer that is skinny enough to fit behind the firewall. Thanks

[jaymzz]

Here is what I use, it is an Empi part. More of a breather than anything if this is what you are looking for. It is the top piece bolted to the firewall. I still need to figure out a better prettier way to mount mine though.
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[Dietmar]

CS:

Try a 1 quart metal acetone, paint thinner, or paint stripper can found at most hardware stores. Rectangular with a flat bottom and easy to attach to the lower roll bar leg or the firewall.

Jay:
Unfortunately, what you have is a breather and will not qualify as a catch tank for FV.

Dietmar

[Lynn]

jaymzz, that is not a legal catch can. If you go to an event higher than a local SCCA event, you will fail tech.

[jaymzz]

Thanks, didn't know that. There sure is a lot of little things that I am learning about why my car is so far from passing tech.

[brian]

Many folks have used the frame rails for catch tanks. They'll hold a ton of fluid and a drain plug somewhere will remove accumulated oil from both the tranny and engine. Remember to have a vent on the top of the frame.

[Frank]

i have a caracal C, and I use an old CRC brake cleaner can. Once you let all the pressure you can pry the top off with a screw driver. Its steel so if you want it to look nice you can sand and paint it what ever color you want.

[cendiv37]

A 32 oz aerosol can?

Since I built my car in 1995, I've been using a "flat", poly, 1 qt. oil container retained by a removable aluminum sheet metal "clamp/bracket" that wraps around it securing it above the frame rail and against the firewall. The breather hose is retained in the stock opening of the container with a pin through both container and hose. The hose extends into the container an inch or 2 and is well enough secured to the chassis that it helps hold the container in place. Holes drilled in the top next to the stock opening allow it to breathe.

I chose the container as a reminder of my "good old days" of racing. It's a Castrol R container.

[FV80]

I use a CLEAR 1 qt oil bottle (mine is Quaker State). Having a CLEAR bottle sure makes it easier to decide if I need to empty it or not. The 'flatter' bottles are a LOT easier to mount than round ones . I fabricated a 'flap' of aluminum sheet that sits on top of my battery (with ample space between the posts) - I secure it to the sheet with zip ties - I can adjust the snugness of the ties such that I can remove the bottle with NO tools, and yet it is virutally impossible for the bottle to get loose on its own. The Al sheet has a tab that slides down behind the battery (mine is mounted vertical [normal] position) and when I tighten the battery clamp, it secures the sheet behind it. A quick turn of a screwdriver is all it takes to remove the sheet with the bottle attached. In my case, the battery sits right behind the firewall on a pan at the bottom of the frame.
Steve