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| SKL1 |
 Sep 11 2024, 01:59 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,778 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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In the process of repainting my '71 and adding the bulkhead 6 engine mount. While the car is all apart I remember seeing someone do an access panel in the bulkhead for "emergency" engine access.
Does anyone have pictures of such a modification? TIA. |
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| mepstein |
Sep 14 2024, 10:48 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 20,587 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Well sure, you are cutting a hole but then you are covering it up. Most 914 & 911 fires seem to be caused by old fuel lines. I’m betting that the guys cutting access panels for their six’s have modernized their fuel delivery.
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| ClayPerrine |
Sep 14 2024, 07:15 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,542 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Sep 14 2024, 10:48 AM)  Well sure, you are cutting a hole but then you are covering it up. Most 914 & 911 fires seem to be caused by old fuel lines. I’m betting that the guys cutting access panels for their six’s have modernized their fuel delivery. We have stainless steel lines in all these of our 914s. And I still will not cut a hole in a firewall. An intact firewall may make the difference between getting out of the car injury and some really awful burns. |
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| worn |
Sep 14 2024, 09:28 PM
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QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Sep 14 2024, 06:15 PM) QUOTE(mepstein @ Sep 14 2024, 10:48 AM) Well sure, you are cutting a hole but then you are covering it up. Most 914 & 911 fires seem to be caused by old fuel lines. I’m betting that the guys cutting access panels for their six’s have modernized their fuel delivery. We have stainless steel lines in all these of our 914s. And I still will not cut a hole in a firewall. An intact firewall may make the difference between getting out of the car injury and some really awful burns. I think that you make a good argument. As a lifelong scientist, I am curious. One thing that I would like to know would be the level of firewall distortion that might be expected in a very bad but survivable impact. From any direction. One would want to see the worst damage and thus seal loss that might be expected. Another factor would be how often the back window might fail in such an accident, as fire in the engine compartment would travel through that space as well if it existed. I am driving a ‘72, with less protection than offered my ‘76. It is of some concern too. |
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