I am frankly running out of things I can do as I wait on parts to return from power coat, plating, and brazing. Even though it’s taking up more room, I decided to assemble the running engine stand. Just in case something was missing. It seems like everything is here, and 6-volt compatible. There are […]

I finally got one of the air guides (aka dual flapper boxes) installed. It was quite a fiddly bit. I undoubtedly marred my paint, which is frustrating. First it wasn’t obvious to me how it fit between the fins of the head. I was going to have to bend some metal to get it to

I finally got myself satisfied enough with the paint finish on the oil filter canister to apply the decals. I got them from Deluxe Customs, and am quite pleased with them. They are stickers, which to me means self-adhesive / peel and stick. As opposed to decals which require wetting to allow water transfer from

Back to some more paint matching. This time for the Knecht Air Filters. I initially thought that once you figured out silver, or black, you’d know your engine colors. It appears that the Germans basically told suppliers, “das silver ist gut” (this is my German translation in my head. I’m too lazy to use Google

I’ve had to start and stop on multiple occasions. Sometimes for travel. Others waiting on machine work or parts. I found that I had to keep looking up the same things over and over. In the interest of time, I created a quick reference sheet. I just taped on the the wall above my assembly

Given how specific Porsche is with their parts and tolerances, I was shocked that there is no definition of spark plug torque value. Not in the manual, or to be found on the 356 Registry Porsche 356 Bolt & Nut Sizes and Torque Values article. I did find a link to the NGK website, which

Had some decent visible progress, and did some necessary planning. The fuel pump (previously rebuilt by moi), generator stand, intake manifolds, and spark plugs are now installed. I await the J-tubes (aka heat control box) from Stoddard before I can install the air guide (aka flapper boxes) to the exhaust manifold. I am also now

Today we made several steps forward, and only one minor back! The third piece is back on. And with the heads and rockers already in place, the lower is essentially done. In the what stupid thing did I do this week department. When I got the case back, there was no stud present for the

In most of the world, a washer is just a means to evenly distribute the load when tightening a bolt. They are pretty generic. On a Porsche, there are a surprising number of washers that have unique part numbers. When elbow deep and you see this in the parts book you often say to yourself

Cleaned out the third piece of brass bits today. Discovered that the distributor drive gear had jumped enough that the shim had come out of place and was sitting in the bottom of the case. Good that I found that. If it weren’t for dumb luck, I don’t think I would have any with this

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