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Remembering Vasek Polak
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Nuts & Bolts
Four-Cam Forum
Cinco de Mayo Concours
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Vintage Racing
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Roger Ender
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On the cover: An RSK by Hal Thoms
356Registry magazine is th e official publication of 356 Registry, Inc.,an organization oriented exclusively to th e interests , needs
and unique problems of the 356 Porsche automobile owner and enthusiast The mission of th e 356 Registry, Inc. is the
perpetuation of the vintage (1948-1965) 356 series Porsche through the 356 Registry magazine, the central forum for th e
exchange of ideas, experiences and information, enabling all to shar e the 356 experiences of one another. 356 Registr y, Inc.
is a non-affiliated, non -profit , educational corporation, chartered und er the statutes of th e State of Ohio. Subscriptions are
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or th e Publisher. Techni cal dat a and procedures described herein are th e opinions of th e authors and carry no claim of
auth enti city or suita bility for a parti cula r purpose from th e 356 Registry or th e Pnblisher. Any procedur es described herein
are carried out at th e reader's own risk. Porsche", th e Porsche crest, Carrera", Targav and the distin ctive shape of the Porsche
models are trade dress an d trademarks of Porsche AGand are used with permission. Publisher reserves the right to edit or refuse
publication and is not responsihile for errors or omissions. Summer's here- dri ve that 356! And have a nice day.
Nopart of 356 Registrym agazine may be reproduced in any form without th e express written
permission of th e publisher. Copyright © 1997
by 356 Registr y, Inc. c/ o M Design,
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Printed in Red Wing, Minnesota U.S. A.
The 1997 West Coast Holiday
t C<9l rniv<9l1 @n the P@int
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September 18-21, 1997
at beautiful
Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort
a few mil es south of My rtle Beach, South Carolina
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ooking for something different... and Fun? Something that includes your favori te car, the wo rld' s
best clima te and a beautiful view of the Pacific
Ocean. Yes? We've got the Holida y for you .
Please join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first
West Coast Holiday in sunny San Diego. Make no mistake, th is event
will surely be d ifferent. Call it a carniva l affair or a party, but don't
expect the usual...expect the unusual. Gam es, gimmicks, 356
challenges and more, all designed for your enjoyment. Win prizes for
just having fun!
It's an Awards Party, not an Awa rds Banquet. Dance un til the
cows come home. Enjoy a fine cigar and deliciou s glass of port while
you look over the cityscape and talk about your favorit e top ic...
"Your Car." This isn't jus t another Holiday, it's a Carn ival Holid ay!
Everyone will enjoy this eve nt, as the host site is filled with
luxurious amenit ies. Tennis courts, swimming pools, saunas, workout gym and beaches are all at your disposal. Antique shopping at
one of San Diego' s largest antique districts located just minutes from
the hotel. Quick access to and from downtown San Diego and
surrounding beach communities makes it easy to enjoy the highligh ts of America's Finest City.
Imagine the very best in a 356 Holiday-then come to San
Diego and live it. We promise to spare no effort to bring you a funfilled wee kend with your car and fellow 356'ers. So join us for a
"different kind of day" design ed by a "different bunch of peop le."
Please help us by making your reservations earl y. For event
information, conta ct Chris Stavros at (619) 223-8887or email
356Chris@compuserve.com. "See You There"
Event He adquarters, Kan a Kai Resort is filled !
Contact these nearby hotels for reservations:
Half Moon Inn .....1-800-542-7400
Bay Club Hotel and Marina 1-800-672-0800
Super 8 Motel 619-224-2411
Atlenllon Vendorsl All ve nd orsmust c onta ct ChrisStavros
p rior to event at (6 19) 223-8887
gorgeous spot to showcase the best of the 356
Registry! Bring your favor ite 356, your suntan
lotion and the who le family for a fu ll wee kend of fun and
war m 356 camara der ie.
Held at the private Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort, with
restaurants, pools and sho pping on site, surrounded by the full
offerings of the Greater Grand Strand communi ty of Myrtle Beach.
With wo rld-re now ned beaches, shopping, concerts and cabare t
shows, there's no limit to the fun you and the family will have! Plan
to come early and stay late to enjoy all this area has for you!
Litchfield's Brid gew ater Condomin ium Suites
Accommodations are at a full condo minium tower in the heart
of the Litchfield Resort Complex. One bedro om and two bedro om
condominiums have been especially reserved for our Holid ay event,
but are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
All units have full kitchens with basic dishes, living areas and
nice bed and bath facilities. The one bed room units have two dou ble
beds in the bedro om, plus a Murphy bed pull-out in the living room.
The two bedro om unit s have a master bedroom with a king / queensized bed , plus a second bed room with two double beds.
Make your accommodation reserva tions directly with
Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort: CALL NOW! 1-800-845-1897 and tell
them you are coming to the 356 East Coast Holiday! 1 bedroom
unit s are $95 plu s tax per night 2 bedroom unit s are $145 plus tax
per night
He re's the Holiday Event Schedule:
Thurs day September 18
2:00 - 6:00 p.m
Early Registr ation
6:00 p.m
Depart for Carolina Opry (a full evenmg's
stage show of music and comed y for the whole family!)
Friday September 19
2:00 - 6:00 p.m
Registration
7:00 p.m
Welcome Reception
7:00 - 9:30 p.m
Literature & Mode l
Swap Meet and Pho to Contest
Saturday September 20
7:00 - 9:00 a.m
Con tinental Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00a.m
Late Registration (shame on you!)
11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m
Concours (Peop le's Choice)
12:00 noon
Concours Cookou t
7:00 p.m
Concours Banquet
Sunday September 21
7:00 a.m, - 9:00 a.m
Continen tal Breakfast
8:00 a.m
Parts Swap Meet
East I West Coast Holiday Registration Form
Photocopy and fill out the top section, and the left or right section below for each respective event
Registrant
Member #
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Co-Registrant
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Junior Co-Regist rant(s)* East Coast only
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Address :
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City:
State
Daytime Phone: (
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Are you planning to drive your 356 to the Holiday?
If yes, Year:
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Model:
Yes
$99 x_1_ = $ 99.00
$79 x_1_ = $,
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Awards Banquet
$30 x__ = $,
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Gourmet Italian lunch
$10 x__ =$
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($89 after 9/1/97)
Limited Ed. 20th Anniversary
commemorat ive watch
$30 x__ = $
Total =
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East Coast Holiday
($109 after 9/1/97)
Co-Registrant's Fee
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West Coast Holiday
Registration Fee
Zip
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Registration Fee
$80
x_1_ = $ 80.00
Co-Registrant's Fee
$65
x_1_=$
Junior Co-Registrant
$40
x_ _ =$
Carolina Opry
Performance
$18
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$25
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Shirt Size: (circle one)
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Shirt Size: (circle one)
Registrant:
S M L XL XXL
Co-Registrant:
S M L XL
XXL
Please check the activities you plan on participating in.
_ Friday morning "Observtion Rally" - Prizes to win!
_ Friday night "Get to know ya" cocktail party
_ Cigar and Port Tasting after Awards party
_ Friday night Memoribilia Swap Meet
_ People's Choice Concours and Carnival
_ Sunday morning Swap Meet
Please note: Registration is discounted prior to Sept. 1,
1997. Please help us plan and register early!
Registration fees include event patch, long sleeve polo pullover,
event dash magnet and other goodies. Also, entry to Hospitality
Suite including beverages, Memoribilia Swap Meet and no-host
Cocktail Party, Cigar and Port Tasting, Sunday morning Swap
Meet and lots of chances to WIN great prizes!
Make checks payable to: West Coast Holiday '97,
mail payment and registration form to: Chris Stavros,
4775 Narragansett Ave., San Diego , CA 92107
For more info please call (619 ) 223-8887 or fax 223-4740
Registrant:
M L XL XXL
Co-Registrant:
M L XL
XXL
Will you need space to sell at the
Swap Meet?
Yes
No
Literature Meet?
Yes
No_ _
Advanced Reg istration deadline is Aug .15, 1997!**
Registration fee includes: Holiday Shirt, Patch , Welcoming Reception (cash bar) , Hospital ity Area , Continental
Breakfast Saturday and Sunday, Tech Sessions, Concours
and Cookout, Swap Meets and Door Prize Tickets. *NOTE:
Jun ior Co-Reg istrants limited to children under 18 years old
and will not receive shirt or patch . **Registrations received
afte r August 15 will be charged the same fees , but will not
receive shirt or patch and are not gua ranteed banque t
tickets . Make check payable to: 1997 East Coast Holiday.
Mail to: 5515 Wallace Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407
Porsche 356 Club Wayne Callaway
2037 S. Vineyard Ave., Ontario, CA 91761-8066
The 356 Registry' s Web Site
can be found at:
http://www.356registry.org
The Porsche 356 Southern
Connecticut Register, Ltd.
P.O. Box 35, Riverside, CT 06878
356 Registry Trustees
Rocky Mountain Porsche 356 Club
AI Gordon - 12n3 Grizzly, Littleton, CO 80127
(303) 979-1072
356 CAR Jim Hardie
2282 D Sierra Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95825
Sierra 356 Porsche Club Glenn Lewis
2000 Royal Drive, Reno, NV 89503
356 Motor CIties Gruppe Barbara Skirmants
27244 Ryan Rd. Warren, MI 48092
810-558-3692
356 Mid Atlantic Dan Haden
143 W. Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119
Groupe 356 St. Louis Region
Ted Melsheimer, Sr. - 10517 E. Watson Rd.,
St. Louis, MO 63127 314-966-2131
Tub Club Walt Reeves
3104 Wild Plum, Fort Worth, TX 76109
Lone Star 356 Club Mark Roth
5550 N. Braeswood, Suite 88
Houston, TX 77096 713-729-6806
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Ray Ringler
3755 Creek Stone Way, Marietta, GA 30068
Three56@aol.com
Florida Owners Group
Rich Williams, 4570 47th St.
Sarasota, FL 34235
813-228-2901 ex. 145 (days)
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19532 Governor's Hwy,
Homewood, IL 60430
708-798-2637
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3374 Owasso St., Shoreview, MN 55126
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1327 TabithaCt. NW, Olympia, WA 98502
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800 South Samuel St.
Charles Town WV 25414-1416
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Arizona Outlaws Porsche 356 Club
Mike Wroughton
602-582-4318
19640 N. 47th Ave., Glendale, AZ. 85308
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805-251-3500
20964 Canterwood Dr., Santa Clarita , CA 91350
Don Fowler
910-294-3540 (H)
P.O. Box 218 , Summerfield, NC 27358
John Jenkins
619-224-3566, 294-3933 Fax
3122 Kingsley St. , San Diego, CA 92016
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910-368-4110 (H)
Box 111, Mt. Airy, NC 27030
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Vic Skirmants
810-575-9544 (W)
27244 Ryan Rd ., Warren , MI 48092
Officers
Bob Campbell, president
20964 Canterwood Dr., Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Vic Skirmants, vice president
27244 Ryan Rd ., Warren, MI 48092
Patty Yow, secretary
Randall Yow, treasurer
5515 Wallace Dr. Greensboro, NC 27407
805-251-3500
810-575-9544
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910-299-4466
Magazine Editorial Staff
Gordon Maltby, Editor and Publisher
225 N. 2nd St. , Stillwater, MN 55082
Phone/Fax 612-439-0204
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Dr. Bill Block
Reviews
423 Hawk High Hill , Metamora, MI 48455
810/678-3017
Roger Ender
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Vintage Racing
3804 Westridge Farm Lane, Clemmons,NC 27012
Brett Johnson
Restoration Editor
7510Allisonville Rd ., Indianapolis, IN 46250
317-841-7677
Dick Koenig
Four Cam Forum
7S 710 Donwood Dr., Naperville, IL 60540
630-369-4492
Harry Pellow
The Maestro
20655 Sunrise Dr ive , Cupertino , CA 95014
408-727-1864
Jim Perrin
Historian
Box 29307, Columbus, OH 43229
614-882-9046
Brad Ripley
Teile Trivia
Box 41030, Reno , NV 89504
702-626-7800
Ron Roland
Nuts & Bolts
2814026 Mile Rd ., Chesterfield, MI 48051
810-749-9804
Jim Schrager
Market Watch
54722 Little Flower trail , Mishwaka, IN 46545,
Technical Editor
Vic Skirmants
27244 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 48092
810-575-9544
Hal Thoms
Photographer, W.Coast Vintage Racing
13341 Ethelbee Way, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Mark Turczyn
Early Cars
3004 63rd Ave ., Cheverly, MD 20785
Club Services
Barbara Skirmants
Members, Renewals, Circulation
27244 Ryan Road , Warren , MI 48092 ... 810 -558-3692, 558-3616 (fax)
John Jenkins
Club Coordinator / Event Insurance
3122 Kingsley St. , San Diego, CA 92016
619-224-3566
Brenda Perrin
Member's classified ads
P.O . Box 29-547, Columbus, OH 43229-0547
614-882-9046 (H)
Goodie Store Managers
M & M Enterpr ises (mment@f1ash.net)
2815 Mesquite Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95051
408-260-1606
Brett Johnson
Porsche Factory Liaison
7510 Allisonville Rd ., Indianapolis , IN 46250
317-841 -7677
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Maple Leaf 356 Club of Canada
Dave Hinze, 416-244-4759
Australian Porsche 356 Register
P.O. Box 7356, SI. Kilda Rd.
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004 Australia
356 Down Under
P.O. Box 47-677
Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
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Volume 21, Number 2
Upcoming Events
Jul y 31
Dana Point, California
The 356 Porsche Club presents a Concours de Elegance with awards
in Full, Street and Peoples's Choice categories at Lantern Bay Park.
Catered lunch is available, call for registration form and information. Contact Chuck House at 714-891-2386 or Alex Bivens at 714840-2069.
Vintage Racing I Restoration Products & Services
For the 356 GT:
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Homewood, Illinois
Dale Moody's Back Forty get-together. Parts, literature and toy swap
meet, People's Choice concours, food, drink and bull. See Dale's new
garage! For info/ directions call Dale at 708-798-2637.
September 13
Elkhorn, Wiscons in
Fourt h annual Happening at Tom and Judy Grunnah's Island Farm.
As in the past, plenty of food, drink and good Porsche talk. $10
adults, $5 under 12. Please RSVP to Jeanne Bender at 312-666-4022.
Louvered Aluminum Deck Lid
Roll Bar with Stub Ends
Gas Cap - Nickel Plated
Gas Filler Neck and Tray
Oil Tank Screen &. Bracket
Brake Backing Plate Conversions
GT Make-overs
Full Support Wheel Spacers for Drum Brakes
All Work Performed by European Craftsmen
Racing I Restoration Products & Services:
October 24-30
Tuxtl a Gutierrez,Mexico
La Carrera, a re-creation of the famous Mexican road races of the
fift ies. Interested? Call Loyal Truesdale at 213-464-5720 for a copy of
the "race report"; it's a great read and will give you a good idea of
what it takes to be a race hero in Mexico for a few days.
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Custom Aluminum Fabrication
Wood Steering Wheel Restoration and Refinishing
Custom Wood Products
Shop &. Specialty Mechanics Tools
Vintage Race Decals - Many Styles and Sizes
Robert Kann
November 8-9
Na ples, Florida
A tour of the Collier Automotive Collection. For more information
contact Vince Cappelett i at 941-498-6461 or fax 941-498-3183.
Phone/fax (5621 43 J.J523 • LosAlamitos, CA
Catalog Available • GTwerk@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/GTwerklGTweb.html
A one-stop restoration and general maintenance supplier.
Huge inventory of obsolete and hard-to-find parts
Reproduction Cast Pulley
Original appearance
$200.
Roadster Top Hinge
Covers $60 pro
Cabriolet interior
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Chrome Wheels , 356C.
