Cover for hole under Gas Tank and Seal around Steering column?, Wondering what fills the hole and gap |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Cover for hole under Gas Tank and Seal around Steering column?, Wondering what fills the hole and gap |
sketchc13 |
Jun 5 2019, 10:12 AM
Post
#1
|
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 7-February 11 From: NorCal Member No.: 12,675 Region Association: Northern California |
I have my gas tank out and under it there is a ~100mm hole on the passenger side and a gap around the boot where the steering column goes through the body on the way to the steering rack.
Is something missing? Coming from Wisconsin, the hole and gap are very inviting to garage invading squirrels to store their nuts and more in the fall and winter and it seems like something should go there.... Are there OE parts that go there or did any one fab something up for the hole and gap? See attached pic... I have since cleaned up the surface rust. Cheers, Andrew |
sixnotfour |
Jun 12 2019, 01:29 PM
Post
#2
|
914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,433 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
something like this.....
Attached image(s) |
bbrock |
Jun 12 2019, 03:33 PM
Post
#3
|
914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
something like this..... That would really be ideal. 1/4" SS screen would be the perfect barrier. The perfect solution would be a round plastic or rubber gasket that snaps into the hole and with an inside groove or other way to hold the screen in place. The beauty of that would be it would be easily removable if you ever wanted that access hole to reach something.That has 914Rubber written all over it @mikey914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Thinking about the cover plate some more, it looks like you'd either have to notch the hole to be able to lock the cover plate tangs in, or glue it in place. Both of those are a little more permanent for my taste. |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 1st June 2024 - 06:48 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |