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> 914/6 Oil Tank Dimensions, Need a measurement please
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post Aug 4 2010, 04:25 PM
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I'm hoping some one has a pdf of the oil tank dimensions. I want to build one like brant. Heck I'll send him a pm and see if he has them. If you've built your own or have the dimensions feel free to post them. Pics are good.
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post Aug 11 2010, 10:39 PM
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I had a buddy (dead...the nerve) who restored english cars and he made some one off parts by making press dies out of concrete then running over them with a big tractor. He said they only lasted one or two parts, but that was all he needed.
He also welded up steel plate and would use a 50 ton shop press. I saw a few of these parts and they were real nice, but the ones I saw were smaller than a tank.

I have the same fear as you about a steel tank, although from what I've seen they rust from the outside in. I cut up a crusty, brazed up 911 tank and it was quite clean inside. Porsche copper coated the outside of the tank, but I don't think the inside was done.
You could also mount a couple of cow magnets by the outlet.

What thickness of aluminum would you use Rick?
Making a buck would be no problem as I have a borrowed /6 tank (crusty, brazed up) sitting here to copy from.

I've got till the end of the winter to think about and research this...right now I'm thinking aluminum or stainless.
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What thickness of aluminum would you use Rick?
Making a buck would be no problem as I have a borrowed /6 tank (crusty, brazed up) sitting here to copy from.

I've got till the end of the winter to think about and research this...right now I'm thinking aluminum or stainless.


18 GA. 16 GA. would be better. if you can anneal it. You could build a hammer form from oak or some hardwood. Concrete works nice too. A male and female steel mold would work good with a 10 ton press on aluminum.
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jmill   914/6 Oil Tank Dimensions   Aug 4 2010, 04:25 PM
patssle   I'd take one too...if its a bit cheaper than t...   Aug 4 2010, 04:37 PM
SirAndy   Anybody know why dwdesignwerks stopped making the ...   Aug 4 2010, 04:40 PM
jmill   This is where I saw his tank. It's sweet...   Aug 4 2010, 04:51 PM
jmill   Drawings found on this thread!!! Does...   Aug 4 2010, 06:41 PM
rick 918-S   I boosted these photos from someplace... :confused...   Aug 4 2010, 07:22 PM
rick 918-S   How much do the filter consoles and filler necks c...   Aug 4 2010, 07:28 PM
Dr Evil   I was looking at this and wondering, why is it nec...   Aug 4 2010, 07:33 PM
rick 918-S   I was looking at this and wondering, why is it ne...   Aug 4 2010, 07:39 PM
BigD9146gt   Mike, your spot on. There is no reason but compact...   Aug 4 2010, 07:45 PM
Dr Evil   Mike, your spot on. There is no reason but compac...   Aug 4 2010, 07:51 PM
Dr Evil   But the aluminum tank still keeps the plumbing wit...   Aug 4 2010, 07:50 PM
BigD9146gt   Thanks for the props Mike. My ultimate 914-6 tank ...   Aug 4 2010, 10:55 PM
Jeffs9146   Since we have two threads going here is the phot...   Aug 5 2010, 12:13 AM
Jeffs9146   another   Aug 5 2010, 12:21 AM
jmill   Sir Andy, links are dead. Do you still have this ...   Aug 5 2010, 01:16 PM
SirAndy   Sir Andy, links are dead. No idea what happened to...   Aug 5 2010, 01:35 PM
SirAndy   Sir Andy, links are dead Ok, i found a old backup ...   Aug 6 2010, 12:41 AM
brant   The aluminum tank is mine. I built it as a weldin...   Aug 5 2010, 01:27 PM
9146986   I have a good friend that has a stainless fabricat...   Aug 5 2010, 04:21 PM
jmill   If someone can come up with the print you might wa...   Aug 5 2010, 06:11 PM
sixnotfour   Thats what steve peters was going to do.   Aug 5 2010, 08:17 PM
John   I tried uploading a 22MB file a few times, but it ...   Aug 5 2010, 10:17 PM
John   more   Aug 5 2010, 10:18 PM
John   more   Aug 5 2010, 10:19 PM
John   more   Aug 5 2010, 10:20 PM
Porscheman912   I'm hoping some one has a pdf of the oil tank...   Aug 5 2010, 11:31 PM
jmill   Thanks Andy. Having build many aircraft parts usi...   Aug 6 2010, 09:19 AM
jmill   Can someone out there please get a center to cente...   Aug 7 2010, 11:15 AM
9146986   So was there a baffle, or some tube arrangement in...   Aug 7 2010, 12:50 PM
BigD9146gt   So was there a baffle, or some tube arrangement i...   Aug 7 2010, 06:28 PM
McMark   John, all 914 chassis are stamped with the 'bo...   Aug 7 2010, 12:55 PM
Eric_Shea   John... you can get that measurement from the in...   Aug 7 2010, 03:42 PM
Mark Henry   Keep us updated as I will also be building a tank....   Aug 11 2010, 06:11 AM
9146986   Mark Stephens High Performance tried to make fiber...   Aug 11 2010, 11:57 AM
McMark   The toughest issue (IMHO) with a fiberglass tank w...   Aug 11 2010, 06:30 PM
jmill   Mild steel would be the easiest to build. You can...   Aug 11 2010, 06:52 PM
rick 918-S   Mild steel would be the easiest to build. You ca...   Aug 11 2010, 07:49 PM
Mark Henry   I had a buddy (dead...the nerve) who restored engl...   Aug 11 2010, 10:39 PM
rick 918-S   What thickness of aluminum would you use Rick? ...   Aug 12 2010, 05:16 PM
Dr Evil   Cow magnets? Why would you want to attract cows?   Aug 12 2010, 10:09 AM
Mark Henry   Cow magnets? Why would you want to attract cows? ...   Aug 12 2010, 01:41 PM


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