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356 Registry Elections
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t's time again to nominate candidates
for the office of Registry Trustee.
Nominations should be sent to the secretary, Patty Yow at 5515 WallaceDrive, Greensboro, North Carolina 27407. Members may
nominate any member in good standing, including themselves. Nominations must be received by August 10th, 1997. Namesreceived
will be forwarded to the nominating committee, and the final candidates will appear
on a ballot card included in the September/ October issue of the magazine.
We have been fortunate to have responsible and hard-working trustees in the past;
if you feel so qualified or know someone
who is, contact Patt y in writing by August
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who is interested in 356's is a candidate for
Registry membership.
Why new members? I think it comes
down to a line in the club's mission statement: .....perpetuation of the vintage (19481965) series Porsche..." For each car, someday there will be new owners, assuming an
interest level is maintained. One can make
a case that this "interest level" gets harder
to maintain every day-for many reasons:
Young people who a.) may have never seen
a 356 and/or think of Porsche only in terms
of 911/944 's; b.) are more interested in SUV's
than sports cars; c.) can't identify with a
car that's not their contemporary; or d.)
think they could never afford one.
Of these, "a" is the key. If a young (or,
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Tremendous inventory of bumper, trim and original rubber parts.
-Metal finished 356A nose clip and fenders bare metal
$3000.
-N.a.S. 356B nose clip I left fender attached, purple primer
$3000.
-Glaspar restored Speedster hardtop all accessories
$2800.
$1000.
-Cabriolet hardtop original I pop-open rear windows
-Hazet Tourist Tool Kit all original
$800.
-Pre-A windshield washer bottle
$300.
-Oriqinal Derrington Wood Steering Wheel 356A
$800.
-N.a .S. 644 503 601 10
Left rear Convertible Quarter panel
$800.
-N.a .S. 644 503 026 05
Right "Q" panel green primer
$450.
Right "Q" panel purple primer
$450.
-N.a.S. 644503 02605
Left "Q" panel purple primer
$500.
-N.a.S. 644 503 02505
Speedster door right high striker
$1000.
-N.a .S. 644 531 00440
-N.a .S. 644 531 030 05
T5 Front battery box complete
$800.
$450.
-N.a.S. Full 356 "B" and "C" steering horn ring
-N.a.S. Carrera II intake manifolds, used PIC set and generator
$100.
-N.a. S. Pre-A interior light between sunvisors
$1100.
-N.a .S. Set of pistons and cylinders "COO model
-N.a .S. Ring and pinion for 741 tranny
$750.
-Derby pull-out Blaupunkt picnic radio
$600.
$450. exchange
-Restored 356A steering wheel I horn rings
-Speedster windshield upper frame
$750.
Tool kit 356A original
$1200.
Oriqinal wood stubby screwdriver
$100.
Sunroof tool to open elec. sunroof by hand
$150.
Pair fa slightly used Hella 128's
$500.
Marchall fog lights
$600.
Lots - lots - lots of parts. "Customer First" attitude.
Wanted: Rudge knock-off wheels and parts.
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Volume 21, Number 2
G
ot a couple of minutes for a
great story? Bob and Shirley
Flick, from around Pasadena,
have owned and enjoyed their 1956 Speedster for nearly 20 years. What started out as
an ill-advised engine rebuild in a different
city, turned into a full restoration at my
facility. The previous shop lost or sold many
itemsthat were original to his car. Bob Flick
"rescued"as many parts as possible from the
shop, then just decided his blood pressure
would end up costing him more than buying the rest of the parts that were missing,
and gave up the chase. His enthusiasm and
love for this car were enough to allow him
to "shake off" the disappointment and anger, and start again with a fresh slate.
It was planned that the completion of
the restoration would coincide with his retirement, after 30 years with NBC and
Paramount as a distinguished
writer and producer. The
project turned into an incredible retirement present to
Bob and Shirley, from themselves (who else would do
it?). The completion also coincided with the 356 Porsche
Club's event at Cambria, CA.
Aplan wasset to deliver
the car to Bob and Shirley
before the Cambria event,
then we would tour up there
together, me in my "cosmetically challenged"
'58 Speedster, Bob and Shir ley in their
freshly restored '56 Speedster, and anybody
else that would like to tag along (or lead).
Needless to say, for everyone involved, the
anticipation the last few weeks was tremendous. We were all lookingforward to a very
special and memorable weekend. The car
was finished and everyone wasquite pleased.
I know that Bob and Shirley were more than
pleased.The retirement dinner at Paramount
was huge and now their personal celebration was beginning. Then disaster struck.
We determined that one lobe of the replacement camshaft was deteriorating. We
could complete the repairs in time, but there
would be no time left to properly test. A
600+ mile trip was out of the question. The
disappointment was crushing. Sometimes I
hate this business, but we still had a few
days, so I considered every available option.
A temporary replacement motor was the
only hope.
I was so wrapped up in trying to sal-
Bob Campbell
Keep them Speedsters
Rollin'!
vage our Cambria plans, my mood was approaching desperate. When I finally remembered my friend Randy Unthank, I didn't
hesit at e to dial his number. Randy, of
Granada Hills, has been a 356 owner and
enthusiast since he bought his first one, over
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Flic ks a nd th eir p rize-winning Sp eedster at
the Ca mb ria event. Donna Morrison ph oto
Below right: Bob wo rks on his no n-prize winning
Speedster, c lea ning up the finish with a Brilio
pad. Looks kind a shiny when it' s wet, anyway.
34 years ago. He enjoys working on them
himself, and has completed a beautiful restoration on his 1959 coupe, paint and all!
He presently owns three, one of which-a
1964 Cabriolet- is in restoration, its motor
on the floor. My original intention was to
ask to use the '64 Cabriolet motor. It was
while the phone was ringing, that I suddenly realized, what the Hell am I doing,
asking this man to loan out his motor, to a
person he had never even met! I mean, if he
is half as possessive as I am about MY toys,
.... I just didn't know how he would react. I
quietly hoped nobody would answer, But he
did, and I somehow blurted out what by
then seemed to me a ridiculous request. After only a couple of questions from Rand y,
his answer was, "Sure".
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We quickly reconfigured the motor to
be more correct for, and fit into, Bob Flick's
Speedster. Everything went fine. The retirement celebration continued and we all enjoyed our incredible Friday tour, up the clear,
blue coast to Cambria. Rand y Unthank
cruised up later in the day in his '59. Bob
and Randy finally met each other during
Saturday's show. To put some icing on the
celebration cake, Bob and Shirley's Speedster won First Place in its class. Sunday was
another perfect day and we all enjoyed a
beautiful and uneventful dri ve home. A
fairy tale come true.
I soon realized Randy's unselfish gesture was merely a visible example of the
underlying attitude and comradery common
to 356 enthusiasts: we enjoy sharing. Randy
shared about 300 lb. of valuable
metal. I wonder how many similar organizations could equal our
unique trust? Thank you again
Randy, and congratulations to
you and Bob for hanging on to
your cars all these years.
Tear-out cards with the 356
Registry's information printed on
them are at left. I think you will
find these VERY convenient. All
you have to do is tear them out,
put them in a side pocket of your
356, then just REMEMBER to give
one to any interested individual.
You may end up with more friends that
drive 356's, which is handy when you need
to borrow an engine!
Everything else in our club is rolling
along just fine, Everybody should be getting ready for the East Coast Holida y in
Myrtle Beach, SC in September, and/or the
West Coast Holiday in San Diego, CA in October.Get your local calendar out if the Holidays don't suit you. Don't forget to check
out the Goodie Store and drive safe. ,~
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he Transmission: that mysterious, grease-covered item that
transmits the engine's power to
the wheels. It's always taken for granted,
exce pt when gears sta r t to "crunch",
whether from worn-out synchronizers, or
an improperly adjusted clutch. Sometimes
the transmission gets blamed for poor shifting, when the prohlem is in the shifter adjustment. The transmission can be perfectly
OK, but sometimes, if you can't get into first
or second gear, just adjust the shifter!
If the shifter is up against the reverse
lock-out, and everything is not lined up, you
will not get into gear. What happens is the
rotational adjustment is not correct, and
you're actually tr ying to shift two gears at
once; that's why there are shift interlocks
in the transmission. You can't shift into two
gears at the same time. Sometimes you can
get into first, but second is not available.
It's still a rotational adjustment problem.
You need to loosen the shift rod-to-shift
coupler clamp, and rotate ever-sa-slightly in
one direction or the other. If you are now
gett ing reverse instead of first, rotate it the
other way! Ditto if you're now only getting
third and fourth.
More transmissions: Some time hack I
wrote about the inferior transmission intermediate plate bearings that were currently available. I had experienced a worn
and noisy pinion shaft forward bearing in
my race car. The bearing was junkafter only
sixteen race weekends. Luckily, Mike Robbins
of Indianapolis cameto the rescue and found
a source for the correct 24-ball bearings.
I had not actually experienced the final failure mode of one of these hearings,
hut just recently I discovered two of these
in a row. The first one had heen repaired in
the past, after failing the pinion shaft forward bearing. The clues were: Big, ugly
groove machined in the intermediate plate
by fourth gear; fourth gear rear thrust surface worn, because of 3-4 shift spider being
shoved against said thrust surface, as fourth
gear is being shoved against the intermediate plate. Obviously, the fourth gear face of
the shift spider is shot. But wait, that's not
all! No, not a free set of Ginsu knives, but
second gear is also destroyed in the same
manner, as well as second gear face of the
1-2 shift spider. What did 2nd gear push
against to accomplish this? Why, merely the
side of the third gear on the input shaft!
The very next transmission had this
same failure in progress. The failed bearing
Vic Skirmants
Transmission Failures
was an original, but still failed. Fourth and
second gears as well as both shift spiders
were damaged as described earlier. In addition, the fourth gear bearing wassiezed and
twisted 30', and the bearingand its race had
welded themselves to the shift spider! Kool!
Oh, yes, I forgot to mention in the previous
tranny, when the pinion gear moves far
enough forward, drastic wear occurrs to said
pinion and ring gears. Not a pretty sight.
Want more? How about when the left
differential carrier end-cap breaks off its
bearing shoulder. Ring and pinion quickly
turn to junk, and the differential carrier
crushes its bearing shoulder way under-size
hecause of the now unsupported opposite
end. Bad News. I guess that's why Porsche
came out with the hetter material concavesided end-cap to replace th e stock VW
straight hex-sided end-cap. Did I mention
that I've seen more of the Porsche end-caps
fail than the VW? Probably just coincidence.
OK, one more example. If your transmissionstarts to lock up, don't just keep trying to free it up. This particular trans was
freed up, and then it went BANG.
Subsequent tear-down showed what
happened. The steel pin that holds the spider gear cross-shaft was bent back almost
douhle! Soo... the pin came out part way, and
the trans started to lock-up as the pin contacted the input shaft. When the pin finally bent far enough, the trans freed up.
Now the pin was out far enough to let the
cross-shaft move out of the differential carrier. Now things turned ugly. The cross-shaft
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hits the input shaft. The input shaft bends,
big-time; enough to break the case at the
input seal. The cross-shaft breaks into two
pieces. The differential carrier splits open.
The ring and pinion turns to junk. Have I
left anything out?
I saw a similar failure ahout twenty
years ago. The customer had parked his car.
When he started up again, there was a bang
and a large puddle of trans. oil under the
car. What happened that time was: the pin
came out and when the car was parked, the
cross-shaft was vertical. It then slid out part
way. When the car moved again, the pin
punched a hole in the back of the transmission case. I never have trusted that mildsteel
pin to hold the cross-shaft in place. I've been
using 5mm roll-pins for a long time.
Anyway, the 356 transaxle is a marvelous, long-lasting piece of machinery. Just
don't expect noises to go away, or a sudden
seizing to cure itself. Don't make it worse!
P.S. For those of you waiting for me to
get on-line or whatever, please remember
that during a normal work day I am on the
phone 10-20%of the time answering questions. Most often from some shop that is
going to charge good money for the solution I've just given for free. Don't even hegin to hallucinate that I will now gladly sit
down at a computer after my long day and
late dinner and spend my precious remaining time answering more questions. You got
questions? Call- the phone number's in the
front of the magazine. The Registry Fax
number also reaches me. I find that much
more effective than typing a question into
the ether and hoping someone will respond.
Kind of like putting a note in a bottle and
throwing it over the side.
I'm here for you! Vic
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J
erry Keyser's column of ten years
ago tells us that the Registry had
reached a membership of 4; 00 and
rem ed members about the upcoming
Estes Park, Colorado, and Speedway, Indiana
Holidays. (My strongest memory of the Estes
Park Holiday was that, due to a slight scheduling conflict, I missed the start of the annual family vacation with Brenda and our
daughter Robin. 1 caught up with them,
along with Brenda's mother, father, grandmother, two great aunts and the dog in Virginia, where they were all rolling down the
highway stuffed into the 32' motorhome. A
not-to-be-forgotten tripl) Jerr y also mentioned that Brad Ripley, at the time assistant vintage parts manager for PCNA, had
advised Jerry that PCNA had launched a
program to supply vintage parts through
their U. S. Dealer network. (A few months
later 1 heard Peter Schutz, then head of
Porsche AG, state at the PCA Parade that
they would be supplying "every part for every car". This statement was soon thereafter modified to be "every part for which
there is appropriate market support".
Vic Skirmant's Technica l
column discussed how to improve
the handling of a stock 1964 3;6C
coupe, and 356 engine oil pickup
dur ing hard driving. Vic also
filled us in on his G- and E-Production racing activities.
Brett's Restoration column
covered several items, including
19; 2 tool kits and choke cable repairs. He also included information from Ri chard Miller on rust
neutralizing compounds for 356 sheet metal.
Dave Seeland's Four-Cam Forum showed
a photo of a Carrera engine in a BMW motorcycle. Da ve discussed356 engines he's installed in two different VW's. (I did the same
thing many years ago when 1was in graduate school, puttinga Super engine in a stockappearing '59 VW beetle, complete with
Porsche wheels, sticky tires, Porsche brakes
and transmission with Speedster BBAB gearing.) Dave mentioned both Paul Newman
and Miles Collier had Porsche-powered VW's.
Collier's had a four cam Carrera engine.
Bill Block's Reviews column discussed
the long-awaited Johnson book "PORSCHE:
A RESTOR ER'S GUI DE TO AUTHENTICITY".
Bill rated this book as a "Must Bu y", and
told us it should be on our book shelf right
next to Lud vigsen.
Bill Moore's column talked about his
first two 356's. Number one was a '62 coupe
painted the same color as a school bus, and
with a large iron-cross painted on the front
by the previous owner. ForS1800, you could
afford to have the cross removed. Bill had
that car for some time, and then lost it on a
curve. After getting the top and other body
parts repaired, he kept it for a couple of
more years. lie then encountered a guy with
a 1963 Super 90 cabriolet which he was
having trouble selling for $2200. He felt the
combination of frequent Oregon rain and
the soft top was why he was having trouble
selling the car. Bill agreed with him, and to
help him out agreed to a straight-across
trade.
Ron Trzoson how to do a floor pan replacement which wascomplete with illustrations.
In addition, Brett included the second part
of an article byJon Early on installing new
carpeting.
In this issue I started a series of columns on Porsche literature and literature
collecting. In this column I discussed the
various types of literature that relate to 3;6
Porsches,
Bob Lawrence's column on Book Reviews had a discussion of the German version of the jurgen Barth and Lothar Boschen
book "Das Grosse Buch der Porsche Typen",
This was before the book was issued in an
English edition. Bob also mentioned that
the long-awaited book by Karl Lud vigsen,
which was expected to be the definiti ve
book, was not yet published. When it became available not long after, the book did
indeed become the definitive book. One reason for the long delay in Lud vigsen's book
wasthat the writingstretched out to a point
such that Ludvigson had to add chapters
such as the one on the 928 which was introduced after he had started the
original book.
