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Access Panel Thru Firewall to Engine Comp |
Geo9146 |
Mar 13 2022, 03:00 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Vancouver, BC Member No.: 5,661 |
Does anyone have a template for cutting an access panel thru the firewall to the engine compartment?
Thx George |
ClayPerrine |
Mar 14 2022, 11:28 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,820 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
This is my opinion, and I seem to be in the minority on here.
Having gone through an engine fire on a 914, I refuse to cut a hole from the engine compartment to the passenger compartment. It is called a "FIREWALL" for a reason. I consider the engineers at Porsche to be smarter than me, and they didn't put a big assed hole in the firewall. They must have felt that the timing can be set without it, and you can remove the fan/alternator with the engine in the car, and not remove the intake. There is even a thread in the classics section on here that tells you exactly how to do it. |
Mark Henry |
Mar 15 2022, 05:14 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
This is my opinion, and I seem to be in the minority on here. Having gone through an engine fire on a 914, I refuse to cut a hole from the engine compartment to the passenger compartment. It is called a "FIREWALL" for a reason. I consider the engineers at Porsche to be smarter than me, and they didn't put a big assed hole in the firewall. They must have felt that the timing can be set without it, and you can remove the fan/alternator with the engine in the car, and not remove the intake. There is even a thread in the classics section on here that tells you exactly how to do it. I see your point but VW bay window bus and vanagons, type 3 and 4 all have engine access hatches, those are steel lids with two clamps. Ford, Dodge and GM vans and many others have plastic and insulation engine covers. Hino, Isuzu and Fuso crew cab trucks have a sewn material engine cover that just hangs over a frame. That said I will only use a steel cover with several fasteners. |
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