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robs71k5 · 07-14-2009, 10:34 PM

Anyone got a radiator overflow bottle and hardware in good clean condition for my 71 K5 .Id love to hear from you Thanks !

**KevsClassics** · 07-14-2009, 10:40 PM

I converted my windshield washer bottle into a coolant overflow bottle. Worked out great.

bouncytruck · 07-14-2009, 11:11 PM

I believe that some of the vendors have them for sale. I'd check with Wes at classicheartbeat.com.

old man jimmy · 07-15-2009, 02:41 AM

Your post sounds like you are looking for a stock one. They didn't come with one at all. So just pick up a new one at any parts store. Super cheap.

**mikey531** · 07-15-2009, 03:50 AM

Back in the day... we used to clamp a 16 oz. Schlitz can to the support... maybe more stock looking than you think !

Manuel Raptor · 07-15-2009, 12:59 PM

Here is a picture of my over flow bottle.

robs71k5 · 07-15-2009, 11:04 PM

Wow I didnt know they didnt come with one .I just asumed the one I saw last week was orig. Thanks for the info.

bouncytruck · 07-15-2009, 11:09 PM

Not factory, but the ones that Wes had look like they would be factory. They actually look like the washer container. I think they are quite affordable if you really want one.

robs71k5 · 07-16-2009, 01:30 PM

Thanks for the tip. I'll be trying to get one .Did the 73 era truck start coming with the bottles? maybe that would be the best place to start with for the period correctness of it all .Just want my dogs to live healthy and no mess under truck .Look nice to Thanks all

71RestoRod · 07-25-2009, 10:01 AM

Here's a pic under the hood of the RestoRod w/ one of Wes' overflow bottles mounted on the passenger side. Low cost, looks stock, works great. The bottle and mount are the same as the windshield washer... the bottle cap is the part that's hard to locate.

07-14-2009, 10:34 PM	#1
robs71k5 K5drive Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: burnaby BC Canada Posts: 809	Radiator overflow bottle Anyone got a radiator overflow bottle and hardware in good clean condition for my 71 K5 .Id love to hear from you Thanks ! Last edited by robs71k5; 07-14-2009 at 10:45 PM.

07-14-2009, 10:40 PM	#2
KevsClassics TILT COLUMN GURU Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FRESNO CA Posts: 4,276	Re: Radiator overflow bottle I converted my windshield washer bottle into a coolant overflow bottle. Worked out great. __________________ Instagram kevs_classics64 64 Impala SS Conv 72 Blazer 2wd 75 Jimmy 2wd 63 Belair wagon 02 Silverado ext cab. DD RIP EL JAY Last edited by KevsClassics; 07-14-2009 at 10:41 PM.

07-14-2009, 11:11 PM	#3
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Re: Radiator overflow bottle I believe that some of the vendors have them for sale. I'd check with Wes at classicheartbeat.com. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

07-15-2009, 02:41 AM	#4
old man jimmy Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: texas Posts: 329	Re: Radiator overflow bottle Your post sounds like you are looking for a stock one. They didn't come with one at all. So just pick up a new one at any parts store. Super cheap.

07-15-2009, 03:50 AM	#5
mikey531 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Exeter, NH Posts: 786	Re: Radiator overflow bottle Back in the day... we used to clamp a 16 oz. Schlitz can to the support... maybe more stock looking than you think !

07-15-2009, 12:59 PM	#6
Manuel Raptor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Diamond Bar, Ca Posts: 94	Re: Radiator overflow bottle Here is a picture of my over flow bottle. Attached Images __________________ 72 K5 CST

07-15-2009, 11:04 PM	#7
robs71k5 K5drive Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: burnaby BC Canada Posts: 809	Re: Radiator overflow bottle Wow I didnt know they didnt come with one .I just asumed the one I saw last week was orig. Thanks for the info.

07-15-2009, 11:09 PM	#8
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Re: Radiator overflow bottle Not factory, but the ones that Wes had look like they would be factory. They actually look like the washer container. I think they are quite affordable if you really want one. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

07-16-2009, 01:30 PM	#9
robs71k5 K5drive Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: burnaby BC Canada Posts: 809	Re: Radiator overflow bottle Thanks for the tip. I'll be trying to get one .Did the 73 era truck start coming with the bottles? maybe that would be the best place to start with for the period correctness of it all .Just want my dogs to live healthy and no mess under truck .Look nice to Thanks all

07-25-2009, 10:01 AM	#10
71RestoRod Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 494	Re: Radiator overflow bottle Here's a pic under the hood of the RestoRod w/ one of Wes' overflow bottles mounted on the passenger side. Low cost, looks stock, works great. The bottle and mount are the same as the windshield washer... the bottle cap is the part that's hard to locate. __________________ 71 Blazer / GMPP ZZ383 / MPFI / 700R4 / 4-Wheel Disk / Ground-up frame off almost completed resto-mod



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