Scott Rod panels & washer bottle?

[Blkkbgt]

Has anyone seen a Scott Rod inner fender panel install that kept the washer bottle WITHOUT modding the panels?

From what I have seen and can tell keeping the stock bottle on the stock location would require some fabrication that I don't want to jump into.

Has there a way to keep my stock bottle or an alternative I can install?

NO I am not ditching it for a cleaner look either so please don't bother suggesting it.

Please toss out whatever practical ideas you have especially if you've installed these panels.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I don’t think there’s any way other than cutting the hole. I know if you call up, then can cut a few holes for you if you provide them measurements.

I was going to go this route with my fox, but I was keeping most of the stock components in locstion, I just wanted to clean up the unused Swiss cheese holes. Ended up just welding them all up individually.

 

[Blkkbgt]

I don’t think there’s any way other than cutting the hole. I know if you call up, then can cut a few holes for you if you provide them measurements.

I was going to go this route with my fox, but I was keeping most of the stock components in locstion, I just wanted to clean up the unused Swiss cheese holes. Ended up just welding them all up individually.

I agree. Especially considering I want to also do a wire tuck and move the fuse box into the fender.

I am also exploring custom/universal bottles.

Originally I started filling all the holes but came to realize I'll never be happy with the outcome so Scott Rod panels it is.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Originally I started filling all the holes but came to realize I'll never be happy with the outcome so Scott Rod panels it is.

It all depends on what you are ultimately doing with the car. If you are putting the battery in the trunk and the wiring all inside the fenders, then it's going to take a LOT of man-hours to achieve what you can get with the scott-rod panels.

In my case, I am putting the battery back, along with the airbox and the washer fluid. I haven't decided yet if I will be putting the coil in the fender, or in the stock location with just the coil power wire feeding the coil. In that case, most of the stuff does hide the fenders, so it doesn't need to be perfect. In that case, the area most visible are the fronts of the tower and the aprons just adjacent. In that case, it wasn't too bad to weld up the holes. I thik I spent 2 hours per side to get that done.

 

[Blkkbgt]

It all depends on what you are ultimately doing with the car. If you are putting the battery in the trunk and the wiring all inside the fenders, then it's going to take a LOT of man-hours to achieve what you can get with the scott-rod panels.

This is exactly what I am doing and why the scott rod panels make more sense. The original fender aprons would never be good enough for me even with the holes filled. I also don't like the frame rail channel either and don't want to weld that up too.

I am also trying to to decide on battery placement in the trunk. I dont care for the old standard location of over/slightly behind the passenger rear. My car is set up to handle not hook and will probably never see the strip again.

With that said the spare tire well makes the most sense to keep the weight physically lower in the chassis.

Now I need to decide on a battery (AGM or Lithium) and a size that will drop some weight.