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Holes near N/S Battery Box

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2026 3:13 pm
by DarthMJH
Hi,

My 1973 RHD 911 is currently under restoration and have now got to the front end.

I have a question about the tank support panel, on the N/S, near the fuses.

The panel I have has one hole, which I assume is a fixing the charcoal cannister on a LHD car. (its not the battery strap hole)

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Looking at another car is has 2 holes

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And I have also seen no holes on a RHD car.

I can't use my old panel as a reference as a previous owner did some repairs to it.

I am struggling to find a picture from an original RHD 73 car to see what it should look like.

I would have thought Porsche would not have a made a LHD / RHD panel when the only difference is the holes.

Does anyone have any reference photos or an original RHD car?

Thanks for looking.

Re: Holes near N/S Battery Box

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2026 4:32 pm
by 911hillclimber
Try contacting Gary71 on here, I think he has a million pics of his 73T that might solve your question.

Re: Holes near N/S Battery Box

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2026 6:36 pm
by DarthMJH
thank you

Re: Holes near N/S Battery Box

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2026 6:37 pm
by Gary71
With the caveats of LHD and ‘72 this is what my car has Image
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You can see the hole in the bare metal pic, middle one is just hiding under the battery strap

Re: Holes near N/S Battery Box

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2026 8:48 pm
by DarthMJH
Cheers Gary. Any chance you can give me the diameter of the big hole and measurement of how far it is away from from the recessed part and the edge.

Re: Holes near N/S Battery Box

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 11:16 am
by Gary71
Will have a look tonight :)

Re: Holes near N/S Battery Box

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 2:24 pm
by 911GP
Hi Mike,
I have these on my 73 RHD and have also seen them on a very original unrestored 73 RHD car.
Kind regards
Gitesh

Re: Holes near N/S Battery Box

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 8:12 pm
by DarthMJH
Gary71 wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 11:16 am Will have a look tonight :)
Thank you Gary

Re: Holes near N/S Battery Box

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 8:13 pm
by DarthMJH
911GP wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 2:24 pm Hi Mike,
I have these on my 73 RHD and have also seen them on a very original unrestored 73 RHD car.
Kind regards
Gitesh
Cheers Gitesh. I’m glad you have seen an original one as I haven’t managed to find a picture online.

Re: Holes near N/S Battery Box

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:11 pm
by 911GP
Hi Mike,
Here are some pics from my car. The larger hole is 16mm diameter.

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Gitesh

Re: Holes near N/S Battery Box

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:56 pm
by DarthMJH
Brilliant, that’s really helpful. Thank you