Theres a few reasons to do this .
The factory split reservoir is tiny by anyones standard so theres very little reserve capacity if you have a slight leak
The position of the factory one makes it very vulnerable so even a slight knock in the wrong place should shear off the factory rubber joints and render what could otherwise be a driveable car totally useless
And finally having a larger separate capacity means you can bleed / change the fluid without the need to top up every 6 pumps .
I used Girling ones as they are period but you can get plastic motorsport ones almost everywhere.
Mount on the inner wheelarch by making your own brackets .
I used the original location to move the washer bottle - a post on this will follow next time
The factory split reservoir is tiny by anyones standard so theres very little reserve capacity if you have a slight leak
The position of the factory one makes it very vulnerable so even a slight knock in the wrong place should shear off the factory rubber joints and render what could otherwise be a driveable car totally useless
And finally having a larger separate capacity means you can bleed / change the fluid without the need to top up every 6 pumps .
I used Girling ones as they are period but you can get plastic motorsport ones almost everywhere.
Mount on the inner wheelarch by making your own brackets .
I used the original location to move the washer bottle - a post on this will follow next time
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