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The last article in this issue
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was on the 2nd 356 international
meet by Bob and Gi nny Gummow.
This meet which washosted hv the
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3; 6 Porsche Club de France,' and
was held in the small village of
jo unge, France. Accompanying the
article were a couple of Ginny's
always-excellent photos. At the
event, an episode occurred which
illustrates the humor of my very
good friend, Tony Standen, who unfortunately died earlier this year.
Here's the anecdote:
"Saturday evening was a delectable 6-course dinner at the hotel. The highlight of the evening was the
ceremonial entrance of a huge decorated
cake saying "Vive Porsche 356". The lady in
charge at the hotel, who spoke only French,
was intr igued by the red stars on our name
tags from the second 356 Registry holiday.
She wanted to know their significance(they
meant that we had also attended the 1st
Holiday). We called on Tony Standen to interpret. When he finished talking to her,
she gave us a rather strange look and then
Tony explained. lie had told her we had
earned them for brushing our teeth every
day!"
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Vic Skirmant's technical column in the
Registry of twenty years ago had a discussion of 356 heater adjustment. It was
pointed out that this is a detail often overlooked when an engine is reinstalled in a
car; at least it is overlooked until the first
cold weather arrives! Vic mentioned that
for the 1977season he was planning to campaign a 1957 1300cc G-Production coupe in
local races and a 1960 1600cc E-Production
roadster in SCCA National races.
Brett Johnson's restoration column covered several topics. He continued a discussion of 356 Porsche exterior and interior
colors. The column included an article by
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value of a 356, but this was a strong price
r~ger for
a superb and very pretty T-5 Cabriolet.
Registry memberJohn Razor, of Dallas
'ast issuewe repor e 0 ~ famous
Texas reported that a 1956 356 Coupe was
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< car, the Jerry Seinfield'
, This'mont~, we note another well ' bid to $12,500 but did not sell at the Leake
known car,·th~ Ruby Red/black 356B Road~": i " auction in Dallas. This was a purple car in
fair condition. Two cars crossed the block
ster in England that h~s been photographed
at the PalmSprings Exotic CarAuction, Febfor several books. In the UK cars are often
ruary 23, 1997, the first being a 1960 S-90
known by their license plates, as they stay
Cabriolet, Signal Red/tan , complete with
with the car for life. The plates on this car
California black plate, a very nice car rated
are GSU 207. In Nicky Wright's book Porscbe,
in #2condition, it did not sell and only made
The Enduring Legend, GSU 207 is featured
$22,000 in bids. The owner was wise to reon pages 42 to 47. It is seriously for sale, at
ject that offer and wait. The other car was
an asking price of £45,000, or about $67,500.
a '65SC Cabriolet, also reported in #2condiAt presstime,an offer was pendingat about
tion that made $34,000at bid and was later
$61,500. The car is a 1600 Super, with its
reported as sold at $35,000.
original engine and has an original Nardi
A 1961 T-5 Roadster was recently sold
wood steering wheel. According to the
just after a completerestoration at a SouthKardex, it was silver with a black interior.
ern US 356-only repair shop. The car was a
The color was changed during a complete
1600 Super, with its original engine, but no
restoration in California. Since we have a
paperwork was providedon rebuild history.
large selectionof professional photos of the
It was painted it its original colorsof silver
car available to us, we can readily see that
was upgradedto a red leather interior. Gaps
the body and paint look superb,with excelall around the car were excellent, and the
lent gaps all the way around. 1am told it is
new Urethane paint was lovely. The details
in lovely mechanical condition.
on this car were very nice, and it was an
Nextup is a 1960 T-5 Super90 BCoupe.
excellent driving car with much work comIt is substantially rust free, with an excelpleted on the chassis in the way of new
lent fit to' the doors and less than perfect
shocks and brakes. This was a hard car to
fit on the hood and engine cover. Rust is
fault and sold for $41,000. I was told that
evident in the battery box, right rear wheel
the exterior color was an important posiwell, and at the bottom of both doors. Paint
tive factor in selling this car.
is nice,but an improper metallic red rather
This brings us to the controversial isthan the Slate Gray from the factory. Wesue of color as it relates to value. This is a
bers are fitted, as are reproduction 5.5"
tricky topic, but some generalizations can
chrome wheels. There is a dent on the top
be made. First, brown cars are usually sold
of the front fender where it looks likesomeat a discount from other colors. This is good
one dropped a bowling ball.There has been
news for those of you who like brown, as
a light hit in the front. The car is in genyou can buy your dream car for less. Next,
eral, very straight and seems to run quite
variations of ivory and red seem to be the
strong. It was recently purchased in the
colors most produced. These colors don't
Southern California area for $6,000 which
seem to have too much effect on value eiwould seem to be a fair price. I would say
ther way. Finally, silver and black seem to
this was a good buy.
be both rare and highly valued colors. CerA 1961 T-5 356 Normal Cabriolet sold
tainly black cars were built in low volumes,
last month in Vancover, B.C. for the US dolalthough completedata on colorsis hard to
lar equivalent of $35,600. This was a very
find. What effect on value will you have if
nice, freshly restored car with the proper
the colorof your car has beenchanged? This
enginebut different colors from the Kardex.
is
a big topic and we will review it further
Originally Slate Gray/Black, the car was
in a future article.
redone in Heron Gray/Bottle Greenleather,
Feelfree to send your comments, quesand included the factory hardtop as well as
tions or criticisms to me at 54722 Little
a new soft top and headliner. The car had
Flower Trail, Mishawaka, IN 46545. If you
its original date-stamped steel wheels, and
include your return address I will do my
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ast time I started off with the
following : The Speedster top
frame data sheet arrived a bit too
late for last issue, but now that the weather
is better, you Speedster owners have no excuses. Go out and measure your top frames
and send the information to: A. R. Miller,
3920 Pringle Ave.
San Diego, CA 92103.
I imagine someof youmight have been
a tad confused and said something along
the lines of, "Huh? What Speedster top data
sheet?" Hopefully, this time it is somewhere
in the near vicinity...
I got a letter from Dan Macdonald from
Novato, CA about the MODELL 1959 MADE
IN WESTERN GERMANY" plate in the last
issue. His "Kardex" information states that
the car, #105327, was built October 24, 1958.
He states that this has been discussed on
the Registry Internet Mailing List, but other
than stating that such plates exist, no real
conclusions have been made. Dan has offered to attempt to collect information on
this subject matter and report back. You can
reach him at: Dan Macdonald
178 Pacheco Avenue
Novato, CA 94947
Email DMAIA@AOL.COM
This brings up a few other topics, one
of which I have mentioned before, but I
suppose it is worth revisiting. Those 356
chassis number liststhat appeareverywhere
are in calendar years. Dan's car is a perfect
example of a car built in 1958 as a 1959
model year car. Just like Plymouths and
Lincolns, Porsche got on the U.S. model year
band wagon out of necessity, especially since
they tended to look about the same every
year. Model years usually occur some time
around late summer. I wonder if European
spec. cars have the same Modell plaques.
Secondly, I do have an Email address,
but like our beloved editor, I do not regularly review incoming mail. Still, if you must,
I can be reachedat 356drb@indy.net.Atleast,
it's a spiffy address. Finally, Kardex information is frequently referred to by356 folks.
This harkens backto the days when Porsche
used to photocopy the actual Kardex "warranty service" card which has chassisnum-
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office and we 'lI send you
a larger. legible copy
that you can then fill out
and return to Ric hard
Miller. The basic
questions are your
chassis number, whether
the top isoriginal ,
whether you have a
version 1 or 2 top, some
serial numbers on the
parts and some
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ber, engine number and occasionally other
relevant build information. This provided
useful information for owners, who wished
to restore their cars. Of course, we all know
that due to privacy laws in Germany, this
process was modified several years back. In
keeping with our policy of staying up to
the minute, here is the latest from our
friends at Porsche Cars North America. The
Certfcate of Authenticity
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from our older version, all of the vehicle
information remains the same." The certificate is available bysupplyingproof of ownership in the form of a photocopy of a title
or other appropriate documentation and a
check or money order for $30.00. Send to:
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which ties things together nicely as I
present:
How Not To Get Started In
Vinta g e Racing , Part 2
Fuel System
Probably the best thing about running
in the 1300 cc classis the Aprivilege of running Solex 40 PBIC one barrel carburetors.
Since both carbsare identicaland have float
chambers on the left (driver's) side, when
making hard lefts, the fuel spills over into
the venturi leadingto poordrivability. Making your own gasketsthat completelycover
Volume 2 1, Number 2
the float chamber helps. Another fuel system tip, make sure there is fuel in the fuel
tank! This bit of wisdom was shared with
me at my first vintage driver's school. In
the first track session I ran a half lap and
ran out of gas... Dick Naze, who drove my
car at Road America in May (or was it February) learned the other fuel system lesson
- the one about turning on the electric fuel
pump.
about five minutes every hour. It stopped
two years ago at Mid-Ohio, so I sent it out
to be rebuilt. Now, it keepsaccurate time as
long as I remember to wind it. It is really
useful at the track to know just how far
behind schedule they are. I also remember
looking at it repeatedlyat Sebring as I tooled
around in the rain with fifty-some other
competitors (all much faster) to see if the
session was going to be over soon.
Engine Breathing
Distributor
I learned about engine breathing when
an attempt was made to run 1500 Super pistons with the really thick rings.Sincethese
never did seat, the engine developed substantial case pressurization, which resulted
in an engine covered with oil, resulting in a
well-deserved black flag. A number of attempts were made to seat the rings, including pouring Bon Ami down the carburetors
We did what Vic suggested with the
distributor, but concentrated our efforts to
find blue plug wires. Theselook really nice
with the blue shrouds.In vintage racing we
feel that lookinggood in the paddock more
than makes up for that pesky lack of speed
on the track.
"...the oil blown out the
breather would flow back to
the crankcase in sort of a poor
man's dry sump system."
which the British car folks seemed to think
was a good idea. The logical solution at the
time was to elevate the oil catch tank so
that the oil blown out the breather would
flow back to the crankcase in sort of a poor
man's dry sump system.
Engine Instrumentation
The rules say you are supposed to run
a standard dashboard. Our original had a
missing glovebox door, so one of our patrons,
Richard Miller, sent along a 1955 version.
This had two small and two large instrument holes. We filled these with oil temperature gauge, oil pressure gauge, tach and
clock. The tach was custom built with appropriate black and white Veigel face and
12 volt electronic internals. When in place
in the heat of competition an unusual behavior was noted. The needle would indicate appropriate engine speed up to about
5300 rpm, then it would drop to 3000 or so
and stay there as the engine speed continued to increase. As it turned out, the arc in
which the needle could travel could not go
beyond 5300, so it was necessary to
recalibrate it so that 5000 indicated would
be 6000. I am pleased to say that for this
season, we have had it recalibrated so that
5000 indicated is now 7000. The clock is
actually the original gauge and it even
worked for awhile although it picked up
Oil Cooling
The first year we just used the stock
cooler. It worked fine on the non-race engine. The second year, when we actually
used a racing engine it ran a bit hot at the
first race so we installed a front mounted
cooler. As Vic points out, the Band C cars
have an advantage becauseof the multiple
holes in the nose. On 1951 356s, as we all
know, there were no holes. Actually, on page
44 of the Conradt book there is a picture of
a front vent hole on an early car nose, but
we decided not to be controversial and just
cut a vent hole in the front of the battery
floor. This May at Road America we learned
that a thermostatic device should be installed, if the ambient temperature doesnot
reach 50° F for the entire weekend.
Transmissions
The Skirmants-prepared gearbox has
been one of the few trouble-free parts of
the car (knock on Bondo®). Of course it
isn't normal. It has the original split VW
casewith a 356A dual mount nose. The other
ends of the mounts were salvaged from a
suitable donor car and welded to the rear
torsion bar tube in the appropriate places.
Inside it is primarily 741 with the secondfor-first-gear swap as describedin Vic's last
article. Thismakes things entertaining when
starting off at some of the tracks where
the pit lane goes up hill. Withthe tiny power
band of the 1300 cc engine the shift down
into first, while decidedly unnatural, is
genuinely useful at most tracks. Since Vic
did a blatant plug, I thought I should also.
Due to lack of supply we were forced to
make cylinder base gaskets for 2-piece case
engines. They are available in two thicknesses, .010 and .025.
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Oil cooler is located up front with the world 's
largest battery, which helps plant the front
end in corners.
Faux Spyder mirror makes it look fast in the
paddock. Stinger exhaust looked good but
proved hazardous when the car was in its
natural state (not moving).
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he annual "North meets South"
event was again held on the
beau ti ful centra l Califo rnia
coast on April 25-27. The headquarters site
this year was at the Cambria Pines Lodge in
the charming town of Cambria, just north
of Morro Bay and at the start of the rugged
coastline leading through Big Sur. The Lodge
was a nice change of pace with surrounding pine trees and rustic sett ings. The rooms
were a little spread out and it was hard to
get a feeling for how many 356's were there
until the concours on Saturday. However,
we've seen an increase in attendance over
the last few yearsat this event and this year
over 130 356's converged on the small town.
The event traditionally starts on Friday noon with registration, however, once
again there werea few cars which ventured
out on the Iron Butt II - a 200 mile romp
th rough the beautiful countryside and majestic coastline earlier in the day. Although
I didn't go on the tour, I hear it was a fun
and apparently, somewhat strenuous drive.
In fact, strenuous enough that poor Bob
Albrecht broke a crankshaft on his SC just
a few miles short of making it back. Unfortunately, although many people stopped,
everyone thought someone else was helping to get Bob's car back to the headquarters. The result was th at he ended up
stranded on the side of the road for hours
(talk about adding insult to injury). When
finally making it back to the Lodge, Bob
seemed to take the whole ordeal remarkably well. I mean, if it were me and I was
sitting in my broken car, in the heat, on the
side of the road while the rest were drinking beer at the lodge, I can't even imagi ne
the hideous thoughts of dismemberment I
would conjure up to perform upon my eventual return. Bob, you're a true sport and
enthusiast!
For the majority of registrants who
started arrivi ng mid-day, the wine tour and
poker rally was the main event on Friday.
Event Chairman Mike Clark led the tour as
five cards were passed out to each car as it
left the lodge with the opportunity of drawing an additional two cards at the winery
stops. This was all fun and low key which
wassoon demonstrated by the crowd of card
exchangers gathered around each other by
the time we got to the second winery. A
surprisingly high number of really good
hands started appearing. Do I hear royal
flush? How about five aces? The wine tour
itself was splendid as Mi ke did a superb job
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ferreting out some obscure twisting Porsche
roads as we wound through the wine country between Cambria and Paso Robles. Friday afternoon ended with a tech session
given by Bob Campbell of 356 Products (who,
of course, is alsoour Registry president). Bob
entertained the group with his no-nonsense
style and humor, as well as giving some
valuable pointers in proper 356 restoration
and how much one of these babies can dent
your wallet.
Saturday sta rted with th e People's
Choice Jud ging and Show held at the
Cambria Pines Lodge. The People's choice
venue lends itself to a fairly relaxed atmosphere with some people doing special effects just for fun. Wayne Baker had an interesting ambiance surrounding his car
which was made up of period luggage, golf
clubs and picnic paraphernalia which was
a real eye-catcher. I can't believe he didn't
win first place with this setup but then he
was up against Olaf Shipstead and his A
"...this year over 130 356's
converged on the small town
(of Cambria.)"
sunroof coupe. Ruby red wit h Rudge
knockoffs is a damn hard combination to
beat at a People's Choice. Overall, there was
a fantastic assortment of cars including a
row of seven original, unrestored gems; four
of which were roadsters!Now that's my kind
of show. After the concours, we had a nice
luncheon assort ment on th e grass. The
weather was unbelievable and the setting
picturesque. You couldn't ask for much better.
