Fill it up !!

Ok, let's talk center filled fuel tank.

Sometimes it's fun to answer a question that does not have a answer, or have an answer but no question.  let me explain, in life we do things that are wrong and do things that are not;  when it comes to cars, sometimes it does not matter.

Somebody asked the question of how to make the opening for a center filled tank that Porsche Race Department was commissioned to do when they created the light weight version of the 911.  That meant a lot of items being deleted and made upgrades being integrated, we will focus on the center fill gas tank used on so many 911 now, only because it looks cool.

We have done this many times using a drill bit and a air reciprocate saw, it works for us and for other shops I've talked to, but there is a catch, a few reasons why this work for us and it may not work for you.  First, we don't use the big hole saw you see on one of this pictures, that thing create a lot of heat and as you punch thru, it can damages the structure of the hood, leaving that are very flimsy. second, you think you have to cut a perfect circle, not really, just cut enough to give the filler neck clearance, cut small and make your way around it.

Make sure your tank is sitting properly and use a new seal, find a fiberglass or metal venturi looking section and weld or bond it to the opening and make sure it looks centered on the hood; There you have it, we have gone north, east, west and south and arrived in downtown at the same time.  By the way, this made the short wheel base 911 R legendary !

How pinky got its groove back ..

 On the second snooze, it is time to get up, fix two cups of coffee, one for me, one for my better half, and then go do battle at the 405 freeway at 5:30 in the morning.

As I walked in the office I see this magazine on my desk,  I know Joe likes to buy magazines to keep up with what's on the up and up.....me, I don't even read instructions, but this one is an expensive issue.

When the Strawberry  project was finally unveiled at a show in Monterrey, it made an entrance, trust me on this one, It really made an entrance, someone there called it stunning, I think we have to agree with that, for some...... it may not be your cup of tea, but it made you look, didn't it ?

This customer deserves this, the time, money, and talent that went into making this a real thing was enormous, I mentioned before that 3 shops were involved in this, and I can assure you that all 3 shops are proud to have had this challenge.  The color and paint tested our skills to new levels, and  we all dreamt in pink for a while. But it was all about bring his dream car to reality.

Though we do get a little bit of bragging right, this is all about the client, this is the extra perk they get for having that kind of vision, and what better way to end it by having it all over the pages of a magazine.  Congratulations