427 Street Roadster brake/clutch fluid reservoir

[bwcobra15]

Originally Posted by LMH

Retro-uk - Misc parts

I wish the bottom fitting was mounted off-center as originals were but I’ll make it do.
Larry

Do they have short and tall cans, or just the short ones?

[Roger Bolick]

Obvious difference in OLD vs NEW (have not seen Retro-uk OR Moss) is the metal roll at the top, side, and bottom. As mentioned previously, the weight of the old ones is twice or more of the newer ones. The NEW "rolls" look... petite. The Old rolls are bold.

The NEW metal is much thinner.

Moss does not mention wall thickness, hopefully they copied this aspect.

Thin metal sides flex with the clamps & movement thus popping the joints.

Fill these containers 1/4 full or less, enough to cover the bottom and make it easy to see if you still have a "lake" or the "drain" is visible. This lessens the mess if it leaks. Ample brake fluid in the long line to the master.

[LMH]

Originally Posted by bwcobra15

Do they have short and tall cans, or just the short ones?

I think they only have short ones. They mostly sell parts for British Escorts but of course, some parts were used in a lot of different cars.

I notice on these, the top rim of the can where the threads are, is thick and wide. Lots of surface area for the cap gasket.
Larry

[DanEC]

From the photos the Moss ones seem to be the tall cans and the Retro-UK cans appear to be the short ones.