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 …
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 …
I am still surprised how much crap is down in the nether parts of the engine. The amount of stuff stuck to the magnet in the oil pan was impressive. It was so thick and densely packet around the magnet, I thought it was a big donut or seal at first. The parts washer turned …
Successfully cracked the case halves today. It required an expertly engineered, hand crafted tool. I sacrificed a cheap 14mm box end wrench. Used my bench grinder on the outside to make it thinner walled. My first custom made Porsche tool Initially was worried by the date codes on the case halves. The first was “12/60”. …
An obsessive personality is a blessing and a curse. A lot of reading, questions, and staring at artificially enlarged photos seems to have led me to being able to definitively identify a Porsche 356 T5 seat. I guess I will know, but I doubt that many other people care too much. A little surprised that …
As my list of parts that need replacing has continued to grow, I’ve been wrestling to create some guidelines for what type of parts to pursue. There are more choices than one would think: Original (refurbished or not) from the original car or a donor New Old Stock (NOS) Porsche Factory new Original Equipment Manufacturer …
I had been slowly gaining confidence that the engine was all original, and had never been rebuilt. The parts, including quick to go things like plug wires, and dates were all turning up original spec. The bolts were the correct size “across the flat”, per The Maestro Harry Pellow. The only odd thing had been …
Day 2 of my engine rebuild efforts. I had a tough time getting the distributor off. Was trying to use a rubber mallet to loosen it and hit the fan belt pulley. Broke part of it off. Didn’t realize it would be so fragile. Felt stupid and wanted to throw things. To make things worse, …
Received the Kardex for our 1960 Porsche 356 T5 Super 90 today. It is reportedly a scan of the origin factory Kardex card, done for the Porsche factory for historical archiving reasons. It did not reveal much that we didn’t already know. Was really hoping for a sunroof mention. It is interesting to see how Porsche …
