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After weeks of waiting to get a .80 mm flywheel shim I found, that while I could get it over the crank to test the endplay, it did not turn freely on the crank. Not good. After lots of measuring that led to no obvious issue, I sourced a shim from another vendor just to […]

While preparing to mate the 3rd piece of the case, I was comparing the gasket to case halves. I noticed a threaded opening that the gasket would cover. I thought it was odd, and maybe I had the wrong gasket. Enter my education on oil galley plugs. Thanks to a poster on the 356 register

Taking a run at checking out the oil pump endplay. This is the amount of movement the tang should be able to travel back and forth after the pump is mounted to the case. After putting the third piece in the vice, and mounting the oil pump to the face with gasket, I was getting

I finally found time to check out the May 1960 issue of Sports Cars Illustrated I picked up off eBay. If I understand correctly, this was the precursor to Car and Driver. What made this interesting to me was not only is this from the same month and year that our car was delivered, but

There are a number of special Porsche tools suggested in the factory manuals. Among them is one for correctly installing the flywheel, also known as rear main seal (RMS). The key is to get the seal inserted evenly and to proper depth. The original tool was actually Volkswagen part VW204B. As you might expect, originals

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

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

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

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