For a long time I have considered installing a radiator recovery tank in each of my Capris but other tasks have required attention so nothing happened. Having more time at home because of Covid 19 and because I was tired of cleaning the garage floor after a run, it was time for some action.
It just so happened that SuperCheap were offering me $10 in credit so I went & purchased one of their brand packages ($27, so $17 with my credit). It comes with all the brackets, screws & hose.
My only concern was that it is a non genuine part so when I installed it, I didn't want it to stand out too much. An easy installation would have been to put it on the inside of the mudguard, up near the radiator. I just didn't like how obvious it would be so I spent some time with the empty tank trying to find a less obvious place. I finally settled on about half way down the side of the radiator (as shown in the photo), just above the wiring and with the bracket being attached to the radiator bracket and a flat section of metal beneath the wiring.
To do this & put the bottle sideways, I had to reshape the bracket as in the photo. This then meant I only had to drill one hole and then attach the other end of the bracket with a small nut & bolt to the spare mounting bracket of the radiator.
Once that was done it was just a matter of getting the overflow hose cut to the current length and then inserting it in the bottle. All done! It took a bit longer that I thought, mainly in the time taken in locating the best place.
For the next run, I filled the radiator to the top and on returning home, the excess green water was in the bottle, not on the floor.
