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new sheet metal parts

#1 Post by Mike DeJonge »

several new parts

spring retaining tabs for rear of battery box wall usually not included
air vent cups
pre A and A tunnels and associated brackets. the tunnels were previously hand made. bracket use to be determined by buyer since there are so many variations. if you have questions about the brackets email or call and we can clarify
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#2 Post by Eric McKinley »

Mike,

Are you reproducing these?

They are the reducing elbows at the heater boxes.
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#3 Post by Brad Ripley »

Eric, you mean these ?
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#4 Post by Mike DeJonge »

sorry we are not producing the heater reducing tube. We would need a CNC tube bender for that and we do not have that machine, but it is on our list to buy
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#5 Post by Eric McKinley »

Hello Brad,

That's exactly what I mean.

I have looked through the parts book, cover to cover and cannot find a part number for that piece of metal.

I can't see them listed on the usual vendors website.

Any idea where I might come across these.

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#6 Post by Eric McKinley »

Mike , I apologise for hijacking your thread.

I was hoping you would have these.

I may have to look at getting a couple fabricated. It looks fairly basic.

Nothing an exhaust maker couldn't make in stainless I imagine.

Brad that diagram is great, showing dimensions, would you have the other dimensions not shown with the angle of the bend.

Many Thanks, Eric

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#7 Post by Brad Ripley »

Eric,

The angle would be just like the heater cans, about 40 degrees.
But why not just buy these elbows from http://www.prs356.co.uk/collections/hea ... alve-elbow attn: Mike Smith.

These are not just bent exhaust tubing -- wall thickness is a not-available 1,00.

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#8 Post by Eric McKinley »

Brad,

Thanks for the reply.

I think I have got used to hearing that some parts are no longer being made.
i was informed that this was one of those parts, hence why I decided to get it made.

However after posting and asking for sizes, Doug sent me a link to PRS.
Yes they are reproducing them, and I actually ordered a pair from Kevin at PRS yesterday.
Apparently they are great quality.

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#9 Post by Brad Ripley »

The PRS is actually made up of two pieces -- probably can't been seen once installed on the car. Originals were one-piece.

See illustration from 356C Parts Catalog. I didn't do that drawing; someone at Porsche drew it back in 4/64 according to the note at the bottom of catalog page. I added in the arrow and the part number.
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#10 Post by Vic Skirmants »

Not a very good drawing; doesn't even look like it. Is that the correct piece??

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#11 Post by Mike Smith »

That`s it Vic

They gave the task of drawing it to a Day 1 Apprentice
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#12 Post by Martin Benade »

Isn't that piece what is welded in to the body that the reducing elbow slips on to? It certainly needs a piece to go from the main sound-absorbing tube out of the longitudinal area to reach to the reducing elbow. It would be welded to #8 in the diagram. The part number would tell but I have no listing to check.
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#13 Post by Mike Smith »

You may well be correct, Martin

In that case, I do not think that the piece that is under discussion is shown anywhere in the Parts Books
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#14 Post by Martin Benade »

PRS does picture the correct part, not quite an exact copy but very close and I am sure functional.
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