RedlineMan

Hey All;

I was pretty burnt by the end of my season at VIR early in November. Now, barely a month hence, I'm missing it bad. Fortunately, I've got lots of projects going on in the shop to keep me sane. If you don't mind, I'll continue sharing them to help you'all with your seasonal withdrawal.

Last time we had the crazy brake duct manifold. This time, a quiz. Who can come up with any ideas of what the heck this is?

(Hint - its not a tissue box or a coffin for a canary)

Geoffrey

Port-a-potty to fit under your seat???

buckdr1

Ice holder for your cool suit?
Bill

jc964rs

the box for a light gas tank with upper filler (hole in the hood) ?

Kurt R

Looks like a surge tank.

Or a custom coffin for a micro sized vampire.

Geo

Oil pan baffle or fuel cell baffle.

KRA993tt

Ash tray for those cigars.

Julian Allen

I'd go with the surge tank for a fuel cell . . .

Professor Helmüt Tester

Fuel cell 'slosh box'. Gas motel...gas checks in, but doesn't check out.

Anyone hear an Eagles song right now ?

Z-man

What car would that box be for?

If it's for a 944, I'm thinking it's a device that coolant would flow through to help keep the engine cool. But if that's the finished product, you're missing bolt holes or something else to attach it to the coolant system!

-Z.

Bill L Seifert

I gots no idea, please tell us when you have teased us long enough. Looks like good work, whatever the heck it is.

Bill

RedlineMan

Hey All;

This is fun! Just to save Bill the anxiety, I will spill the beans tonite after another scintillating day in the shop.

A930Rocket

I have to agree with the others and say some kind of slosh box/tank also. You see where you have riveted some one way baffles. Fluids go in, but can't get out.

Larry Herman

I really don't have any idea, though a fuel cell slosh box sounds good. I just wanted to get involved so that I can get e-mailed when you post the answer!

RedlineMan

Well, so as to give Larry something to live for, and keep Bill from needless trepidation, I will confirm that some of you pegged it. Herr Doktor Professor was the most eloquent - but not the first - to surmize that it is a surge tank for a fuel cell.

You may note that in this pic one of the doors is propped open. The rivets do indeed fasten hinged doors to the box. Said doors remaining closed by gravity (the sides are angled) - if not fluid pressure - from inside. It will sit in the left rear corner of the cell as outlined in yellow, naturally herding fuel into the trap by its shape and position.

This is all a very high tech affair of course. The pattern was made from Triscuit boxes, the hinges are literally that - brass cabinet hinges; four 2" hinges at the top brazed to two 4" hinges sawed in half and un-pinned to create the doors. I could not find any aluminum hinges, and couldn't find any suitable brass plate, so...

Yes, I could have bought a surge tank. I could even have bought the trap doors and made the rest. Tanks are $150-250, with the doors costing about $80 each. So where's the fun in buying stuff you can make yourself for $10? Besides, think how bored you'd all be if I just bought one!

Hopefully, our high octane occupant of Hotel Petroleum Distilates will have LOTS of friends throughout the ensuing tanksfull!