 Engine Tin Variations, 914-6 with holes and Indents |
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| DennisV |
 Nov 6 2022, 02:33 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 886 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California 
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Below is a photo of the engine tin we have for our car, which I thought was appropriate for 914-6. The shapes seem basically correct. When I do online searches, I find some instances (e.g. Stoddard and Restoration Design) where there are holes and indentations that are not present in ours (as indicated by red markup). Can anyone clarify what is correct and why the differences? I'm guessing the holes are there for a reason.
P.S. Was the factory color for 914-6 engine tin black?  |
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| Superhawk996 |
Nov 6 2022, 03:34 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,767 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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Holes are for heater hoses, those side pieces are for vehicles not running heat.
That tin is aftermarket tin that was simplified & bent from flat stock to keep price affordable. Looks like Ben's but can't be sure ( @mb911 ). Factory tin has the stiffening formations that were stamped in where your "X" is. There are also other various stamped formations on the OEM tin that increase the stiffness of the various parts. Stamping tools are expensive - drives up the cost of tin that is a more exacting replication of OEM. That tin is very usable but definitely not OEM. If you are looking for used tin that is 914/6 original, it can be found but is expensive and usually in pretty rough shape. Restoration Design sells and stamps the reproduction tin that has the stamped features like OEM made from Galvaneal which is better than OEM at resisting corrosion. |
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| DennisV |
Nov 7 2022, 09:33 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 886 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Nov 6 2022, 01:34 PM)  Holes are for heater hoses, those side pieces are for vehicles not running heat. Does that mean that some 914-6 did not have heat in the passenger compartment? It was an option? I assumed every car made since the 50s had heat standard. Does the presence of the red tipped slide control indicate our car came with heat?  |
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DennisV Engine Tin Variations Nov 6 2022, 02:33 PM
Superhawk996
[quote name='Superhawk996' post='3039908' date='N... Nov 7 2022, 09:42 AM
gandalf_025 This is what the factory tins look like.
These ar... Nov 6 2022, 03:56 PM DennisV
This is what the factory tins look like.
Thanks ... Nov 7 2022, 09:35 AM mb911 Those are the old very old actually GPR sets. Like... Nov 6 2022, 05:17 PM rgalla9146 Pics show only standard holes and no added slot fo... Nov 6 2022, 06:54 PM Superhawk996
Pics show only standard holes and no added slot f... Nov 7 2022, 09:49 AM DennisV If anyone is interested in these, I've posted ... Dec 12 2022, 11:25 AM |
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