The car was found with no bumpers. The search for these hasn’t been too terrible. The 356 B and C had the same bumpers, which makes a much larger pool of parts to source from. Chrome was an uncommon option. There are couple easy ways to distinguished the B / C bumpers from the A. …
If you’re looking for an authentic handle there is, or at least used to be, an easy telltale. The underside of the fat end should have Huf and 6569 embossed into it. It does appear that reproductions are now showing up with “Huff” and “6569” markings. I’ve seen at least one “OEM version” from Sierra Madre. …
I think we’ve found a good path forward on the crankshaft. Unfortunately, new Super 90 crankshafts are not to be had anymore. There were more legitimate choices than I would have guessed: Keep the SPG roller crank that we found in the engine Buy a SCAT crank for just shy of $2500 Buy an “economical” …
Here are the heads after Soren has run them through his spray washer. Quite a bit of pitting. He didn’t seem too concerned though. The factory black coating for a Super 90 head is not in great shape. We will retain as much of it as possible. It is not just an aesthetic identifier of …
The pistons and cylinders on the car were clearly not stock. The pistons were not looking bad, but an MC racing type. The cylinders were rusted, scored, and in at least one case had a broken cooling fin. Time to replace. Orders of business: Find something that will fit the Super 90 head, which has …
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 …
