Restoration of a 1960 Porsche 356 Super 90 sunroof coupe.
To my surprised, style and date correct headlights may be the greatest T5 part sourcing challenge so far. It seems the T5 are the weird middle child during the short transition from 356A to 356B T6. An ideal scenario would allow you to source a pair with the correct date marking on the outside of …
I had the good fortune to meet Mr. Soren Andersen in person today. I was referred to him by cam guru Dimitri Elgin and local Porsche mechanic Steve de Jung of de Jung Motorsport. I was looking for a machine shop specializing in air cooled Porsches, and had all but packed my case to send to …
Received the Reutter coach-builder Certificate of Production from Erlkönig Classic today. Not a cheap piece of documentation, but an interesting bit of history. It is very nicely presented. Had hoped to learn a little more about the car. The sunroof in particular. The only new information, beyond what we already had from the Porsche Certificate …
Doh! There is testing, and then there is stressing. In my excitement of cleaning and testing the thermostat, I think I went too far. This clever little thermostat was nice to see clean up well in the blasting cabinet. Dull and old became fun shiny brass. Attacking it with a heat gun made it expand …
I’ve become quite obsessed with finding authentic, model / year correct, parts in amazing or restorable condition. Much to the detriment of my pocketbook. In the case of the gearshift knob, I may have to make an exception. I present to you the Red Dress Sexy Lady Universal Manual Car Gear Stick Shift Knob Shifter …
Another downer on the originality front. The coil I pulled off is not the correct model number. TK6A3 6 volt would be correct for our car. It was sporting a TE6A3, which appears to be from a 1952 Volkswagen. Damn that one errant letter! Since I am still clinging to the expensive but entertaining notion …
The instant gratification that comes from media blasting an old part is hard to overstate. Parts that seem beyond restoration. Crevices that you’ll never reach with a brush or wire wheel. No match for a glass bead cabinet with good air pressure!
As luck would have it, the very highly regarded Elgin Cams business is located in my hometown. I had the good fortune to meet Dimitri “Dema” Elgin today when I dropped off my camshaft. A walking encyclopedia of engine knowledge, and very nice guy to boot. His initial inspection suggests the cam is workable. Apparently …
Inspecting the heads a little closer today. According to the Secrets of the Inner Circle book the presence of the “60,0” marking indicates a few things: Probably original The top has not been surfaced The combustion chamber volume in cubic centimeters
Another part with appropriate date code. After getting the generator out of the engine fan shroud yesterday, it was much easier to see the markings. Thanks to a Manufacturing Date Codes on Porsche 356 Parts article, I was able to determine that 3R on a Bosch component translates to March 1960. Looks like another original …