The af ternoo n ended with another
wine tour through the hills and a trivia
contest. The contest was fun and Mike put
together some interesting and humorous
questions ranging from the highly 356 specific to baby boomer brain teasers. I remember one which was to name four celebrities
well known for having owned 356's and
whosefirst namestarts with "J". I had three
of them right away and couldn't think of
the fourth to save my life. Well, think you've
got it? Check the end of the story to see if
you're right.
The Awards Banquet was held on Saturday and was filled to a maximum capacity of over 250 people. As usual, Hal Thoms
arranged a fantastic slide show of past
events as well as shots taken earlier in the
day at the concours. We had a full plate of
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awards and door prizes to give out with
accompanying slides of the winner's cars.
Mike Nelson (president of the Porsche 356
Club) played Master of Ceremonies and
Concours Chairman Alex Bivens presented
the trophies. Mike Clark then rose to determine the winners of the Poker Rally. This
was initiated by asking those with royal
flushes to please stand. An enthusiastic, albeit shifty eyed bunch stood up and it was
announced that these were the folks you
didn't want to play poker with. We won't
name names, but I heard that they go by
the moniker of "The Outlaws"! What can
you expect from these desperadoes of the
badlands? Best hide the women folk next
time! Anyway, the prize was given to probably the only non-card shark at the event. I
thin k the winning hand was a pair of
deuces. The evening ended with a special
musical number sung by the 356 Belles and
composed by Ed Pasini (a very witt y tune
he threw together during the event; such
talentl)
Sunday started with the traditional
early morning swap meet. For once, I beat
most of the vendors out there. I think there
was only one when I arrived but more of
them immediately followed. For a while,
there were more buyers than sellers with
the resultant accompanying swarm as it
moved around to each new vendor plying
his wares. Overall, it was another great swap
meet with some pretty gooddeals to be had.
As the swap meet started to wane, people
started packing up their tubs for the journey back. Another successful event ends as
streams of 356s head out in all directions.
See ya next year!
As always, these events are only possible through the unselfish efforts of volunteers as well as vendors generously donating prizes. The event participants owe
each a note of thanks.Special thanks to Mike
Clark for volunteering as event chairman.
This was Mike's first time organizing an
event and in my opinion, and from all that
I've heard from others, he hit a home run
his first time up. It looks like next year's
"North meets South" will be hosted by the
northern group (356 CAR). Let's give them
the support they need to make the next one
even better.
P.S. Answer to 356 celebrity question:
Jerry Seinfeld. jo hn Den ver.janis j oplin and
James Dean. If you guessedJohnJenkins,give
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Here.fo r YOllr enjoyment, is Peter'spoem. Editor
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Was as reasonably fast as I ought to go.
But into my mirror there came really quick
A white 911 really having a kick.
And real close behind, I mean pulled by the draft,
Was last night's trophy winner! He's got to be daft!
That night after dinner I spoke to this gent
And he looked quite puzzled to know what I meant.
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"I'll concours it again if I'm in the mood!"
And I've always remembered those things that he said,
And all these years later I still shake my head
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And to realize Porsches were made to be run.
I Came! I saw ! I Concoured!
Listen my friends, I've a story to tell
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It was back in the year 1971
And the Porsche Parade had just barely begun.
The Parade in that year, the best ever yet,
Was in Idaho, and at Sun Valley was set.
The judging was close, but most all did agree
On the best in the show for Manhattan Trophy.
I saw him again, first time since that night,
And myself introduced, he was very polite.
He remembered the day, and he said with some smiles:
"At that speed, in one hour, I'd pass one hundred miles"
To my thought he's an icon of right attitude,
That so often some owners just seems to elude.
And for that, as the symbol all should try to attain,
I think concours trophys should all bear his name.
A black Speedster as perfect as an angel's kiss,
That's both owned and enjoyed by one Kirby Hollis.
The following day the event for each class
Was a hill climb. We all drove up Goleta Pass.
A United States Highway, used for the event,
And was closed to non-Porsches as upward we went.
No guard rails, but flat to the floor, and not slow.
Then down the hill, back into Ketchum we'd go.
Kirby a nd Mary Jane Hollis; still
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I thought that a speed of say 60 or so,
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bu n rea d y. Above: Ga rrett 's garage: A 356
c o uld have a w orse pla ce to live . Below: a
wid e ra ng e of c ars p rovide d e nterta inme nt
an d "Bull" fodde r all day lo ng . Right:
"Some day, wh en th is is mine, It'll be the
shiniest Porsch e o n the bloc k."
he 356 Group Northwest's annual Bullsession was again held
at the beautiful estate of Garrett
Goldsmith located a few miles north
of Seattle in Edmonds, Washington.
Bill Mitchell, who has put on these
popular events for the last 12 years
did his usual superb job of organizing. lie was ably assisted by wife
Connie and their daughters who
took care of the sign-in table. Each
participant received a name tag, a
commemorat ive dash / windo w
sticker and a car window sign to
display all the pertin ent vehicle
details.
Sunday of Memorial Day weekend was overcast, but there was no
rain like the area had experienced
the previous week. Undaunted by
such a minor item as the weather,
cars began arriving soon after 9 a.m.
and seemed to never stop. Only a
visit from old Sol would have improved the colorful setting.
Those arriving before lunchtime were
treated to coffee and donuts to see them
through the rigors of Porsche talk and car
examinations. Those persons not bringing
356's were "encouraged" to park their transportation at a school parking lot a block
away due to limited street parking. A few
exceptions were granted however, and two
very nice 912's and a '68 911 belonging to
Alan Caldwell were granted honorary 356
status for the day. Two "non-metallic" vehicles that were intended to resemble real
356 Speedsters were also granted entry to
the grounds. 1think there may have heen a
feeling the owners of those cars migh t he
enlightened in the presence of real 356's and
modify their choice of transportation at
some future date. Time will tell.
As usual, cars were arriving until early
afternoon, and obviously some traveled a
lot of miles, including several California cars.
There were 13 registered from Canada, and
nine from Oregon. It was difficult to get an
accurate count of 356's as some had already
left hefore others arrived. The consensus was
ahout 50 real 356's. There were only two
Pre-As that 1 observed. One was a beautifully restored '53 coupe from California, and
the other an obvious candidate for future
restoration. It was still sporting the results
of a collapsed carport roof from an arson
fire. The other major restoration candidate
was a white C coupe with much outside
surface rust and an interior that needed an
equal amount of attention.
The other end of the spectrum was
represented more thoroughl y, although
nearly all of the cars in attendance were
driven to the event. One exception was Art
Conner's vintage racer, hrought down from
Canada for races at SIR the previous weekend. Art, a true enthusiast, has never missed
a Bullsession!
There were lots of Speedsters in attendance; the most interesting to me was Rich
and Linda Peters' white '54, serial numher
356 Registry 20 Volume 2 1. Number 2
80200; the last one built in '54. Coupes of all
colors were plentiful.Steve Terrien brought
the only Carrera, a '57 red sunroof coupe
with Rudge wheels he has owned for many
years. Those who attended the Porsche Parade in PortlandOregon in 1995 will remember it in the concours. There was one very
nice red '61 sunroof coupe brought by a reasonably new owner. It seems he was the
friend and neighbor of the original owner.
"...the Bullsession was completely
devoid of any speeches, announcements, contests or awards."
After the owner's death he attempted to
purchase the car from the owner's wife.
Because he had been such a good friend of
her husband for so many yearsshe gave him
the car!Oneof the cabriolets I observed on
display was sporting a hardtop. Not a common sight around here. Notchback coupes
and Roadsters also graced the landscape.
Chips of many varieties complimented
the bratwurst and sauerkraut sandwiches
were served for lunch. Chief cook Mitchell,
his daughters and Jim Shuh took turns at
the gril\ during the day, eventually serving
up 300 of them. Several
cakes for desert didn't
last long. Kegs, bott les
and cans of liquid refreshment along with
coffee were available
throughout the day. The
lack of sunshine during
the event had a marked
affect on the need for interior cooling.Garrett reported a much lower use
of the bathroom compared to last year.
As usual, the
Bullsession was completely devoid of any
speeches, announce ments, contests or
awards. Controversy and discussion did
abound as various subjects on authenticity
of parts and installations on various models circulated among groups seeking the illusive"real truth". I became involved in two
of those topics. One was the proper use, installation and color of sunroof rubber. The
other subject was how one could determine
if a particular model car might have its fuse
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Factory
Manuals
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sup p lement. Othe rswe re maroo n with
embossed "Porsc he ." Top : The manuals are
ve ry tho roug h in d esc ribing a nd ii1ustrating
repair procedures.
the cover, while others have "Porsche" emome of you know I am a Porsche
bossed on the cover. There are other differliterature collector and you may
ences, and various other "reproductions"
have seen my ads for Exploded-View Part
floating around!
Diagrams. I also have Porsche 356 workshop
Now, to the guts of these WSM's.
manuals available (copies). Since I've been
All are divided into these sections: Enon the internet, I've gotten a lot of emails
gine; Fuel System;Steering Gear/ Front Ax le;
and phone calls inquiring about these maRear Axle/ Transmission; Wheel Alignment;
terials. Some people, perhaps new to the
Brakes Wheels & Tires; Body; Electrical Syshobby, are unfamiliar with what's included
tem; Maintenance; Data & Specifications;and
in a factory workshop manual, so here's a
Accessories. Having all of th ese in my
detailed description.
Porsche library, and using at least the B/ C
Porsche published its fir st regular
compendium on a regular basis, 1 can say
workshop manual in 1954 for the Pre-A
they are prett y comprehensive!
Porsches. This manual totals a little over
Within each section are photos, line
250 pages. I'm not aware that Porsche ever
drawin gs, written descripti ons, charts,
published any supplements to the Pre-A
tables, diagrams, foldouts, performan ce
WSM. The next manual published was the
charts, and step-by-step how-to's on many
356-A WSM in 1956 with a little over 500
of the procedures we as restorers and ownpages. By the way, a WSM usually covers all
ers wish we could do. In addition, many secthe models produced (coupe, cabriolet,
tions include a separate "Summary of Tolspeedster, etc), but not the race cars. Reguerances & Wear Limits" for the really techlar WSM's do not include the Carrera 356's,
nical guys, as well as a description of "Spealthough the Parts Books do, but that's ancial Tools" needed for the various procedures
other email. In 1958, Porsche did publish a
described. Unfortunately the factory WSM's
supplement to the 356-A WSMwhich covers
are not written with the good humor of the
changes to the engine, the addition of ZeMaestro, but the books are written in betnith 32 NDIX carburetors, the "reinforced"
ter English than most of us use.
overrider bumpers (US Version), and changes
In a word, these WSM's are the last
for the Convertible D(superficially, a Speedword and the most complete word from "the
ster with a more substantial windshield &
source"! One can argue about specifics, but
top, roll-up windows, and "bigger" seats).
this is the word of Porsche for 356's!
The next WSM was published in 1960
Hopefully, in the near future I will be
for the introduction of the Porsche 356-BTable to do a series of articles on Porsche 356
51600 & 1600-s. This compendium ballooned
technical information; Factory Parts Books,
to over 600 pages, and again covered all
Owner's Manuals, Service Bulletins, Special
models (now coupe, cabriolet, and roadster).
Ra cing Bullet ins, Wiring Di agrams and
A separate "supplements" binder was also
,~
Showroom Sales Brochures.
published into which various supplements
for the 356-B T-5, T-6 and C
models were deposited. The so
GI U"IE . GIOU' . GIOU,1E 5
called "B/ C" supplements total
over 250 additional pages. Later,
the combined B/ C WSM was
published, combining the basic
"B" manual of 1960 with all the
later supplements int o a 4+
inch thick ring binder totaling
in excess of 850 pages.
Some additional details:
There are various versions of
these manuals!Some have plain
The pa rts manuals are horizonta i
maroon covers, while others
, in forma t with c opy in German . English
have "tool graphics" on th e
and Frenc h. Eac h numb ered p art is
cover in Blue (A) and yellow
de scribed in accomp anying text.
(B). Some manuals have coarse,
poor quality paper, others have
slick high quality paper. Of the plain maCharlie White is a Porsc he litera ture collec tor
and vendor. He lives in Phoenix. Arizona.
roon covers, some have "Porsche" printed on
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Tips and Techniques from the Registry e-mail list
Electric Clocks
EVERY electric clock I've ever seen for a late 356has an adjusting screw on it, and you don't have to open the clock to get to it. It's
on the back. When looking at the back cover, it's at the lower right
corner, directly below and in line with the positive connection. If
the positive wire is connected you may not see it right away, but
it's there. The adjusting screw is an ordinary slotted screw, and it
lives behind a tiny hole, maybe 1/16"diameter. It is marked "+" and
"-" for fast and slow. You'll need a tiny jeweler's screwdriver; a set
of 6 is available at any hobby shop for cheap.
You don't even need to remove the radio to get to this stuff.
Remove the gloveboxliner instead.Just undo the two chrome Phillips
screws that hold the metal strap behind the glovebox liner, and
work through the open glovebox hole to get to the clock.The clock
is held down by a If-shaped bracket with two knurled thumbscrews
on it. You may want to disconnect the battery because there is a
hot terminal on the back of the clock, which you will have to
remove (I think a 7 mm nut) , and the bracket carries the ground
connection.Maybe youcan reach the adjustingscrew with the clock
still installed (once you know where it is), maybe you have to take
it out, but believe me, working through the glovebox is loads easier
and quicker than removing the radio.
Pete Albrecht
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matched sets, new and used valve gear; NOS4-cam cases, 6 used
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80 & 82; 718 Spyder Irans. w/NOS ZFlimited slip, drive axles, U joints
and outer drive hubs, rear drums; 4-cam rods, new and used; (2)
C-2 oil coolers NOS, (2) used w/air intake boxes; Blower housing
complete.
Pistons & Cylinders 85.5 Mahle big bore sets, 1 NOS, 1 used
with good hone & new rings; NPR filled to Mahle barrels w/new
rings; Arias forged race pistons w /Mahle barrels, various compressions street & race; 1 set NOSSC/912 Biral, 1 set NOS "C" iron P&C's.
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casselle radio fits A,B,C w/correct knobs; Line bore bearings, A,B,C,
912; Pair NOSSolex split shaft carbs w/manifolds; "A" bumpers front
& rear, good cond.; "C" bumpers front & rear, good condo
Engines Used cores, mostly complete: (S-90)-804232; 806219;
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Wheels Carrera alloy wheel, 4.5xI5, 2/58; 16" wheels: 2 ea. 5/
55, KPZ; 2 ea . 4/55, Sudrad; 4 ea. 4/54, Lemmerz chrome; 1 ea, 2/
55 Lemmerz; A & B brake drums, front & rear, ex. condo
Carbs & Parts Pair NOS Solex split shaft; Sand cast Carrera
Solex, early pair w air horns; Late sand cast pair w/ air horns; 46
Weber w/ 904 or C2 air cleaners; Pair 48 Webers, tuel regulator/
sediment bowl combo; Repro Solex race velocity stacks, very nice.
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and some used; 718 (Spyder) R&Pinions, 6:31, 7:31 & 7:34 NOS &
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12:33 first, A,C,E & F thirds; For 644 & 718 trans: A & B second,
A,B,C,D,E& Fthirds; A,B & Cfourths. 644 complete clusterw/ BBAA
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A shaped repair panel for the front 6 inches of the fender at the
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I
t's raining, it's pouring...
Again. Prices on "bathtub"
Porsches soar as drivers look for
anything that will float. Sort of reminds
me of the Holiday we did almost 10 years
ago, in reverse. In 1988 we went for months
with out rain-an unusual occurrence in
Michigan- only to have the skies open Friday evening of the Holiday and try to deliver all the previous months' rain in two
hours. This year we have barely seen the
sun, a more normal occurrence in Michigan.
