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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
It was holiday family fun day today. While I didn’t get hands on time with the engine, my mind worked away. In between wondering when we would eat and considering the amount of alcohol it is safe to mix with anti-anxiety medication, I pondered the merits of zinc versus cad plating. I also wondered whether …
Good news everyone! After much concern and consternation, I was finally able to locate and verify that the case casting numbers for each of the case parts match. I was having a heck of a time finding them, and had become worried they were missing or ground off. Turns out, you just need to know …
