Firewall hole

[J P Stein]

In response to a request (from that other 914 list) I am posting some pictures.




Thanks for the bandwidth, Wayne.

JPIII

[D-one]

Someone said this would weaken the car. I have a little 1"x1" in my wall. That hole is huge. Have you had any problems? I need to do that with My V8.

[john walker's workshop]

you can do the same with a mirror strategically glued to the firewall. or is that a paper shredder port?

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[J P Stein]

Hummm....paper shreader, hadn't thought of that.

For complete coverage of this thread, see the 914 Rennlist......It's being discussed, ad nausem.

As to structual intergity....I have a cage, but a WAG tells me that it doesn't hurt without one. Haven't factored in a big lump of cast iron, tho :-)

JPIII

[bowlsby]

A round hole or a sqaurish hole with rounded corners would minimize any weakening effects of the cut. The sheet metal may ultimately tear at the corners if its overstressed.

[farleyd]

If you need to have access to the fan, distributor, this changes everything. Believe me, been there.

I had to change my bvroken fan belt on my 6-conversion. After looking for hours for a belt, it took 5 minutes at the most to change it. Also helpfull on timing, and you can time the pulley, and adjust the dizz at the same time.

Once youll use that hole, you wont be able to live (fix) wihout it.

[David McLaughlin]

Just don't tell people your cutting a hole unless you're wearing Nomex or have a full bottle of Halon.

FTR, I'm the nut that started the hole (pun/misspell intended) Rennlist flame war... I mean thread.

At this point, I feel like a tennis ball as I don't know what I want to do. I will be adding a Safety Devices V brace cage and a Fire bottle in the engine and maybe in the passanger compartment. I figure the factory did this "butchery" for a reason, and I fugure that reason was ease/speed of maintance. Many (most) say I can perform the tasks without the hole and many of those say those tasks take a long time.

What's the Pelican consensus... Hole or no hole, and I want the whole story as to reason.

Thanks,

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Dave
1970 914/6
1995 Golf GTI-VR6
1996 Passat TDI
my gallery

my Pelican gallery

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[jabb]

I have no hole.... The choice is yours

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• Joe A.
• 84 911 Targa
• 75 914/6 3.0

[J P Stein]

Dave wrote:
FTR, I'm the nut that started the hole (pun/misspell intended) Rennlist flame >war... I mean thread.(snip)

Yes, by God, you did....I'd lost track of that. I'll gitcha' for this :-)

I'm a firm beliver in "it's your car & your money. Do what you want." No dogma in my garage (well, except "cast iron sux").

Had the word "dumb" not been used recklessly,
I'd have kept my mouth shut....but it's still your fault.


JPIII