Hopefully, it will improve before next year
when Barb Skirmants chairs another big
Meadowbrook/Waterford Holiday.
I think I finally got the last of the responses to my inquiry about this column's
dir ection. Probabl y just as well. Rob
Whitacre felt so sorry because I only had
two loyal readers that he sent his first letter to the Registry. So I guess I better add
him to that list of about 10 now. Rob wanted
to see some performance modifications like
last issue's correspondents. Lee Whistler
wrote to say he would like to see the restoration articles run over again with updatessort of what I am trying to do in a bookever so slowly. And Peter Novak was nice
enough to write a poem, that maybe Gordon will publish; and submit a vote for the
" bull session" type art icle that is light on
technical details. While I try to temper my
articles with a little "bull", I think most readers of this column are looking for technical
ideas.Thanks,guysand keep those cards and
letters coming if there is something specific
you want.
Got some interesting technical tidbits in the mail since last issue, also. The
Flamingo Man-Mick Michelsen-has
been pitching Optima batteries for a
while now, so I guess I will read the
literature since I see they do make a 6
volt, 8500) cold cranking amps worth, with
120 minutes reserve (that's like 2 hoursl),
and 56 amp hours capacity. If the turkey
(or flamingo) doesn't start you could run it
to Ca lifornia on the batt ery, or barbecue
(turkey or flamingo) on the starter. S100
sounds like a lot for a battery (but not bad
for a barbecue), however a cheap 6 volt is
S50 without a core and they only last a
couple of years: plus they leak and boil over.
The Optima will probably last twiceas long
and is truly sealed so it can never leak. Might
be worth looking at.
And from the always prolific mind of
Richard Miller (3920 Pringle St., San Diego,
,
f.u ptoaUG at
he will make if here is interest. First, a
beautiful set of stainlesssteel, Speedster side
curtain sockets. I have made these things
out of copper tubing in the past when they
were not commercially available; with
mixed results. A lot of work and the soft
metal doesn't hold up real well. Apparently,
Richard had the same problem with some
that he had purchased, prompting the stainless reproductions.They look great and will
probably last forever. S85 ain't cheap, but it
is about the same price as the only other
set I could find from a popular, main line
supplier. Next item is the spacers for the
brake and clutch pedals in the early, '50 -'55
cars. I don't think anyone else is making
these and they are usually rusted prett y
badly in an original car. Richard is still looking to have the brake pedal return spring
made if there is enough demand. I think he
should also make a long bolt to go through
the tubing which would hold the assembly
together, preventing it from popping out of
the floor bracket, and thus losing clutch
action and possibly braking.
Now to our new project:
The Porsch-Rod
How low can you go?
Most 356's have enough, to plenty of,
power for a swing axle & trailing arm suspension on 4 1/2 inch tires. But even if
they're not going into competition, people
like that low, wide look. So we will start at
the bottom. First you must decide how low
and how wide you want. Most racing rules
specify track width, wheel width, tire size,
and body and suspension modifications that
will set your limits. If you are just building
an outlaw or rod for the street, your limits
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are your imagination.Tires/ wheels and suspension/ride height must be considered together. I'll start with suspension first, but
read the latter part of the article to see how
tires relate. When making suspension modifications I usually start with the back of
the car because negative camber and tire to
fender clearance are built in limitations.
There are, however, some creative ways to
bend these limitations.
The back
First, get out your factory shop manual,
Charlie White reprints, or see Registry Vol.
19-6, March/ April '96 for instructions on
setting rear camber. As Vic pointed out, 3-1/
2degrees negative is about max for the track,
except possibly somespecialized autocross/
parking lot work. Stick with 1 to 1-1/2 degrees negative for the street (some day I'll
tell you about running 3 degrees on the
street, wearing out the inside of the tires
while the visible outside looked new, then
sliding my buddy's new SC coupe into a
guard rail in a Pennsylvania snow storm).
However, there is another way to get
the back even lower. This method is illegal
for vintage racing (but OK for E Production, and most autocross clubs probably
won't even know). The trick is to move the
transaxle up in the body, or technically,
lower the body down over the trans.This in
effect moves the inner suspension pick up
points up in relation to the body, allowing
you to set your camber from that new, higher
point, thus furth er lowering the car.
This is done by spreading out the top
of the transaxle rear mounting hoop
slightly and drilling a new set of holes
lower on the hoop, the top ends of the
hoop will then have to be shortened
the sameamount. You can move the trans
up 3/4 of an inch with little trouble, or I
full inch if you want to "re lieve" the body
slightly for bell housing and starter clearance. The round front mounts will alsohave
to be moved up a like amount. This is not a
problem in E Production where we use a
solid mount anyway. Aluminum bar stock
with off set holes, or square steel tubing
with offset bolts welded in works fine. Retaining the rubber mounts for street will
require a small tab and gusset be welded
onto the mounting bracket on the torsion
bar tube. You may also have to notch the
center of the torsion bar tube for shifter
clearance on Bs and Cs. This modification is
even more difficult on a '55 or earlier car
and will certainly requir e cutting the
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NECESSARY FOR RACING ONLY
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Suspension Arm Link
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mountingsocket and bolt assembly from the
body, moving it up, and rewelding; a semiirreversibleprocess. If youdon't want to cut
and drill your rear hoop, it is possible to
make a spacerplate to move the mounts(and
trans) up, leaving the hoop in the original
location. Because of the more radical angle
of the torsionbar springplate, youwill have
to slot the axle mounting holes rearward
1/8 of an inch, or so, for proper toe setting.
The more radical lowering methods may
require a notch in the body above the axle
tube for clearance. You don't want to bend
an axle tube! I will address tire-to-fender
clearance shortly.
anchor bolt slot, and using a longer adjustment bolt. This is a radical (but not irreversible) modification that will require
shorter shocks to prevent bottoming (made
byCarrerashocks, Atlanta,GA), and a modified lower sway bar link. If you rotate the
trailing arms, don't forget to drill a dimple
for the mounting bolts so the arms don't
work their way off. The other possibility is
to pull the bar out and rotate it in the center mount, you would then drill the dimple
there. As Vic pointed out, bump stop brackets must be removed for any drastic lowering operation.
The front
Early, '50 to '55 cars have a problem
because they don't have any ride height
adjustment in the front, using basically a
standard VW torsion bar assembly. Because
of the difficulty of raising the transmission
for radical lowering of the rear, you may
not want to go through similar gyrations at
the front. But if you do... there are two alternatives: one, you can find a wrecked or
rusted, unrepairable 356 (my heart bleeds),
cut out the center part of the torsion bar
tube assembly, and weld it into your car.
Changing the entire torsion bar tube assembly is possible with the additional benefit
of gaining the sway bar, but that's a BIG
job! Second, Sway-Away makes a conversion
kit for VW's that can be used on Early
Porsches also. I have not installed one of
these kits, but I believe they offer a greater
range of height adjustment.Given about an
equal amount of work I would rather have
the genuine Porsche parts, but that's me.
Moving to the front you need to make
it match the back. Vic gave a good description of this for vintage racing in the Marchi
April issue. Your considerations are: do you
want the front a little higher for that vintage"look" (I'll never forget the controversy
I causedin 1968 by showing up at the track
in Sacramento with the front of my Speedster lower than the back, some people
thought it wouldfly off the track -it didn't,
and I wasn't first, but I did get atrophy),
level, or lower in the front for that California in-da-weeds look. Forthe really low look
there is another trick, like the back. Rather
than grinding the upper end of the anchor
bolt slot for further lowering, rotate the
trailing arms on the torsion bars. Since the
torsion bar is square this results in the arm
rotating 90 degrees! Now you will be raising the car back up off the ground. This
will require grinding the lower end of the
Early cars
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Suspension rei nfo rc e m e nts
While at the front there are some additional modifications needed for safety, and
possibly for performance (and looks). Vic
mentioned both of these, and I am going to
give you some specs. First and foremost is
reinforcing the suspension arm link (pin
carrier). Having broken two of these racing, I can attest to that adrenaline rush of
going into a medium fast turn and finding
that your steering wheel won't move. Contrary to popular media hype, this is NOT
the kind of thrill one seeks from racing. I
also remember Rob Johnson breaking one
of these on the street; he didn't find it that
much fun either. See the abovediagram for
welding a reinforcement to the link. I also
file and polish the area shown to remove
the broach marks from manufacturing, and
hopefully the associated stress risers.
Geometry adjustment
Second, negative camber, while necessary only in racing, will certainly makeyour
car look faster. This is a little bit more complicated, requiringmachiningof the suspension arm links and making over-sized link
pin bushings. I don't know anyone who sells
these pieces. The last time I had a local
machine shop do this it cost about $250. I
hope the diagram will be of some help. Basically, think of loosening the lower link
pin and moving the suspension link (pin
carrier) outward while moving the top inward, a total of 2 degrees (you are starting
at 1 degree positive, going through 0 to 1
degree negative). To do this you would remove shims from the inside of the upper
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link (between trailing arm and suspension
link), and add more shims to the inside of
the lower link, until you have tilted the
spindle 2 degrees. DO NOT SIMPLY DO THIS,
or you will lock up the front suspension
because the working surfaces will be misaligned by 2 degrees. The holes in the suspension link must be remachined at a 2 degree angle to make them line up with the
trailing arms, then the mating surface to
the trailing arm must also be remachined
to make it square.
After this operation, the holes for the
link pin bushings will be larger than the
original bushings, requiring new bushings
to be made from brass. When assembling,
forget about the shop manual instructions.
I use I shim between the upper trailing arm
and the suspension link, for a little better
bearing surface, and believe me that is all
that you can use. You will have to put the
other 9 shims on the outside to get the
proper tightening of the link pin. The bottom requires I shim on the outside, for the
reason stated above, but a fistful on the inside. Unfortunately, I never counted, but it
will depend on the amount of machining
anyway. Like Goldilocks, it's not too much,
not too little, adding shims until it's just
right; and you can get the pinch bolt into
the link pin slot.
Rubber choices
But... before you make too many wild
suspension modifications, you must consider
what tires you will be running. If stock is
the answer you can do all of the above because the 165 x 15 tires are plenty tall. However, back in the late '60's guys in California (where else) were runn ing 13 inch ·
wh eels with slic ks on Speedsters for
autocrossing. With all the radical suspension tricks, above, this would give you a
ground clearance of about zero. Another
factor in the wheel/tire equation is gear
ratio. You might say nobody is going to run
13 inch wheels anymore... But a 195/ 50x15
radial is approaching the same diameter as
the 13 inch slicks of the late 60's. This is
one way to get the equivalent of a 6:31 ring
and pinion and better acceleration, but it
has its limitations on the highway. Fitting
wider tires and wheels to your 356 poses no
problems in the front. But with an aerodynamic, teardrop shape, the body is dramatically narrower at the rear, not to mention
the lower wheel arches of early cars, just
where you need wider tires. The smaller
diameter tires tend to alleviate this, especially with a litt le negative camber.
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3 5 6 Registry 28 VoluIT1e 2 1. NUIT1ber 2
A Discussion with
Warren Eads
of Spyder Sports, Part 2
Continued from last issue
Dick Koenig. I now understand your
motto at Spyder Sports: "If we don't have it,
we'll make it." To some, that might sound
very ambitious, but I've seen some of your
parts- they're really quite good. Did you
have any special training or experiencethat
brought you to this point?
Warren Eads. I feel quite comfortable
doing this. I don't know if you're aware, but
prior to practicing orthodontics, my undergraduate training at V.C.L.A. wasin engineering. So, all of this research feels naturaL
However, what tells you the
most about where I'm coming
from is the enjoyment and experience with the cars in my
collection. When I look back, I
have been involved in most of
the restoration details of seventeen 4-cam cars, both Spyders
and GT's. Since my cars usually
have a racing history I like to
restore them to a moment in
the ir racing histor y. For this
550A it was the Pomona Grand
Prix in 1959. I like to also enter
the car I'vefinishedin any show
event where dust (or its absence) is not the main preoccupation.
Last year at a very nice
concours at the vintage races in Steamboat
Springs, Colorado, our 550A came in first.
Now it's time again to race the car and let
the public enjoy the history in action. I'm
only the present owner; there will be many
after meto seewhat the legendary Ken Miles
drove against all the big iron of the day. I
might add also that there are two Ken Miles
550A's- the other one is the most famous as
it won many races with Johnny Von
Neuman's team in '56 and '57. Mine is the
Otto Zipper car that replaced it for the '58
and '59 seasons. Miles preferred the 550A to
the RSK but used the more powerful RSK
engine. That is why he was racing it so late
in 1959 at Pomona.
OK. I understand your fascination a
litt le hetter. What happened next with the
550A- disassembly and inspection?
WE. Well, yes, and our fears came true.
The frame was cracked in many places we
Dick Koenig
The
Preservation
of Spyder
Race Cars
could not see. It is important at this point
to stress that during the dismantling process many photos were taken, rivet size,
hardness and type were documented, systems drawn and photos numbered to them.
Thisprocess is the mostimportant, especially
if you don't have another original 550A in
your neighborhood. You need to study the
shapes from very early photos of original
550As. They are quite different in
the nose from the 550. Note the
thickness of bondo on your car to
see what is lost. You can be sure
it's there, sodon't justsend the parts
to the stripper. Cut through the
paint slowly with a DA and polish
the cuts, note all the colors in order, note all the holes. Are there
Sebring, Le Mans running light
holes, mirror holes, any paint ed
numhers, etc.? All will he helpful
in documenting the history. Your
restorer must be into this approach
and any lack of patience will be a
problem in attitude to workingwith the details of other things later.
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We decided that the outer nose skin
was hopeless and reluctantly agreed to replaceit. We carefullyconsidered at this point
what should be replaced, what should be
edged and straightened and what should be
remade for structural reasons. Our conelusion was to take the rear section apart ,
straighten it and re-edge all stressparts with
about two inchesof fresh metal and re-weld
and rivet it back together. This took a good
gas welder. I usedBruceand Colin Kimmins
of Kimmins Coach Craft, Lake Havasu City,
Arizona. In learning their trade from their
father in New Zealand, they were taught at
an early age to save just about everything
when restoring a car. In New Zealand customs duty is very high and you must preserve what you have. We decidedto replace
the longitudinals and the belly
pans with a stronger structural
aluminum for improved
strength. The fire walls and inner fender wells were very good
except for the outer two inches,
so new edges were welded all
around. This provided fresh
metal to join and we were able
to reshape the fender well lips
to the precisecontours they had
originally. The fender well edges
then had good metal to weld to
when the time came later to put
the car back together.
In summary, three options
were developed. The easiest was
when the metal was still strong
but the rivet hole had become
slightly larger during drilling of the old rivets.We found there were special rivets available that retained the original head size but
had larger shanks. We also madea rivet tool
The finished nose w ith proper parking light
holes. Above center: The finished 550A at
Pom ona,1996. Hal Thom s photo.
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" I'm only the present ownerthere will be many after me to
see what the legendary Ken
Miles drove against all the big
iron of the day."
Ken Miles at Pomona in February . 1959. just
ahead of Bob Bondurant in the #58 Corvette.
"Big Iron" like the Corvettes. Ferraris. Maseratis
and an occasional V8-powered special had
up to 5 liters d isplacement. but the light a nd
nimble under-two liter Spyders were mo re
than a match for them in the corners .
Special thanks to Dave Friedman for
prOViding the photo.
th at sets th e same shape rivet head as
Porsche used. Asecond approach, when the
area around the hole had become both larger
and the metal was fatigued, was to weld it
closed and then redrill in a new drill pattern. Finally, the most extensive repairs occurred along those edges that were completely fatigued. Old metal was cut off and
new edges were made.
