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914/6 oil tank, Just thinking |
r_towle |
Oct 14 2009, 07:11 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,624 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
So,
What are the options for oil tanks? New, used? Who sells the new ones, and how much? Rich |
bigkensteele |
Oct 26 2009, 10:10 PM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,197 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States |
Can I ask why having the oil tank reside in the left quarter is so critical? It would seem to me that it could live virtually anywhere in the car. Front trunk, rear trunk? Would that not take away from the complexity of building a very specificly shaped/sized container to fit in that odd location? Why not put it in the front trunk and add a little weight bias up there? You could shape it anyway you want and probably buy something off the shelf that would work for far less. Just my $.02.
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ClayPerrine |
Oct 26 2009, 10:42 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,814 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
Can I ask why having the oil tank reside in the left quarter is so critical? It would seem to me that it could live virtually anywhere in the car. Front trunk, rear trunk? Would that not take away from the complexity of building a very specificly shaped/sized container to fit in that odd location? Why not put it in the front trunk and add a little weight bias up there? You could shape it anyway you want and probably buy something off the shelf that would work for far less. Just my $.02. The tank was put in the quarter behind the driver because that comes the closest to where it would be if the engine were in a 911. You could use an aftermarket tank and mount it anywhere you can find space. But then you have to run the lines to the engine. It has been done many times, but in my opinion, why reinvent the wheel? Porsche already did all the engineering, all I have to do is install it. There have been multiple locations for the oil tank, some have installed in the stock location, some put it where the battery normally lives, and some in the front trunk. Some have even installed a 911 tank in the rear trunk. I think a competent welder/sheet metal fabricator could use the oil filter console mount and fittings from a 911 tank to make a 914 tank. It would just take some time and effort. |
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