Ford Windsor Expansion Header Tank

Ford FE Expansion Header Tank

Re-engineered in stainless steel to visually replicate the original Ford FE brass expansion tanks fitted to Galaxies and Thunderbirds in the early to mid 60's whilst using modern manufacturing methods and materials to far exceed the quality and longevity of the original tanks.  

This product is designed to allow you to install an FE style tank onto the Windsor small block Ford engine.

The kit comes with our FE stainless steel tank, and a billet aluminium adaptor kit that allows for a direct bolt up of the FE tank to the Windsor manifold.

Kit Contents

• Ford FE Expansion Tank
• Expansion Tank to adaptor gasket and bolts
• Windsor adaptor block with bypass hose spigot and adaptor to manifold gasket

Tech Specs

The main tank body, inner level plate, inlet and outlet are made from 1.2mm (16 gauge) 304L stainless steel.  The inlet manifold flange is machined from 10mm (3/8") stainless steel with the larger 63mm (2.5") thermostat recess for improved flow. 

The bracket thickness has been upgraded to 2mm (12 gauge) stainless steel from the original 1.2mm mild steel, to prevent any movement leading to hairline cracks developing.

The whole assembly is then laser welded on a jig to ensure accuracy and a permanently leak free tank.  Each tank is pressure tested to 2.5 Bar (36PSI) before leaving the factory.

Tanks are finished in a satin black polyester powdercoat to match the original factory paint whilst providing much better resistance to degrading/flaking. 

Technical Data Sheet

Installation

The adaptor creates clearance for the tank to most distributors of 110mm diameter cap and under, and redirects the thermostat bypass hose to create clearance.  Note that you may need to modify/swap the rubber bypass hose depending on your installation.   The adaptor is CNC machined from billet and satin black powdercoated for a great long lasting look.

Some installations may require slight clearance increase on the water pump housing.

Installation Instructions

Options

We can also optionally supply the tank unfinished to allow you to polish or paint to your own requirements.  Raw tanks also include a 3/8" outlet spigot pipe that can be welded by the customer into their chosen location.  This was commonly fitted to original cars to help air burp into the expansion tank from the top of the radiator.

Shipping

Securely packaged for shipping and supplied in an attractive presentation box with 13psi radiator cap, manifold gasket and bolts and a branded keyring.