Most of the welding wasdone by Bruce,
whose weld repairs were so perfect that,
after metal finishing, they were often not
visible. He used hydrogen gas with oxygen
instead of the more typical acetylene. Two
of the advantages of this mix are that there
is less flux inclusion and subsequent paint
hlistering and also for areas that will be
left as bare metal, hydrogen causes less discoloration. Procedurall y, Bruce says he can
also see better during the welding process.
I'd like to emphasize that exceptional
gas welding skill is essential in this process.
The ability to fuse new metal to old in a
f1 awiess blend is necessary to return old
panels to as-new condition. Some restorers,
however, have told me it's impossihle to weld
this old stuff because there are just too many
impurities. They routinel y recommend replacement of entire panels with fresh metal.
Ohviously, new material is easier to work
with. For quality preservation, you need a
restorer who not only goes along with the
former philosophy but has the ahility.
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Good rivet systemsare the complement
of strong metal around holes and edges. I
want to just make a note that Porsche used
three different rivet systemson the Spyders.
Steel rivets and steel washers with steel
mounts were used for joints requiring exceptional strength, such as seat belt mounts
and body-to-frame brackets, Another system
used steel washers with hard aluminum rivets and then there were simply the aluminum rivets used, for example, to atta ch the
exterior skin. Each of these special systems
should he noted as the body is taken apart,
as well as the gauge and numher of
layers of aluminum.
DK. Acentral theme of your approach clearly is preservation. But I'm
also hearing a second thru st-which
might be called "strength"? Evolutions
in oil, ruhber, and fuel technologies
over the past 40 years enahle these
cars to travel faster than when new.
Do you do anything to strengthen the
cars other than renovate the edges?
WE. Act ually, you've asked two
questions here, both of which are
important to me. The first has to do
with materials and their strength.
The second concerns the engine and
its preservation. Some of the engine
parts, especially those N.L.A can he
improved and made stronger and
lighter so that engines can perform
better and last longer. Spyder Sports
is working on th is, but maybe we
should stick with the body first.
In answer to your other question, there are different thicknesses
and types of aluminum parts. There are
straight pieces that are stressed a lot, fatigue easily and are prone to damage, i.e.
the helly pan and longitudinals. Belly pans
were occasionally replaced over the life of
some cars. They were dented hy rocks on
off-road trips and often got scissored going
on or off a trailer. Because of their flat,
simple shape they can be replaced. On the
other hand, longitudinals often took a heating from stress and side impacts. In the reconstruction, both panels were kept to original thi ckness and strength by remaking
them with 6061 alloy aluminum tempered
half-hard.
I'd like to add a detail note ahout metallurgy, particularl y of the aluminum. We
did an assay of the composition and hardness of many sections of the car. The results were sometimes tri cky to interpr et
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because some of the alloys made 40 years
ago are no longer available. Some think the
preferred metal for the outer body among
current alloys is 3003 or 5052. The rear fire
wall, if it has to be remade, is best formed
with 3003 due to its complexity while the
frame of the door should be 5052. Seldom
did our research suggest dead soft 1100. I
mention this because 1100 alloy is quite
popular amongrestorers of British and Italian cars. It's very soft, forgivingand easy to
work, but doesn't have the strength required
for a Spyder body. You could make a perfectly smooth, maybe flawless 550A body
out of 1100 in less time, but it wouldn't hold
up for racing. So, we were able to preserve
the originalshape and character of the body
metal while keeping the strength.
OK. Standing now before your car, it's
clear why you went to so much effort. Your
car looksready for any coneours but it looks
like it was made in the '50's. I see the valleys, the correct shape of the nose, fender
lips and the fine fit of the panels. There
are fluid lines and attractive contours, but
there's also a new sense of strength and
purpose. It's ready for another 30years. It's
almost as if the car was pausing, like it was
meant to live full time on the track. Or
maybe, a short pit stop or visit, and then
"see you later." There's no sense of an ultra
wet look statue yearning for admiration.
The eye does not stop to note the character
of an out-of-line rivet or unusual wrinkle
from the original tooling. Warren, I think
you've accomplished your goal!
WE. There's no question, Spyders are
fun to look at and even more exciting to
race. The cover photo of the July/August,
1996 Registry shows the car as it is today.
I guess that brings us to the engine.
This one has its original I500cc engine,
which is rare now days. With our developments and safety enhancements, it may last
a lot longer-if you don't overrev it, of
course!
OK. Thanks for now. Stay tuned.
Above left: The oute r she ll of the c ar' s rear aft er stra ig htening. Above: The w e lded -in edge repair
of the origina l o il c oo ler low er mouth cover. Top: The "mo uth" installed on the c a r,
1959 GT Speedsters
Number
Engine Serial
Number Sequence
10 cars
P92000
13 cars
P95000
Engine Type
Number
692/1
692/3
NOTE: I received a note from Dean
Watts following publication of the story
about the Romig Carreras (Volume 20-4).
Dean wondered if I made a mistake in describing their 1959 GT Speedster as 1500 cc
and sv He said that he had heard that all
'59 GT's had 12 volts and 1.6 liter engines.
Knowing that I might have made a
mistake, I called my number one sourceBill Doyle. I don't believe there's a question
he'd consider too tough. After I read Dean's
letter to Bill, he commented that this is one
of several misconceptions about these GT's.
In 1959, there were both 1500cc/6 volt cars
and 1600cc 12 volt cars. There wasn't an
exact productiondate sequence between the
two types. In other words, the 1.5 liter cars
weren't all made first; they were spread
throughout the year. Bill provided the above
chart about the 23 GT Speedsters, all of
which had plain-bearing cranks.
By coincidence, after mychat with Bill,
I got a call from Tim Goodrich of T.G. Restorations in Grant's Pass, Oregon. Tim is a
phone pal and just as passionateas Billand
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Displacement
Volts
Carburetors
1500cc
1600cc
6V
12V
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I about identifying and documentingoriginal and authentic features of our cars. When
I mentioned my discussion with Bill, Tim
and I spontaneously engaged in a lively discourse about several other myths and fantasies. Examples included the one about the
engine compartment having no sounddeadening insulation and another about oil lines
and fittings all being plated silver. Both of
us, as well as many of you, have been involvedin numerous other discussions of this
nature , all of which have resulted in a
heightened sense of frustration . Who's going to take the first steps in getting the
"facts"? We'd like to volunteer.
Each of us currentl y is studying an
original 1957 Speedster (Tim's is a GS and
mine is a GT). We'd like to share how we go
about collecting the photos and information, and what sense we make of it. There's
a huge amount of material to cover and it
can be very confusingunless managed carefully. Hopefully, others with original cars
will step forward to join us. We are targeting our first report for sometime this fall.
.July / August 1997
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356's Ta ke Center Stage in Tucson at PCA
Southern Arizona Region 's Annual Concours
By Jerry McDermott
I
n a show featuring the new Boxster, several 993's
and many other newer cars, the Best Of Show
was the 1958 coupe of Skip & Leslie Shirley. Perennial
winners Dennis & Barb Crowley won their division with
the oldest 356present. And the most knowledgeable group,
the judges, chose Bi ll Hubartt's 1963 Carrera Pan Americana car with full wheel covers (see volume 20-5, page
23) as the j udge's Choice.
This was the 30th Anniversary of the Southern Arizona Region of PCAand approximately 45 Porsches were
judged and displayed. Charter member j eff Gamble was
re-united with the original owner of his 1960 Roadster.
Former SA R President, Steve Proctor, chose the concours
as the first public unveiling of his newly restored 1958
speedster. PCA Zone Rep and a Board member were also
present to help with the festivities. In addition, 356 fans
Vic & Lucy Rivera flew from Detr oit to att end the
concours.
The concours was held at St. Philip's Plaza in Tucson, a multi-level shopping area surrounded by restaurants and boutiques and featuring a fountain and the
majestic presence of a large statue of its namesake. It
was an excellent sett ing affording viewing of the
Porsches, shopping and the proximity to the hotel for
out-of-towners, At night the cars were removed and tables
magically appeared for an outdoor dinner under the stars.
In the formal part of the evening the dignitaries said a
few congratulatory words and j eff Ga mble traced the
history of the Region. "Cinco" was chaired by Barb &
Dennis Crowley who did their usual outstanding job. It's
a pity "Cinco" can only come once a year.
Top : The Shirley's beautiful '58 coupe is the cente rpiece in a Porsche display.
Above: Jeff Ga mb le and his car's first owner, Left: The Web b 's '58 cab riolet.
Editor'sNote:An event like this represents a perfect opportunity f orpeople
who may be unfamilia r with a 356 tosee, appreciateami learn moreabout the
cars. These owners have done a great seruicef or all of us by helping to spread
"thefaith,"I commend the Arizona Outlaws and encourage all Registry members to display
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Tire size c a n ha ve the same effec t as
changing your final d rive ratio. Prof ile.
c o mpound a nd overall design will also effec t
ride . handling and stresson suspension parts.
Shown is a 195/65x15 tire on a 5.5 inch rim
(left) next to a standard 165x15 on a 4.5 inch
rim from a 356 A/B .
Roland-scontinued from page 28
Let's look at the overall 356 tire picture. The standard is considered to be 165x15;
early cars, through 1955 used 5.00/5 .25xI6;
these were replaced by 5.00/ 5.50xI5 on the
early 356A's. The 16 inch tires are about 1-1/
2 inch larger in diameter than the 15's, so
that's one way to lower your early car about
3/ 4 of an inch. Earl y 911's used these same
165xl5 tires, if you can imagine that. When
Porsche started upgrading 911 handling they
went to a 185/ 70x15 tire (on a 6 inch rim)
because these are the same diameter as the
165. There was also a 185 xl4 tire mounted
on a Fuchs alloy wheel as part of the 911 E
comfort package. The other sizes that fall
into this same 24-1/2 to 25 inch diameter
group (depending on size and wear) as the
165xl5 tire are 195/65 xI5, 205/60x15 and
205/55x I6. 195/ 60x15 and 205/50x 15 are
smaller in diameter (not to mention 195/
50xl5 at 22-1/2 inches). These will change
your gear ratio and speedometer reading.
The 185/ 70x15 equivalent is the largest size
currently legal for vintage racing (SVRA).
Other racing organizations have many other
possihilities from "stock" for historic racing
to "anything goes" in modified autocrossing.
...And wheels
Wheels not only offer a performance
improvement but also a chance for art istic
expression. They are one modification that
can make a remarkable change in a Porsche
that is alsoeasily reversihle. Obviously, there
are two distinct types of wheels: for drum
or disc brakes. The two non-original wheels
most seen on the 356 are the Brazilian
chrome 5-1/2 xIS for drums and 911 wheelssteel or alloy-for disc brakes. Disc wheels
are not a problem. Any wheel that will bolt
on to a 911 (including the 14" Fuchs) will
bolt on to a 356, maybe requiring a combination of spacers and fender modifications.
Anythingup to 6xl5 with a 195/65 tire will
fit a 356A or later car...tightly to very tightly.
The rear fenders can be "pushed" out a
little bit if necessary. Place a port-a-power
jack with a small piece of wood under the
fender at the point of interference. Use a
heat lamp to "soften" the paint so it won't
crack. When warm, expand the jack slowly
stretching the fender. Measure first so you
know how far you are going and take your
time. Other solutions involve cutting and
welding, "Turbo" style fenders, or even completely radiusing the wheel opening for a
real custom look.
There are more solutions to drum brake
wheels than you may realize. Forracing, the
stock wheels can be widened to any width.
This used to be a cheap solution, but I think
it has gotten up to $30 or $40 a wheel now.
Basically, the wheel is mounted on a lathe
and the outer rim is sliced in half next to
the center section. Aband of metal the same
thickness is then welded to the back half
of the rim and then the front half of the
rim is welded to that. All welds are done in
the drop center where the tire is mounted
and are not visible. The heat from MIGwelding is fairly low so I have seen chrome
wheels widened this way without ruining
the chrome. Who will be the first person to
widen out a set of 16 inch Porsche drum
brake wheels for 205/55 x 16 tires?
Some aftermarket wheels have a large
enough center that they could be redrilled
for drum brakes. I don't, however recommend redrilling th e brake drums for a
smaller bolt patt ern . They have raised,
thicker areas where the studs are located. A
flat area would have to be machined inside
and outside to mount the studs. This area
would now be thinn er in an area of increased stresses. For all that trouble and
expense it would be cheaper to convert to
disc brakes, or maybe have Boyd Coddington
make you a set of trick wheels. VW wheel
adapters to mount Chevy wheels are also in
the "not recommended" category because of
strength and quality questions, not to men-
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tion moving the wheels out another 3/4 of
an inch; in effect, a wheel spacer.
Wheel spacers have their placeand you
may want to use them for a vintage look.
Porsche first used these on the Carrera GT
cars with 60 mm wide front brake drums.
The cars were homologated with the same
track width as the standard 40mm drum.
This meant that the wheel rim had to be
moved 20mm inward on the center which
was furth er out on the wider drum. Using
this same offset rim in the rear with 40
mmdrums meant that the rear track would
be narrower than stock and there would
most likely be tire-to-trailing arm interference. So 20mm wheel spacers and longer
studs were the answer. The original Carrera
spacers were threadedand screwed onto the
studs. Later, aftermarket spacers simply slip
over the studs. I have used a stack of steel
"Wheel spacers have their place
and you may want to use them
for a vintage look."
hardware store washers as spacers and my
wheelsdidn't fly off at 110 mphon the track.
It is easy to get some 2-1/8 inch aluminum
bar stock and make them whatever thickness you want on a lath e. You must use
longer studs, which are available to 85 mm
long. There should be two to three threads
protruding out of the lug, not inside it! But
other than vintage looks, or setting the exact track width on a race car, wheel spacers are not necessary, or desira ble, Custom
wheels can do the same thing. Disc brake
cars can use '69 or later 911 front hubs to
get 5/8" or about 17 mm extra track width
per side since they are thicker than the early
911/356 hubs.
One way to make a trick set of wheels
out of plain steel wheels, widened or not, is
to paint them. Body color was popular for a
long time, and this can look nice against a
polished brake drum or even with a crested
Super hubcap. Stage II is to paint them a
contrasting color: Yellow wheels on a red
car. Red, blue, or green on a white car. Purple
against silver would be stunning. Or my favorite, yellow wheels on a black car. Of
course you can paint alloy wheels too. But
it's easier to buy style for a disc brake car,
since any 911 wheel from BBS to OZ will fit.
Who will be the first to have 18 inch "Technology" wheels in full radius, Turbo S-style
fenders?Suddenly, the opportunities for creativity are endless!
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34 Volume 2 1. Num b e r 2
V
asek Polak was born in Prague,
Czechos lovakia in 1914. He
fo ught for his homeland
against the Nazis and as a resistance fighter
was wounded in both lungs in May, 1945.
After the war he raced motorcycles and
sports cars in the pre-Communists days. He
was a good driver but a better mechanic.
In September, 1949 his beloved homeland was under control of the Communists.
While in his motorcycle repair shop one day,
the secret police made an unannounced visit.
His wife ji ndriska stopped them in the front
of the shop. Vasek was in the rear when
Jindriska phoned him to ask when he would
be home for lunch. At this predetermined
warning code, Vasek hung up the phone, put
down his tools and walked out the back door.
lie wasn't to see his wife and two small
children again for almost 19 years.
Thro ugh t he help of severa l close
friends, Vasek spent the next several days
in a harrowing escape to Germany. He was
intercepted by German police and was then
detained by American military police who
interrogated him and sent him to a refugee
camp in Deggendorf.
He fled the camp and ended up in
Munich where he worked his way up to the
head of the motor pool for the American
Red Cross and American Consulate. Professional smugglers who promised to bring his
family out took nearly all his money. He
became a driver for the United StatesCounterintelligence Corps, hoping to make more
direct contacts. This, however, also failed to
bring his family to freedom. Ironically, as
he would transport agents to the Czech border to be smuggled into his homeland, he
was mistrusted as a possible double agent.
