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Originally posted by Early_S_Man
I tend to think the oil tank relocation for '73 was a pure case of the cost accountants, and time & efficiency experts noticing extra assembly-line time required to install the '72 engine and transaxle ... extra hoses and hardware for the oil filter, front cooler thermostat, etc.
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Could be. It's always bugged me that the engineers couldn't at least have gone to the old parts bin and put the forward-mounted tank on the Carrera RS models the following year.