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Are you talking about the 'concertina' rubber that fits round the filler neck on the underside of the front wing ? If so, its job is to prevent the filler pipe from contacting the sides of the hole in the wing through which it passes (by centralising/isolating it) - it does not come into contact wit...

The original reason that Webers were fitted was to eliminate the 'flat-spots' that plagued the Solex-fed cars. When Porsche went over to using Zenith 40TIN carbs instead of Webers for the 2.2 911T models, it was essentially a cost-cutting exercise. The advantage that Webers have over both the Solex ...

You could try giving Jim Avis a call on 01293 851449.

He used to race a 1965 or 66 911 in FIA events & may be able to offer some suggestions.

You can use any of the 3 versions of Weber carburettor (with appropriate jetting) to replace your Solexes. Porsche originally used the IDA's to replace the Solexes for the 'S' models in early 1966 (the Webers were used on several Italian cars including the Lancia Aurelia V6's). IDT's were a modified...

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Basically to stop water getting into the dynamo - when they crop up they usually go for ~ £40.

As for 'through the bonnet' filler locations, these shots might help:

How about some about some Nerf bars & Fuchs ?

I love this shot/location:

Here's another shot of the front of Jez Hoye's Speedster:

How about some shots of the interior, engine, etc ?

The only ones I've seen so far are on Pelican:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthre ... did=174339

Paul - can you take some close-up shots of the mirror location & rubber wedge ?

Martin - it's a 6x15" 'flat face' Fuchs with a 36mm offset.

The last 2 digits of the part number (00) indicate that it accepts the 3-prong centre caps as opposed to the later (10) version which takes the ring type centre cap.

Date code is likely to be '72 or early '73.

Do a search on vinylcote - I've used it in the past with great results.