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grantsfo
post Feb 15 2006, 01:41 PM
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OK so I got a 914-6 Sportomatic oil tank with my 2.4 engine. The oil tank has an extra outlet compared to a standard tank. This tank is nasty, it has crap inside, dirty, etc. It would need to be boiled and refinished.

What would you do? Boil it and cap the extra outlet and use the tank or sell the tank and just get a new tank? Any of the SF Bay Area people know where I could get this thing cleaned?

Are there any cost effective reproduction tanks out there that I might be over looking? Who has the best price on these blasted things?
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post Feb 15 2006, 01:44 PM
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I'd probably get it professionally cleaned and then use it if it came out well.

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post Feb 15 2006, 01:44 PM
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radiator shop can probably ultra-sonic clean it
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post Feb 15 2006, 01:44 PM
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I'd clean it and use it.

I'm considering a 6 for whitey again, and an aftermarket tank worries me a bit...just because it's an unkown.
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post Feb 15 2006, 03:23 PM
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How much does a used factory 914-6 oil tank sell for these days?
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post Feb 15 2006, 03:41 PM
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I'd clean it up and verify that it's in good shape. Then I'd consider selling it. Some concourse weenie somewhere might be willing to part with big bucks for the Sporto tank. If so, you buy a new tank at full pop on someone else's dime.
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post Feb 15 2006, 04:29 PM
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QUOTE (Gint @ Feb 15 2006, 02:41 PM)
I'd clean it up and verify that it's in good shape. Then I'd consider selling it. Some concourse weenie somewhere might be willing to part with big bucks for the Sporto tank. If so, you buy a new tank at full pop on someone else's dime.

clean and sell it.... its way rare....

somethink like 23 /6 sportos??
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post Feb 15 2006, 04:46 PM
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post Feb 15 2006, 05:25 PM
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I've seen sporto tanks for sale used before.
maybe its a fluke... but I think a few of these got pressed into service, probably because they were available cheaper.

the used ones I've seen available actually were worth LESS money than the non sporto's

I agree that the sporto is a rare bird, but it might take an awfully special person to pay a premium for it. and if there were originally 23 made, how many of those 23 still servive and even need a used tank..... zero probably.

check with the dealers or check around.
I think the sporto tanks may still be available old stock.

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post Feb 15 2006, 06:33 PM
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post Feb 15 2006, 07:24 PM
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Clean it and put a Sport-O in your car.
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post Feb 15 2006, 07:30 PM
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QUOTE (trekkor @ Feb 15 2006, 02:46 PM)
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post Feb 15 2006, 07:38 PM
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Any of the SF Bay Area people know where I could get this thing cleaned?


I got my oil tank cleaned 5 blocks from my house at:

Alouis Radiator
650 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA
415 923 1446

They boiled it out, soldered up some pinholes at the top seam and I painted it with POR-15. You probably could find something closer in Santa Cruz.
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post Feb 19 2006, 03:23 AM
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I agree with Acox, if you're not putting a sporto in your car, sell it if you can. The odds of a collecter having an original 9146 sporto that would pay well for a backup tank is worth doing some searching... i'd figure $1500 minimum.

Cheers, Don.
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post Feb 19 2006, 08:04 AM
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Years ago there was a glut of sporto tanks for sale cheap. They were NOS, built for scads of cars that never got built. I'd guess a production run of 100 pieces would be a minimum for such a part. That means about 60 were declared surplus and dumped to clear inventory.

An interesting part, but not particularly valuable.
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post Feb 19 2006, 09:37 AM
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Clean it, fix it, run it. The biggest problem with a conversion is gettin' bogged down in details......BTDT. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
It's fun to discuss these things, but progress suffers.
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