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, …
My dad was able to unearth some Polaroid photos of the car as originally found. A true barn find. He was a sales rep that drove quite a bit. He was traveling one of his normal routes shortly after a tornado had swept through the area. A couple of 356 that were formerly hidden away …
The engine arrived! The good news is it appears undamaged, and the boxes with the carburetors are still there. The bad news is the flywheel and torque wrench are missing. I can see someone walking off with a torque wrench, but who the hell would want an old rusting flywheel. I will think twice before …
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 …
I guess you could say this is a classic “before” photo. The engine as it came out of the car. Before I tampered with it. We’ve decided to ship the engine to my house in California. It is small enough that I can get the rebuild going in my garage, without needing to park the …
I realized today that my DIY guide to retrofitting heated seats to a 986 Porsche Boxster is still getting referenced on some message boards. I’ve not reformatted it for a WordPress theme, but you can still find the original instructions from 2009.
