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Just sold my old car for a '99 Corvette. Coolant's leaking from the overflow tank and the AC blew its fluid all out, but it looks in great shape inside and out otherwise. Just put some high-grade ceramic tint all around 99.9% UVR and 98.0% IRR to keep it cool and preserve the interior.
Speaking of the coolant tank, I bought probably one of the last new-in-box 97-99 GM tanks (# 10405218) that I managed to find by calling corvette shops in my state. I was thinking I can use my 3d scanning and printing setup along with an electrical engineering buddy to make new ones with working sensors for people who want the OEM-style plastic tanks with sensors and visible fluid level (not aluminum). Where's a good place to post about that?
Regards,
Luca G.
Last edited by Luca G; Feb 23, 2026 at 03:37 PM.
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I was thinking I can use my 3d scanning and printing setup along with an electrical engineering buddy to make new ones with working sensors for people who want the OEM-style plastic tanks with sensors and visible fluid level (not aluminum). Where's a good place to post about that?
There are dozens of parts that I would say are elligble for printing and use. A coolant surge tank pressurized at 15psi is not one of them.
If you do try it, please post the video...I just love the FailArmy stuff.
There are dozens of parts that I would say are elligble for printing and use. A coolant surge tank pressurized at 15psi is not one of them.
If you do try it, please post the video...I just love the FailArmy stuff.
Not really sure what you mean, you can hit several hundred PSI with FDM multi-layer prints. You can hit several thousand PSI using resin prints. There's also several materials to choose from to withstand chemicals like antifreeze and high temps. Look at this guy hitting 500 PSI using FDM:
Making New 97-99 Coolant Tanks with Sensors
