Cooling System

A number of water pipes and silicon hose connectors came with the HPD kit but the pipes were also designed for the 99 Van Diemen so Eric Langbein modified them or made up some new pipes for my car.  He did all the hard work and the stuff that I had to do wasn't too difficult.  Here is a pic of the header tank that came with the HPD kit.

It is a nice tank but it is again built for the 99 VD and is made to be installed at the front of the engine.  Instead of using this tank, Eric modified a tank that a friend of mine gave to me.  Here is the finished product:

Eric also made a nice bracket for it and provided some rubber stand offs in order to minimize vibration from the engine.  Here is a pic of it installed with the main fill line attached.

And here is the other end of the fill line.

The HPD manual called for two bleed lines, one from one of the water pipes as shown below and one from the top of the right side radiator.  However, I talked to a few different racers and they all said that two bleed lines aren't necessary if you fill the system properly.  So, I have only gone with the one.

The radiators aren't installed yet so I don't have pics of them but the installation will be very quick -- just silicone hoses and hose clamps.  I will also install some -3 drain lines just to make life a little easier when it is time to drain the system.