FE Expansion Tank on ERA

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by kgs365

how many of you have modified the expansion tank on a FE to fit a ERA?...was it a hard job (i.e. worth the $$ savings and pain) ?...is there anyone on the forum that will do this work?

thanks

The ERA expansion tank is a pretty nice piece of work. It's brass, covered with black expoxy, that has been shortened down and and fits with the FE's distributor cap. Mind you even then it's a tight, tight fit under there. ERA's web site quotes the price at $450. Personally, I'd go with the ERA tank (and I did go with the ERA tank.) -- getting it modified elsewhere is going to be a "hit and miss," cross-your-fingers type of deal; but you might end up saving a couple of bucks.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Personally, I'd go with the ERA tank (and I did go with the ERA tank.) -- getting it modified elsewhere is going to be a "hit and miss," cross-your-fingers type of deal; but you might end up saving a couple of bucks.

I jacked around with three different expansions tanks from eBay and made 4 trips to the radiator shop before getting mine to fit right and not leak. I then used a nice spray on epoxy coating and it looked great. Til it started weeping again. There are plenty of other places on your car to cut corners and save a little money, but if I were doing it again, I'd buy one already assembled, tested and painted. $450 is cheap vs the time and $ wasted.