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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 4 2010, 04:37 PM
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I'd take one too...if its a bit cheaper than the other alternative (PMS).

Anybody know why dwdesignwerks stopped making the oil tank?
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post Aug 4 2010, 04:40 PM
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QUOTE(patssle @ Aug 4 2010, 03:37 PM) *
Anybody know why dwdesignwerks stopped making the oil tank?

Because he moved to Australia (if i recall correctly) ...

I thought someone here on the board was going to take over production from him. What ever happened to that?
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post Aug 4 2010, 04:51 PM
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This is where I saw his tank. It's sweet!

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...mp;hl=oil++tank
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post Aug 4 2010, 06:41 PM
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Drawings found on this thread!!! Does anyone still have the large original?

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...c=45335&hl=



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post Aug 4 2010, 07:22 PM
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post Aug 4 2010, 07:28 PM
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How much do the filter consoles and filler necks cost and where can you purchase them? BTW: The screen is knocks the air out of the falling return oil. The one in the aluminum tank looks like it have quite large holes compared to factory tank. This is the key to building a good tank IMHO.
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post Aug 4 2010, 07:33 PM
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I was looking at this and wondering, why is it necessary to have the plumbing and oil filter hookup in/on the tank? If you are building your own, why not simplify it and place the filter vertically, and remotely? Make the tank a tank, oil in the top, out the bottom. No?
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post Aug 4 2010, 07:39 PM
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QUOTE(Dr Evil @ Aug 4 2010, 08:33 PM) *

I was looking at this and wondering, why is it necessary to have the plumbing and oil filter hookup in/on the tank? If you are building your own, why not simplify it and place the filter vertically, and remotely? Make the tank a tank, oil in the top, out the bottom. No?



It looks like the aluminum tank is built this way. A remote filter console is not a big deal. The filter should have the builtin check valve though I would think.
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post Aug 4 2010, 07:45 PM
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Mike, your spot on. There is no reason but compactness to have the filter on the tank... for the 3.6 engine guys, a tank without the filter would suffice. I designed my tank to obsessively be like the OEM tank, nothing more, nothing less. Well, a pound lighter and more volume, and better cooling (aluminium vs steel)... but those were all bonus (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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But the aluminum tank still keeps the plumbing within the tank which is one of the obstacles to building an easy tank.

I figure a line out of the bottom of the tank and in to a remote cooler mount, like the one in my bus that has the bypass valve and is cheap and readily available, out of the mount to the engine, and a return line from the engine to the top of the tank would be easy to do and take up little space. Then, you still get to use the spare room in the fender as intended (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) It does appear that the aluminum tank was intended this way.
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Mike, your spot on. There is no reason but compactness to have the filter on the tank... for the 3.6 engine guys, a tank without the filter would suffice. I designed my tank to obsessively be like the OEM tank, nothing more, nothing less. Well, a pound lighter and more volume, and better cooling (aluminium vs steel)... but those were all bonus (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


Definitely not detracting form your most awesome tank (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Just trying to see if a simpler home version could be fabbed by the CSOBs like me on the forum (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Aug 4 2010, 10:55 PM
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Thanks for the props Mike. My ultimate 914-6 tank would be to stamp two halves (like the OEM tank) out of stainless like the 996 tanks. With two halves it would be less welding for me, but cost would probably be higher unless I could invest a boatload to stamp 1000+ units. But then the question is how long do I have to sit on that many to recoup the costs.

Simply its a tank, oil in, oil out. However how the internals work (screens, plumbing, baffling, etc) will make a difference.
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post Aug 5 2010, 12:13 AM
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If you are building your own, why not simplify it and place the filter vertically, and remotely? Make the tank a tank, oil in the top, out the bottom. No?


Since we have two threads going here is the photo of what I have to get rid of!!


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post Aug 5 2010, 01:16 PM
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Sir Andy, links are dead. Do you still have this info floating around in cyberspace? Mike's looking to see if he still has them also. I'm hoping you can just fix the links so I don't have to worry about email size limits.

Thanks


QUOTE(michel richard @ Jan 31 2006, 11:09 PM) *

With SirAndy's help, I have uploaded a couple of versions of the factory drawings for the /6 oil tank.
I have a copy that was made by the factory from a database of digitized drawings. The copy that I have is pretty big, not in front of me, but something like 3 feet by 4 feet. It shows the tank full size.
I had it scanned, and I got three files, two of which I uploaded: a 22meg pdf and a 7 meg (approx) Jpeg.
Here's the pdf link:
http://www.914world.com/videos/plan.pdf
and the Jpeg:
http://www.914world.com/videos/plan.jpg
Big files of course. If someone is able to reduce one of them to make it easier for those who don't have the latest connections, please do so.
The third file is a .psd extension. Dunno what that is, but it's 48 meg !
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post Aug 5 2010, 01:27 PM
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The aluminum tank is mine. I built it as a welding class project. It does fit in the stock location. There really isn't any plumbing inside of it. There is an inlet that directs the "fall" of oil over hte screen. There also is a breather that has a baffle partially covering it to keep oil slosh from directly exiting. I also baffled the bottom of the tank to potentially improve corning oil over stock.

but it really doesn't have any plumbing in it. The stock or nice repro tanks have tubing so that returning oil is forced through the filter prior to dropping into the pool below.

I skipped that for better mounting flexibility and am going to use a remote oil filter.

With the stock filler neck and dipstick, this tank has about 175$ in supplies alone. If someone was paying for labour, professional welding, and the costs of tooling, I don't think the prices of aftermarket tanks are making anyone rich.
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post Aug 5 2010, 01:35 PM
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QUOTE(jmill @ Aug 5 2010, 12:16 PM) *
Sir Andy, links are dead.

No idea what happened to those files ...

I *may* have a old backup of that folder at home, but you'll have to wait until tonight to find out.

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I have a good friend that has a stainless fabrication shop. If he can get a good print, he can quote.
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post Aug 5 2010, 06:11 PM
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If someone can come up with the print you might want to run it by your friend. If he can produce a quality product cheaper than the current options I'm sure he'll have buyers.

It won't work for me though. I'd like to save a bunch of money by making my own close to OEM tank.
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