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> 914/6 oil tank, Just thinking
SirAndy
post Oct 15 2009, 11:29 PM
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QUOTE(scotty @ Oct 15 2009, 09:22 PM) *

I love the fill pipe...is that copper anodized?

No. It's "mood" lighting ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

The filler neck is aluminum, just like the rest of the tank.
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post Oct 16 2009, 10:08 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Oct 15 2009, 10:29 PM) *


No. It's "mood" lighting ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

The filler neck is aluminum, just like the rest of the tank.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy


Whoa...good thing you told me before I took her home! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)
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post Oct 17 2009, 03:12 AM
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not sure if anyone saw this
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PORSCHE-914-6-ORIGI...=item3a53daf40f
it isnt mine i just thought someone might be interested and it may be easy to miss as it is on the Aus Ebay.
cheers
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post Oct 23 2009, 05:16 AM
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i know of a "doesn't leak" 911 tank for $50.

good deal?
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post Oct 23 2009, 08:10 AM
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QUOTE(lotus_65 @ Oct 23 2009, 04:16 AM) *

i know of a "doesn't leak" 911 tank for $50.

good deal?


Price is good, but it won't fit in the stock location.
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post Oct 23 2009, 08:45 AM
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Can us hack and modify peeps cut up a 911 tank and make a 914 tank out of it? I can borrow a 914 tank for a pattern.
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post Oct 23 2009, 09:32 AM
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What someone should do, someone with the skills, is make one. Document the process, publish the templates, list materials, take pictures, and post here.

Instant classic.

Hero status.
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post Oct 23 2009, 10:45 AM
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QUOTE(Rav914 @ Oct 23 2009, 09:32 AM) *

What someone should do, someone with the skills, is make one. Document the process, publish the templates, list materials, take pictures, and post here.

Instant classic.

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its still a crap load of work and not cheap
I did it.. but probably still have 100 -150 of materials and parts into it.
I used aluminum and tig'd the thing with AN fittings welded on

its tough.. probably the reason they are pricey$$$
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post Oct 23 2009, 03:27 PM
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Wasn't the originals just steel? Heck if it came down to it parker push-loc hose fittings would be fine for me.
I've seen some prices for the factory hoses. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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post Oct 23 2009, 04:58 PM
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QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Oct 23 2009, 05:27 PM) *

Wasn't the originals just steel? Heck if it came down to it parker push-loc hose fittings would be fine for me.
I've seen some prices for the factory hoses. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I suspect, though not for sure, that the fittings on a 911 tank are the same as the fittings on a 914 tank.

I am leaning towards getting a 911 tank and punting from that point.
If I have the fittings, I can get the proper shape with some foam and make the thing out of steel.

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post Oct 23 2009, 05:26 PM
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Rich,

it should work..
but depending upon what you use for oil lines you may or may not want to use the 911 fittings..

the tank fittings are metric
if you use stock 914/6 oil lines than they will work fine

most aftermarket lines are not metric
they are often AN
and if that is the case then you have to come up with metric to AN conversion fittings...

we did this on my stock tank in order to use braided stainless oil lines.

So depending upon your choice of oil lines, you may want to make the tank out of those fittings.... Thus the reason I made an aluminum tank and used aluminum AN fittings on it.. I intend to convert another car and use AN fittings/aftermarket lines on that car
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post Oct 23 2009, 05:59 PM
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I installed a Don Welch tank in my GT clone and that thing is a piece of art. Very well made. However I did convert both fittings to AN so I could run braided hose. Not that braided hose is cheap (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) . I used -16AN from the tank to the engine cooler and -12AN from the engine to thermostat and then to front mounted cooler. If someone could make a tank maybe not quite as nice as Don's and maybe just a little cruder they could probably sell a few. But the market is not too big. I'm glad I got one when they were still available, as a matter of fact I got the tank,oil filter console and the filler neck with cap for $750.00 on special. I now realize how good a deal I got (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) .
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post Oct 23 2009, 08:28 PM
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The AUS one relisted for $500 on ebay.
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post Oct 23 2009, 09:02 PM
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Not an easy item to obtain or build ..good luck.

Keep looking you'll find one.
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post Oct 24 2009, 08:15 AM
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photobucket ate my pictures..
but i finally found these tucked away:

my template and
the internal baffling


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post Oct 24 2009, 08:17 AM
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these pictures were taken before welding was finished.
some of the seems are only tacked


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post Oct 24 2009, 04:35 PM
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Thanks brant! any more pics?

If it was mild steel it wouldn't be too hard for me!

What about repairing a rusty tank? I know were I can get one cheap.
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post Oct 25 2009, 09:08 AM
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a couple more pictures, but they don't show anything more really:

mild steel would be fine
just use steel fittings
it helps a ton to have access to a big break
I did this tank in my votec welding class, and they had a number of helpful tools around that shop.

An old style radiator shop would be a good place to start with a rusty tank
I would think it could be easily brazed or repaired
clean it well with a wire brush to expose all of the rusty areas



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post Oct 25 2009, 09:09 AM
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post Oct 26 2009, 09:46 PM
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Is a 914-6 tank and the tank from a -'83 930 turbo the same or close?
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