Fi nally, he qualified for entry to the
United States, where he spent a litt le more
than a year as a Ford repairman in New
Jersey and later for a German car importer
in New York City before he return ed to
Munich for the next four years desperately
trying to bring out his family. He worked at
an auto repair shop next to Radio Free Europe hoping somehow, someone might have
some way for him to get his family out from
behind the Iron Curtain. It was 1957 and it
was at this time that he worked at the
Porsche factory for several months and
maintained veryclose contact with Wilhelm
Hild, head of the race department. It was
here that he get to knew the Fuhrmann
engine better than anyone and worked on
the factory race cars.
Remembering
Vasek Polak
Hal Thoms
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Vasek Po lak, born in 1914, d ied of heart fa ilure
o n April 16th. He w as honored last year at the
Pom ona Vinta ge Races where this photo w as
ta ke n. Hal Thoms
He was once more heartbroken as a
friend in Prague relayed to him that the
Communists were taking all the money he
sent to his family, and as long as he would
send them hard currency the Communists
would never let them go. He couldn't stop
tr ying so he still sent them money, never
knowing if he would see them again, and
returned to New York.
After a year of working as a Porsche
specialist for Max Hoffman's garage and
saving $3,000, Vasek set out for California
in 1958 in a very beat-up VW bus with a
Ka rmann Ghia in tow, and barely made it
to Manhattan Beach. There he opened a oneman repair shop specializing in Porsches.
After a year he had saved enough money
and through his Porsche connections started
the first exclusive Porsche dealership in the
United States.
It wasn't until 1968 he was able to be
re-united with his family. Unfortunately
there was bitterness and after a brief try
his marriage to Jindriska broke up. She and
his daughter returned to Europe, although
his son remained in California.
Over the years, the Porsche dealership
was expanded to include BMW, Audi, Saab,
and Subaru dealerships, all successful and
in full operation today in Hermosa Beach.
In 1986 Vasek marri ed Anna Maria
Littlejohn. They lived a wonderful life until 1993 when Anna Maria died of breast
cancer. He was later recognized for his $1.2
million dollar contri bution to Torrance
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Memorial Breast Diagnostic Center.
Vasek Polak's success with Porsche racing cars and his closerelationship with the
Porsche family is legendary. It started with
Max Hoffman in New York where he was
the only mechanic permitted to work on
the four-cam roller-crank Carrera engines.
Wanting to be on his own, he turned down
offers fromJohn von Neumann, at that time
the VW and Porsche distributor in Los Angeles. Vasek Polak became the West's best
Porsche tuner, preparing the Spyder of John
von Neumann even though John had his
own crew of top notch mechanics. Vasek
would lighten the flywheels, use lighter
valve springs and try different cams. There
wasmuch skepticism from the factory works
mechanics because he was turning his motors upwards to 8400 RPM while factory
specs went only 7700. Proving his point, the
Vasek Polak ent ry ran th e 12 hours of
Sebring and then another 6 hour race at
Daytona with the same engine, finishing
both events and still running strong.
He sent the factory a batch of his lightweight valve springs and boasted that if the
factory boys would assemble a motor using
his springs on one side and the Porsche spec
springs on the other, the side with his parts
would stay together if revved to 9000 RPM
while the other side would blow! Unfortunately the stubborn Germans did not listen.
On a later trip to the Porsche factory, Vasek
Polak was very disappointed to find that
his springs were never used and had not
even been tested.
By the time the Rs-60 and Rs-61 models were competing, the factory finally realized the great results Vasek Polak was
having and began ordering the "California
springs" from him for all the factory entries.
With each success came more and more
drivers seeking his mechanical magic. His
list of customers incl uded Jack McAfee
(Polak team driver), Ken Miles, Jerry Titus,
Wolfgang von Tripps.jean Behra.]o Bonnier,
Bob Holbert, and Roger Penske,
His racing team then moved into 904's
and 906's which were also very competitive. In 1966 the Vasek Polak 911 took the
SCCA C-Production National Championship.
He later campaigned 917's and 934's in
Can Am, Trans-Am and other series, including vintageracing overthe last several years.
He leaves an impressive race car collection,
just one part of his legacy to all Porsche
lovers.
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"I must confess that on first acqua inta nce years ago, 1did not lik e Porsche a bit.
It seemed to me to oversteer to an a bsurd
degree, a nd alth ough one got used to the trick
of going around left-hand corne rs on right
lock, the a rt of extracting the utmost from
the Porsche dema nded a d ri ving tecbniqu e
so diff erent fro m that needed fo r otber cars
tbat tbe driving world tend ed to be divided
into Porsche dr ivers a nd tbe rest, toitb f ierce
d ebate going on p ermanently bet ween
tbem...
"The han dlin g is now superb. Tbe dri ver
is no longer remind ed contin uously that tbe
engine is at the rem : The car does exactly
what he wa nts it to do, an d tbe limit to its
gym nastic possibilities on a windi ng road
seems to be imposed solely by tbe dr iver's
skill a nd the speed of his reacti ons."
SPORTSCA R QUA RTERLY
Spring edi tio n, 1958
P
att y and I just return ed from
Spain where we attended the
Porsche 356 International Meet,
a really neat event-especially the parts during which I was awake. The Spanish really
do start eating about midnight and I kept
falling asleep. The second night we were
served Dorodo (a sort of sea Bass, near as I
can tell) in its native state-other than being dead and hot. There was pandemonium;
lots of Germans don't seem to eat fish and
many others didn't seem to want to be
graphically reminded whence comes a fish
dinner. Bob Gummow asked, "Can't you get
a hamburger in this place?" Both he and
Wayne Callaway calmed down, though, after their wives filleted their fish.
The European club is really upscale:
black tie the last night- after traveling in a
356?! You could only tell the waiters from
the guests by the waiter's white gloves.There
were no young, impecuneous owners running on duct tape and prayers here. The
event was crawling with Carreras and Bob
Garretson brought a 550A, with which he
had just run the Mille Miglia. Uwe Biegner
drove all the way down from Germany in
his '53 1500S; but then he did the same thing,
with the same car from Boston to Cypress
Ga rdens for last fall's Holiday.
Most of the 250 Porsches there had been
acquired in the US-the touring event instructions werein both kilometers and miles.
There were four groups, split by language.
We were in the English (clearly the second
language, or functionally the first since this
seems to be everyone's second language)
AMERICAN RACING
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Dead Fish, Updates
and a New Racing Book
Dutch and Flemish group. It was a superb
event. Incidentally, the annual Austrian
event at Gmiind will be the first weekend
in September and next year's International
Treffen will be at Gmiind in the Spring.
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Susann Miller has updated her Porscbe
Power,Perf ormance And Perfection. In gen-
eral I am not wild about mini-coffee table
books; they tend to be superficial and filled
with photographs of recently restored cars.
Susann manages to tread the line between
overview and superficial. This is not the
source for finding the first flocked glove
compartment; however, it does give a decent Porsche history. It's the sort of thing
you can use to introduce people to Porsche.
Basically, I find that an interesting but nonpertinent notion.I don't consort with people
who need introducing to Porsche history.
Of greater interest is the opportunity
Susann provides for Widening your Porschescope. Suppose you're not spending enough
money on hard parts for your 356; Susann
can introduce you to concours d'elegance,
or racing (she races an original TransAm
9IIL), and where else can you learn about
the different Porsche clubs worldwide, including the Registry?
Finally, there are vast amounts of
money to be spent on art. Art? Yes, art, ranging from posters to magnificent sculpture
by Larry Braun and Stanley Wanlass. Even
galleries are listed.This should not surprise
th ose who are int erested in literature.
Susann and Dick Merritt, in 1978, wrote
Porscbe Brochures and Sales Litera ture, A
Source Book, 1948-1965 (and you thought
356 Registry
Harr y Pellow had long titles) which was
shortened to "MM"and is TH Edefinitive reference for advertising literature. Actually
it's strange that Susann spends no time dealing with this Porsche sideline.
The book's production values, including exceptional color photographs are high.
Clearly the strength of Susana's book lies
not with a better telling of the Porsche history but with derivatives: Porsche air engines, anniversary and special models and
editions (not 3561), little known information. The price is reasonable at $29.95.
A Porsche friend showed me a fantastic book the other day. It's Tom Burnside's
Am erican Racing. Road Racing in tbe 50s
and 60s. This is no mini-coffee table book,
this is the full size(IIxI2.5" and 300 + pages)
genuine article! You name the American race
and it's covered. There is a photo of my
friend's father racing a 356 cabriolet at
Brynfan Tyddyn in 1956.
All of the original black and white
photos are nicely reproduced as duotones.
Many magnificent Italian and British cars
of the period are shown, however, it is instructive to see that Porsche has always provided a large portion of the fields. While
other makes come and go Ferrari and
Porsche were the two constants in racing
during these years.
Rare photographs show that the other
constant was beautiful women.Stirling Moss
demonstrates a clear link between doing
well with one and doing well with the other.
Denise McCluggage provides an excellent accompanying text. But the first two times
through you will just look at photographs
with occasional peeks at the captions to
confirm a specific car. At $39.95 this is a
"buy me" book.
Editor's note The book, published by
the Germa n compa ny Konema n n (go f igure) is distributed by Motorbooks Interna tional, who supp lied a copy f or pbotos. Yo u
can order a copy f rom tbem a t 800-826-6600
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356 Tub Club Roundup
at Marble Fells. Texas
Mark Roth
T
exas. So close to heaven, so far
from everywhere else. Or something like that. We definitely are
far away from the 1997 Holiday locations
of South Carolina and California. What to
do? Let's have our own Holiday!
In January the only 356 club in Texas
was the Tub Club in the Dallas/F ort Worth
area headed by Walt Reeves. 1 called Walt
with the idea of a 356 event in the Texas
llill Country in early April. West of Austin
and north of San Antonio, equally distant
from DFW and Houston, the Hill Country's
roads are a driver's delight. Wildflowers
cover the countryside and it has many historic and charming small towns.
We set 15 cars as a goal for a successful
event. Don Rutherford, recently moved to
Dallas from California with his 1956 Speedster, became the DFWspark plugfor the "356
Tub Club Roundup," as we called it. Al Zim
got fired up, and volunteered to stock the
hospitality room and provide the door prizes.
Al also arranged the concours site for Sunday morning. Ray Browndesigned a Teeshirt
logo of a Speedster airborne over an armadillo (also known as a "Texas Speed Bump").
By late March we had 27 cars register ed. As th e appointe d weekend approached, all eyes were on the weather. Arriving at Marble Falls on Friday, we swapped
war stories with each new arrival about the
rain encountered. The DFW contingent had
their share of storm stories, and other intrepid travelers told tales of wind and rain.
After dinner Don Rutherford led a tech session about 356's on the Internet.
Saturday morning was glorious. We
washed our car s a nd headed out to
Fredricksburg, 70 miles away. The two lane
road was lined with bluebonnets and other
wildflowers. We drove over hills and around
curves at 65 plus. After a pit stop at the
courthouse square in Llano we arri ved in
Fredricksburg to shop, eat and relax.
Departing Fredrick sburg, we went
north to drive the "Willow Loop"; a low
speed, 15 mile stretch of narrow road that
winds through extremely picturesque hill
country. We drove through water crossings
covered with about one inch of running
water. We went up hills and down valleys.
Top : Mark an d Joc elyn Roth a f'!:!.!.d th e b luebonnets on Willow Loop. Sho wn here , the g roup hits
th e roa d to Frederic ksb urg . Below : A Boxster visits some of its otd erjo rnav mem bers.
Bluebonnets and colorful wildflowers blanketed the countryside. Other drivers would
pull over and wave as we went by. We were
in heaven.
From the Willow Loop it was back to
Marble Falls. We drove a two lane road east
with the sun at our backs and then detoured
to see Texas Spur 356 and take some pictures. We were driving fast; there was more
to do. Al Zim was to lead a tech session when
we got back. The session turned out to be
informative and entertaining as discussions
arose about the frequency of changing brake
fluid and engine oil. A good time was had
by all. Then it was off to the banquet. As
expected, the food was great and a video
program about the Boxster, provided by
Roger Beasley Porsche in Austin was a tremendous hit. We were pumped!
Sunday was also a beautiful day. A
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Boxster arrived, again courtesy of Roger
Beasley and all who wanted to go were
treated to a ride in the car. We assembled
the multitude at the city park and savored
the beauty of the cars. As it became time to
leave, a unanimous decision was made that
this would become an annual event. A souvenir poster was subsequently prepared and
sent to all the participants.
The event showed there is a great deal
of untapped potential for enjoyment out
there. Once the organizational ball got rolling others came forward to help push it
along. But all the planning and effort of
the organizers would have been meaningless unless other people participated. Every
person involved in any way got back far
more than they put into it.and everyone had
FUN with their 356. Isn't that what it's all
about?
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T
he '57Speedster had an overhauled engine, not too badly
done by the owner-we'll call
him Stan. Proper vintage for early 1957, but
with Solex 401'11 carbs and a Big Bore Kit,
of course.Nice sheet metal. Proper Bolts and
Cheese Head Screws. Not bad. But then the
Maestro noticed the Distributor wasn't quite
where it should be. Probably the Distributor drive was a tooth or two off.
The Complaint: Stan drove his Speedster down to the Monterey Holiday in August 1996, (where, Ironically, the Maestro
gave his Broken Parts Tech Session on Forensic Porsche Pathology), and the Speedster Bucked and Backfired every step of the
way! All 80 miles, Down and back.
Poor Stan had tried adjusting EVERYTIlING! Nothing worked. Everybody Stan
talked to at the Holiday said surely it was
the Solex Carbs.
FI NALLY he brought th e Sputte ring
Speedster into the Maestro's Shop, ostensibly for a "Tune Up", (Stan probably didn't
want to discourage the Maestro by telling
him about the Backfiring/ Sputtering problem beforehand!)
And boy, it sure seemed like it WAS the
Carbs! Bad backfiring out of "'3 cylinder
(ain't it always that darn "'3?) Some backfiring out of "'2 but not as bad. A rev limit
of 4500 r.p.m. Sure seemed like bad Solexes
with badly worn thrott le shafts.
But the Maestro never tries to do a serious Carb adjustment without first checking the Timing. Getti ng out his ever-Faithful Sears Magically Adjustable Timing Light
and a 12 volt battery (to power the timing
light, as the Speedster was still 6 volt), he
quickly hooked things up. Signaling Stan to
fire the Beastie up, the Maestro strobed the
Xenon Light of Truth onto the pulley.
The engine sett led in, idling at 'bout
1800 r.p.m. and not surprisingly, the timing
was almost 20 degrees advanced. The Maestro revved the engine up past 3000 r.p.m..
The timing went to 35 degrees and stayed
there, prett y steady.
The Maestr o popped off th e convenientl y-locat ed "'4 plug wire. The idle
dropped to an 800 r.p.m. erratic idle. At 800
r.p.m., the timing was just about Top Dead
Center.
"OK, I see a bit of the problem", said
the Maestro. "Your distributor should have
30 degrees advance in it but this one has 35
degrees advance. At low idle, she's firing
about Top Dead Center and at high r.p.m.
she's 35 degrees advanced. That's about as
far as you want to go, high speed timing
wise, with gas these days, but it makes the
idle timing too retarded. You've got the Typical Worn-Out Original Distributor Blues."
"How's 'bout we stick in an .050?" suggested the Maestro. "That'll at least eliminate the Distributor as a Problem."
Stan agrees to ANYTIIING, ANYTHING
just to make his formerly $90,000, then
$60,000, now $40,000 (maybe) Speedster,
RUN again! He was sick of explaining to all
th e pot enti al buyer s and th e boys at
Monterey why it backfired all the time and
generally ran like poo-poo,
The Maestro, meanwh ile was wondering just how bad THIS Original would be to
replace. Some are damn difficult. (Re moving hot, recalcitrant distributors throughout Eternity will be the Maestro's task in
Hell.)
