Rear Tire Clearance question...
12-02-2005 | 04:50 PM
#17
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From: Mosier, Oregon
Originally Posted by PorKen
Louie,
How did you connect the gas fill? Clamped hose over the tank threads or an adapter?
How did you connect the gas fill? Clamped hose over the tank threads or an adapter?
I made a mold and cast an adapter from urethane that screws to the tank filler and seals just as the original cap. The adapter has a short stub that a 2.25" ID hose will fit over. The metal filler flange has a stub for 2.25" ID hose too. The only problem is that the usual 2.25" gas hose is too thick and too stiff to go through the hole in the fender adapter and make the slight bend to fit to the tank. One solution is to make a mold and cast a short hose with a proper bend in it. I'm currently waiting for some flex urethane so I can try that. Another solution is to use a rubber hose plumbing adapter I found at Home Despot. It is thin enough wall thickness that it will go through the fender adapter and will make the slight bend to mate to the tank adapter. That hose survived a week immersed in gasoline without any sign of deterioration so I think it will work. I'll probably settle on that if the cast urethane hose doesn't work out.
Here is a pic to help see what I was trying to explain. The black thing is the male plug for the flex urethane hose.
https://rennlist.com/forums/attachme...id=89460&stc=1
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Last edited by Louie928; 03-18-2008 at 01:12 PM.
12-02-2005 | 10:04 PM
#18
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From: Aztlan, aka SoCal
Originally Posted by TAREK
I don't mean to challenge you Mark, but it makes absolutely no sense to me!!!! I know many 928's that have a perfect stance when parked, but rub when driven. The rear wheels DO go IN the fender well on the road, otherwise the whole point of an independent suspension is moot...
In my experience with widebodies and flares, many people tend to overlook the angle at which the rear wheel goes into the fender well. In a custom application, when the clearrance is even around the tire, it is the REAR of the rear tire that would rub first. I'm currently suffering from this on one of my cars, and it hasn't been fun dealing with it. Note that in stock form, there is plenty of clearance back there, but if the bodyshop is touching that area too, do make sure to keep more room in the back than on top.
...just my $0.02
In my experience with widebodies and flares, many people tend to overlook the angle at which the rear wheel goes into the fender well. In a custom application, when the clearrance is even around the tire, it is the REAR of the rear tire that would rub first. I'm currently suffering from this on one of my cars, and it hasn't been fun dealing with it. Note that in stock form, there is plenty of clearance back there, but if the bodyshop is touching that area too, do make sure to keep more room in the back than on top.
...just my $0.02
Just my .02 cents
