SWB fuel tank support

[Neil '67 911S]

I'm looking for opinions about the fit of the left (driver's side) fuel tank support replacement sheet metal from
Stoddard (SIC 501 023 00) for $104 for a 65-68 SWB. The welder tells me that he only needs about 6" of front/forward portion.

Thanks!

[911scfanatic]

It is absolutely horrible. I'll sell you mine for $50.

[304065]

Unless it is the new piece made by restoration design without the "bump" the piece is wrong

Get the new one without the bump and save $$$, fit not perfect I hear but better than fabricating

I appreciate the welder's desire to save metal but I cannot imagine replacing only half of the part from a structural standpoint or in terms of ease of repair. I would replace the whole thing, you KNOW there is rust in it anyway.

[911scfanatic]

Based upon Neil's reference to part number and "driver's side" he's talking about a different piece, shown here in the Stoddard catalog (item 10). I have this piece in my garage. It's crap. Maybe the vendor has improved it, I don't know.

[edmayo]

I've only ever used the factory piece for the longitudinals, but haven't done a SWB needing one. However I don't ever expect a repro anything to fit nicely, just goes with the territory. If a choice is possible I will ALWAYS choose the more expensive OEM part.

[Neil '67 911S]

John,

Obviously the reason I started this thread was to get an idea of how the Stoddard repro. for $104 compared with the Restoration Design $390 repro. Does this one lack the bump you mention?

http://www.restoration-design.com/Me...y_Code=911-CHA

Bill,

You are correct, it is item 10 on the Stoddard catalog.

http://www.stoddard.com/shop/SHOPEXD.ASP?id=2864
http://www.stoddard.com/shop/shopdis...loor+Pan+Parts

Ed,

Stoddard no longer sells the left side tank support for a SWB, only a LWB.

[911scfanatic]

I believe the piece John thought you were talking about is item #8.

I don't know the difference between the SWB and LWB versions of item #10.

[Neil '67 911S]

Bill,

In fact, I ordered #8 last week from Stoddard. A few weeks back Maurice told me that these were back-ordered. Last week I spoke with Mike after I noticed the price took a jump from $80+ to the $127 that it is now. He said that he was just that moment opening a box with a shipment of #8 from Restoration Design. Stoddard will now sell the RD repros instead of the poor quality items he sold previously. They might have been Dansk? I don't know and didn't bother to ask.

[911scfanatic]

Neil,
I suspect the #10 SIC p/n is a Dansk piece, but I don't know for sure. Whomever made it ought to be ashamed. Unfortunately, I left it in a box for a few years before inspecting it, so shame on me.

I too bought #8 from Stoddard (at the same time as #10). The #8 piece was good quality, but it did have the bump John refers to on the forward, driver side portion. I will cut that off and modify it. None of these commercially available pieces are correct in that they all lack the elongated indentation that receive a correspondingly shaped protrusion from the battery tray. I may ignore that detail or try to salvage it from the original support, depending upon its condition.
-Bill