New coolant expansion / recovery bottle installed

My original coolant expansion / recovery bottle was too old and brittle to reuse. Like the radiator, Lotus borrowed this part from the Triumph Spitfire and replacements/reproductions are hard to find.

I wasted about four hours visiting auto parts stores & wrecking yards looking for a substitute bottle. Finally, I turned to eBay and found a non-pressurized "universal" part (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/161577174177?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT).

The new coolant bottle arrived this week and it works great. It's made with quality plastic, comes with a zinc'd bracket and took about 15 minutes to install.