I guess it is possible that I’m a little obsessive. Perhaps in this case it’s a good thing. Trying to make sure we have all the appropriate fasteners procured before sending them off for plating Every bag contains like fasteners. Marked with the size, thread pitch, length, and across the flat (ATF) wrench size. It …
Back on location with the chassis for a few days. Finally time to check for more matching numbers, now that I know where to look. The hood flange for the hinge on the driver’s side had the correct numbers as I recall, though I neglected to take a photo of it. The driver’s door number …
I finally received my refurbished generator back from Zims. Certainly miles better than the way it looked when I took it off the car. The process was not without pain. After a couple months of waiting, I received a shiny generator from Zims. Unfortunately, it was not my original generator. It wasn’t even the right …
Based on the advice of John Jenkins at 356 Carburetor Rescue, I went to Klasse 356 for my ignition wiring needs. In the words of John “Ed at Klasse 356 very knowledgeable about our 356’s. He restores them, fixes them, buys them, sells them, and helps others.” John Jenkins Ed has been very responsive to …
Received our rebuilt distributor from John Jenkins, the distributor part of 356 carburetor rescue, today. It’s (cast iron) heavy, looks like new, and was very well packaged. The distributor I found on the engine was a Bosch 0 231 129 010, and appears to have been original equipment on 1959-1960 VW Type 2 (Bus). In …
As I am learning is par for the Porsche 356 course, there are details for even bumper guards if you want to buy something original and correct. The A used a single-piece guards, and supported overrider tubes. The B / C cars had two-piece guards, and no more overriders . The rears had a hole …
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 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 …
