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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Big Tone on 09 December 2010, 17:18
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Can you get an in-line catch can? Thinking of positioning it between upper breather and puck. Jyst replaced all breather hoses so dont want to sling them.
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Not as far as i am aware, could just fabricate one?
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you can do an inline catch can.. but how are you going to mount it using existing pipes ??
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you can do an inline catch can.. but how are you going to mount it using existing pipes ??
Loop it out into the breather into the inline, loop out of the inline back into the massive Y splitter in the engine, so just a loop, that would be my guess, which is not a bad idea.
But its also down the price, as some of these tanks are silly price... Cheapest solution I have seen so far is order some 19mm steel pipe, cut in half and weld onto one of them steel whiskey flasks :grin:
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now a hip flask catch can would look the tits !!
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now a hip flask catch can would look the tits !!
I was thinking it, as it was a cheaper solution than buying a ready made one. Like a small steel pipe is £5 with delivery a flask is £5-10, now thats cheap providing you got the welding tools ready there and a drill? Or am I being too optimistic? :laugh:
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hmmm sounds possible but very optimistic lol how you gona drain it ??
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flask will be upside down, so just undo the screw tip?
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oh yer forget that doh !! but then no one will no its a hip flask lol wheres the fun in that ??
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oh yer forget that doh !! but then no one will no its a hip flask lol wheres the fun in that ??
Put a whiskey sticker on it and it will keep its original shape so people will be like "oh thast a catch can, oh wait... that looks like a hip flask" which is where you run in and go "yes, yes it is". Think it will be obvious by the lid on it and its shape tbh, but non the less it would look intresting.
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now we have gone this far you must try it !!
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I was debating it a huge deal as my dads got welding and brazing tools. Need to get in contact with him this weekend and see if he is up for the silly challenge and how easy it would be and maybe make it into a group buy :grin: :grin: :grin: Sure the mk1/2 owners would love one, nothing says vintage/classic like a hip flask catch can.
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brazing would be better than welding imo.. yer do one see how it goes at the end of the day you've lost a tenner if it dont work
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brazing would be better than welding imo.. yer do one see how it goes at the end of the day you've lost a tenner if it dont work
Not sure if brazing would work or be a good idea, as brazing on steel would be more like a "filler+superglue" rather than a solid bond, similar to soldering, not sure it would be advisable in a warm enviroment with a lot of vibrations... But I'm no expert in brazing nor welding
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brazing should be fine the pipes dont get too hot and brazing is much smarter looking that gunky welds..
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brazing should be fine the pipes dont get too hot and brazing is much smarter looking that gunky welds..
I know alot of people where againt brazing when I suggested of making the pipework using alluminium and brazing for a FMIC, but like I said I'm no expert, I know brazing is very strong and I cannot really see it coming undone either, will have to see what rods I got as well as they may not be suitable.