Converting Early Car to Removable Trans X-Member

[Rasta Monsta]

Anyone done this?

[944 Ecology]

I'm sure you have a good reason to want to do this, but for the life of me, I can't figure out why?

Installing a plastic tank?

[mvallee]

If your doing this to your 924S, the bolt holes with nuts welded to inside of frame are alreay there, just need to cut out crossmember.

[Rasta Monsta]

George, yes, plastic tank and late tranny.

mvallee, I am intrigued, where did you come by this info??

[mvallee]

I'm converting a 924S to 924 GTS replica with 951 drivetrain, suspension, brakes, plastic tank. I cut the crossmember out and was prepared to cut open the frame to weld in the nuts but everything is already there.

[Rasta Monsta]

Cool, don't suppose you snapped any pics of the surgery?

[mvallee]

i can get some, im about to prime the underside.

[Rasta Monsta]

That would be fantastic, thankee!

[mvallee]

Here's a couple pics of the frame rails and the two standoffs for the plastic tank. I didnt get pics of the tank strap brackets, let me know if you need those too.

[Rasta Monsta]

Ah, so the standoffs and strap brackets were cut from the donor car?

[mvallee]

They were, you might get away without the standoffs but the strap brackets are needed. The late straps do bolt to the existing holes in the frame.

[Rasta Monsta]

OK, so do the standoffs sit in the indentations on top of the tank, maybe to keep it from slipping back and forth?



How important do you think that is? I realize it will be quite heavy with all that extra dino juice inside. . .

[mvallee]

Yes, thats where the standoffs fit.

The staps hold it in there pretty well, but I suppose Porsche had their reason to put them there.

You'll also need the puel pump bracket held in by the passenger side tank strap and a later connector for the sender, brackets for standoff bolts.

Feel free to contact me offline if you need any other info.