It looks like I have finally found a fourth original KPZ wheel with April 1960 date code. Luckily The Samba has a pretty active 356 classifieds section. It took me longer than I expected to piece a set together. I’ll stay on the lookout for another one to use as a spare, but not as […]
restoration
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
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
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.
