We are gathered here today to celebrate the joining of these two case halves. The case went together mostly without issue. Crank turns easily in the torqued together case. Sealed the halves with Permatex Aviation Form-A-Gasket. Not to much oozed out when torqued up, but a little. Would like to believe that’s a good sign […]

Located a starter that is model and date code correct for our car. 3R would make it March of 1960. No one will probably ever notice but me, but as The Maestro would say, “it keeps the Porsche gods happy”. It came from Deluxe Customs. It, and the voltage regulator, will now go out to

Porsche 356 912 Main Bearing 1

Some considerations regarding bearing installation. Somewhat complicated by our not completely stock combination of 912 crankshaft with a B Super 90 case. Let’s see if I can articulate this clearly… We have a 912 crankshaft with main bearings measuring: 50 mm 55 mm 55 mm The Super 90 case has slotted bearing seats in all

Porsche 356 Crankshaft and gears

After a couple attempts, I was able to get the cam drive gear on the crankshaft. I thought I was being clever using a toaster oven to heat the camshaft drive gear. It went to 400 degrees F and was small enough to take in the garage so the gear would be close to the

I recently found a better match for engine tin black in terms of color and amount of gloss from a spray can. It also has the added benefit of being temperature resistant up to 500°F. It’s Duplicolor Semi-Gloss Black Engine Enamel with Ceramic. SKU: DE1635 Even had it in stock at my local O’Reilly Auto

Third time was a charm. Successfully mounted the connecting rods on the crankshaft today. A small victory after a lot of time wasted.

Porsche 912 Pistons

Given the broken stud on the reconditioned 912 .01 rods, I was lacking confidence on the remaining 3 and prepared to go another route entirely. My intention was to bite the bullet on cost and use Carillo. They have a great reputation, responsive support, and don’t seem to suffer from the issue of not being

After months of waiting for resolution on the crankshaft, I was excited to start the engine rebuild (for the second time). Things started out quite smooth, and it was a satisfying bit of time to see the connecting rods going on. Unfortunately, when I got to the last torque, on the last nut, on the

Today I received a new AA crank from my vendor. This to rectify the situation from the used crank I had gotten wouldn’t accept the rods between the journals. It has been a painful waste of time for both of us. I give him credit for standing behind his parts and work. I know he

Ah. As a worker bee in the then booming Silicon Valley, it was a dream to make the cover of Wired mag. Alas I got my name in print the hallowed pages of Wired, but as a reader rant on a Beastie Boys video shoot story. Not quite the tech visionary cover story I had

Scroll to Top
Scroll to Top