Yeah Franz!
One 'o them'd get me a lot closer to fahr-vernuggies.
Yeah Franz!
One 'o them'd get me a lot closer to fahr-vernuggies.
"Fahr drauf, bremsen ist feige!"
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
Thanks, Stephen! I'll be up and around soon.
John
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
Just to follow up on the gas tank "sombrero", i received an email from Nick at Specialty Cars :
Peter,
You have been in contact with me on the spare tire sombrero shaped pad on the early 911/912 fuel tank. To sum it up what I was experimenting with did not work out as I hoped and I do not have the time to invest in this project at this time.
I was working with the old 356 style tar backed sound pad material to make this sombrero and did not have much luck with it, it just wouldn’t move and stretch as much as it needs to. If you could make a mold and press this material to stretch and shape it to fit the fuel tank I think that maybe the ticket. Possibly the people that reproduce the fuel tanks would be able to do this as they have the stamps for the tanks, just a thought.
Dang it,.... back to Square One it seems.
Franz, have you had any time to look into this further?
Or maybe Eric Linden?
"Fahr drauf, bremsen ist feige!"
Here is a pic of a Sombrero Tank out of Vin 301249
1965 911 Factory Paint to Sample Orange
1967 911S Bahama Yellow
1968 911 S Blood Orange
1971 911S Gold Metallic Peter Gregg
1974 Carrera RS Blue Metallic
1990 RUF RCT Estonia's car
Out of curiosity, what years were the "sombrero" used? Just '65? That's a small audience to tool up a mold for repops... surely one could get close with the tar sheets discussed and a vacuum bag.
Russ
ESR # 1537
'62 356S Notchback Hotrod
'67 S Das Geburtstagsgeschenk
'68 T Targa Sportomatic
'68 L SW Targa Sportomatic
'70 914/6 GT
Russ,
I believe, '64, '65, and '66.
John
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
Last edited by moito; 12-09-2020 at 11:46 AM.