Assuming the Position, he bent over the
engine with IOmm wrenches. And began.
After turning the engine to TDC on
number 1 cylinder, he disconnected th e
distributor's wire at the Coil, loosened the
distributor clamp, and the Original Distributor just jumped out into his outstretched
arms, eager to enjoy Retirement, having put
in its 40 years.
The Maestro eyeballed the Distributor
Drive GearDeep Down inside the Third Piece
of the Case. And, Yes, indeedy-it WAS rotated
a tooth or two; 'bout 30 degrees Clockwise
from where it should have been. Clearly an
Installer Boo-Boo, pointed out the Maestro
helpfully.
"Can you fix it?" said Stan. "Just pop
out the drive and rotate it a tooth or two?"
"Sure can," said the Maestro. "But first
you gotta remove the FUEL PUMP, since the
fuel pump drive shaft sits on the eccentric
of the Distributor drive and you can't pull
the Drive up with the fuel pump shaft in
the way. And to pull the fuel pump on a hot
engine is not an especially enjoyable experience. Besides, the drive is only off a litt le
bit. I bet I can fit the .050 in OK."
Which turned out to be true. In went
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the New .050. Smoothly. Like it wanted to
be there. The Maestro attached the plug
wires, making sure th at the .050's Rotor
pointed towards th e litt le notch on the
distributor's body when "'1 plug was about
to fire.
That done, he cranked the pulley a
quarter inch to the left to provide a guessed
5 degrees advanced. And gently rotated the
.050's body until the points jussssst started
to open. That's decent enough timing for
initial fire-up. The Maestro motioned to Stan
to fire the engine up again. It fired up and
the Maestr o pointed his Xenon Light of
Truth on the crank pulley. The .050 was
idling at about 8 degrees advanced. The
Maestro revved it up past 3000 r.p.m., the
advance going to about 36 degrees. Abit too
much.Cranking in a little clockwise retard,
the Maestro adjusted the .050 to give 'bout
33degrees high Speed Advance beyond3000.
That resulted in some 6 degrees advanced
when idling. There was an Immediate, Noticeable Difference. Now, when the engine
was revved up and then let goit would come
back DOWN to a proper idle around 1000
RPM- it no longer "hung up" at 1800 RPM
And the Solexes that all Monterey said
were bad actually adjusted prett y well, considering their age and non-Pristine natur e.
So, the Maestro told Stan to take a Test Drive.
Stan came back from his Speedster Run
testing out his new .050 Distributor.
"Why it's absolutely AMAZING, Maestro!" said Stan excitedly. "It runs just like it
should! Before I couldn't get it over 4500
r.p.m. Now, I can do 55001 It's Wonderful!"
The Maestro, alwaysimpressed with his
work when things work, even tried out the
Speedster and yes, despite pausing for the a
weak second gear synchro, it drove almost
like a real car, so it mustave have been MUCH
better than before! SOOOOO much better
than before that it was Obvious to the Most
Casual Observer-the Maestro included-that
the ORIGI NAL DISTRIBUTOR must have been
the CAUSE of 93.56%of the Problem!
And WHAT was the problem with the
Original Distributor that could masquerade
as a set of bad Solexes, causing mucho backfiring, loss of power, erratic idling and 4500
RP M rev limiter? THAT is your Mission,
should you decide to accept it.
The Maestro had no choice but to figure out why this Distributor did what it
did, with the Customer standing nearby,
impatiently waiting for the Answer.
So.IikeColombo, the Maestro went back
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to the Scene of the Deception to inspect the
Original Distributor more fully. Fortunately
he found it still warm, not HOT as Hell like
it when first plucked from the engine.
The Maestro aligned the Distributor's
Rot or t o point t o the Notc h in th e
Distributor's body, #1 cylinder. Then, he
slowly rotated the shaft clockwise, watching as the points opened properly for #1cylinder.
He then turned the drive shaft further
clockwise to open the points of the second
cylinder in the Firing Order, #4 Cylinder,
and they opened like they should. Bor-ing.
This isgetti ng prett y Boring said the always
Impulsive Center of Higher Reasoning.
And rotating the distributor to the next
cylinder in firing order, #3 cylinder, what
did he find? He turn ed the shaft clockwise,
and waited for the cam lobe on the Distributor to open the points. And waited. And
waited. Until it was Intuitively Obvious to
even th e Most Casual Observer that th e
points HADN'T OPENED! And Wouldn't Open!
Yes, that's RIGHT! The points WERE
opening properly for #1and #4 cylinder, but
NOT for #3 cylinder, NOR, as it turned out,
for #2 cylinder either!
Now, HOW can an Original Distribut or
fail in such a way as to do THAT? 1hear you
cry incredulously! Only the Original Distributor Gods know for sure.
Now consider the problem: the points
don't open and the spark plugs don't fire on
#3 or #2 cylinder! Number 3 cylinder is on
the Left Hand Side and #2 Cylinder is on
the Right hand side, so BOTH sides run
poorly, in a way that closely duplicates "bad
carburetors!" Could TillS be the causeof lack
of power, backfiring, erratic idle and a 4500
r.p.m. limit?
Do Bearsgo poo-poo in the woods? You
BET it was!
And will a New .050 Distributor exorcise the demons from a BAD Original and
eliminate, at modest expense, all possibility
of a Bad Distributor? A cheap yet effective
way to Separa te the Electri cal Problems
From the Fuel Problems?
You Betcha! And shouldn't the Maestro
have placed his Timing Light on EACHWIRE
to ascertain where there be Spark flowing
inside?
Yes! AndNext Time maybe he'll try that
to find the Wire With No Spark. And now
you'll know that Trick too.
And you'll:
KEEP THE 356 FAITH!
P.S. The next day the Maestro took
the Devilish Distributor over to Jay's for his
look-see. The Maestro was desperately seeking a solution as to why TWO lobes of the
Distribut or opened the points fully (0.018"),
but two others barely moved the points at
all. Somewhere, there were eighteen-thousands of an inch missing.
When th e Maestr o eye ba lle d th e
Distribut or's Cam with his UN-aided Eye
(glasses off) , he found no evidence of a
"pass" having been worn through the Mountain of the lobes.
Jay was interested enough in the cause
to get out his Dial Indicator with the Magnet ic Base whic h he attac hed to t he
Distributor's convenient Cast Iron body.
lIe placed the dial indicator on the circular part of the shaft where the rotor seats.
And rotated the shaft. The Dial Indicator
showed over .020" "runout".
Twenty Thousandths eccent ricity is
enough to open the points on one side of
the distributor to the needed .016"-.018" and
yet, not move the points on the other side
at all!
Wonder how that happened, thought
the Maestro. Maybe a whack from a ham-
mer during a "rebuild". Or a drop onto a
concrete floor? Or did it occur when trying
to remove the hardened steel pin that holds
the drive "tang" to the distributor's drive
shaft? That hardened steel pin is non-trivial
to remove, and ifin you don't protect or
"cradle" the Distributor during the removal
process you can really screw th ings up.
Which is another reason why the Maestro likes th e .050's. They're New, th ey
HAVEN'T been "rebuilt" so they haven't been
screwed up in an infinit e number of possibly ways by well-meaning owner/ restorers.
It's really your safest option.
Oh, yes; of course, this problem could
have been easily found if only the Maestro
had checked the TIMINGof the OTHER cylinders too! With the points barely opening,
the timing would have been off badly in
the two other cylinders. Boy, all these Tips
and Tricks at once, can you handle it?
But ifin you plan to rebuild your Original Distri butor, be sure to add "Following
Final Assembly, please check the run-out of
the distributor shaft" to your Distributor
Rebuild Check List.
And:
KEEP THE 356 FAITH!
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"52Cabriolet #15090. Solid. Updated with later
engine and trans. Needs complete restoration.
161 wheels. SI6,000. '52 coupe #12034. No rust.
Champaign Yellow/tan corduroy interior. Very
nice driver with '62 engine and trans. SI4,000.
Parker Tyler, Skowhegan, ME, home 207/4748163, ofc. 207/ 453-2168, fax 207/453-2878.
"53 coupe. Original floors, VW motor, matching
numbers. Needs restoration. S7500. Chris Casler,
Newport Beach, CA, 714/ 631-2464.
"53 coupe #51015. Original famil y owner. Partial
tool kit , factor y manu al s. In exce 1lent
condition. lias been in storage for 24 years.
Great project car.In original state of condition.
SI7,000. Mike Sheldon, Arlington, WA, home
360/435-8500, ofc. 360/4 03-9600, fax 360/ 4030289, e-mail Sheltech@sos.sos.net.
"55Speedster vintagechampion #80778.Mexico
Blue and silver. Race prepared with absolutely
all the right stuff by Ecurie Engineering. Ready
to compete in '97 season. Trades considered.
S53,000. Steve Pfeffer, Lebanon, Nil, 603/448 0414.
"55 Speedster #80688. Signal Red/black coupe
seats. Michelin tries, owner's manual signed by
Dr. Porsche. Full set of tools. Very nice show
and goshape.Super details.S38,000.Jack Rabell,
Alpine, CA, 619/445-3152.
"55 Speedster #80590. Red/tan/tan. Shown
many times in PCAand Registry events. Always
lst place. Man y judges and Peoples' Choice, Best
of Showawards. Original motor and trans. Tools
and manual. None finer. Delivery available.
S61,000. Bob King, Medford, OR, 541/773-7119.
"55 coupe, solid and straight, complete, 16".
Needs cosmetics (outside) . Tim lIist and ,
Sellersville, I'A, 215/257-3355.
"56 Speedster #82545, eng. #60065. Car is totally
disassembled and has been chemically dipped.
99%complete.SI9,500. Partialtrades considered.
Ra y Wills, Aldie, VA, 202/ 663-5137 days, 703/
327-4125 eve.
"56 Speedster.Matching numbers, no accidents,
orig. floors, complete.Needs restoration.S24,500.
Chris Casler, New port Beach, CA, 714/ 631-2464.
Brenda Perrin
Box 29-547
Columbus. OH 43229
Cars for sale
"51 split window coupe #10899, 1300cc, Adria
Blue. Totally restored, very orig., full Connolly
leather int., Blaupunkt, tool kit, owner's man.,
jack, lIazet tourist kit, Petri wheel. S65,000.
Christer Rye, Sjogardsgatan 85, 57136 Nassjo,
Sweden, 0380-73926, fax 0380-73976.
"52 coupe #11648 Silver Gra y/blue lthr, '58 eng.
Restored. Split window, Telefunken. S24,000.
Paul Thompson, Lincoln, NE, 402/488-8826.
"57 coupe #58289, eng. #1'63358. Rare pre-1'2
beehives, single rear overrider. The ultimate
'/\ coupe to restore. All original metal, matching
numhered panels, minor metal repair. Original
sales receipt Nov. 30, 1956, North Hollywood
entertainer. Ran 3 years ago when stored. With
correct Golde 'V' sunroof clip. SI2,500. Frank
Torchia, Chicago, IL, 847/726-0629.
"58 coupe #104857, Normal motor, original
floors, black/red, great restoration project.
S6400. Christopher Casler, Newport Beach, CA,
714/ 631-2464, e-mail c356c@aol.com.
356 Registry
"58 Speedster. Black/red. Beautiful. Restored.
S45,000. Dick Entorf, Leesburg, FL, 352/32634253, fax 352/326-0332.
" 58 Cabriole t #150914. All metal work
professionally finished. No clips or accidents,
excellent solid Cab for restoration. Ruby Red.
SI4,500. Also '62 Cab. Chris. Casler, Newport
Beach, CA, 714/ 631-2464, e-mail c356c@aol.com.
"59 coupe #104852. Ivory with red interior.
Original engine #70793 and trans. #21602. No t
concours but very good condition. Driven
regularly in summer. Same owner for 13 years.
Original owner's manual with Cardex. 85K
miles. S18,000 Canadian. Tom Guhbin, Stoney
Creek, ON, 905/5 78-5709, fax 905/ 578-3443.
"59 Convertible D#86601 Navy Illue/black, S90 engine, constantl y maintained and have
records, used as a daily driver. This car is in
great shape. Photos available. S27,500. Graem
Elliott, Redondo Beach, CA 310/375-2897.
"59 Convertible D #58616. 38K actual miles.
Prof. restoration. Aquamarine Blue from factory
sample book/blu e leather. 2nd place concours
'95 W. Coast lloliday. Never any rust or accidents.
One of the finest in existence. S49,500. Russ
[aenecke, Boulder, CO, 303/44 0-7028.
"59 1600s Roadster #87625. Totally original.
Ground up mechanical and body restoration
w/ < 200 miles since.Meticulous work done by
the best people around. All numbers match.
Royal Blue/bl ack leather and top.S35,000. IIruce
Evans, Rochester, MI, 810/ 650-8899.
"59 coupe #108508 originally Meissen IIlue/red.
Original Normal engine. Sitting 25 plus years.
Ru sty floors, doors. lias Nardi, Illaupunkt.
Shows 55,000 miles. Less bumpers. Good title,
manual, keys. In primer. Restore, race car or
good basis for a Beck or kit. S2800 or trade.
Trey liarrison, Memphis, TN, 901/278-9024.
" 60 coupe. 1600 #11 2723, eng. #1'603469.
Registered through 8/97 . Restoration project.
S2000 OBO. Tower Isho, Modesto, CA, 209/ 5753505 eves only.
"60 Cabriolet #154266. '64 'C' engine #1'716631.
Recent ivory paint, black lIaartz top, rebuilt
Zeniths & fuel pump, new distributor, steering
damper and battery, new Koni adjustable rear
(Bogesfront). New Dunlops and powder coated
wheels, reupholstered and rebuilt seats, new
square weave carpet, sheepskins, luggage rack,
moons 114s, clock. S26,500 OBO. Erik Sharp,
Manhattan lIeach, CA, work 213/38 0-9100, fax
213/380-7290, home310/ 546-6266 before 9 PM.
"60 sunroof coupe. Red/black. 1I0dy and pan
100% restored. Needs to he assembled. lias all
new interior and exterior parts, most factory.
3sets factory chrome wheels.5 misc.356 engine
and many other parts. Sell all. SI5,000. Dan
Puchalski, Lexington, KY, 606/ 255-7424.
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"61 coupe #115998. Silver, 1600s strong engine.
Driver, Good condition. $9500. Louis Muzekari,
Columbia, SC, 803/252-3975.
"61 Roadster #88582, eng. #1'604005. Street
concours, Guards Red/b lack int. Mint cond.,
mech. flawless, exceptionall y maintained,
unbelievably beautiful. Complete records since
total restoration in '86. Show engine with big
bore and Webers is meticulous and has less than
8500 miles since complete rebuild. $34,900. Bob
Graf, Hilton Head, SC, 803/681-8050.
"61T-5coupe #117469. Great restoration project.
All numbers match. Complete car. Has rust,
engine seized. Good glass. Trans shifts through
gears. Front hood and rear lid are in very good
condition with littl e or no rust and perfect
hinges. Includes engine stand and pan. $2000
firm. Cary Cole, Sequim, WA, 360/ 681-7356.
"61 and '62 Roadsters. $32,000 for '61 #88462
Drauz. Newly restored Ruby Red/tan interior
and top. Fresh 912. $36,000 for '62 #89471
D'ieteren T-5 Aetna Blue/tan leather and top.
Disc brakes, chrome 5.51, low miles S-90. Both
immaculate with many avail abl e ext ras.
$59,900 for both or make offer for either. Call
or write for data sheets. Russell Ulrich, Penn
Valley, CA, 916/432-2499.
"61 Roadster #3NR8699002, red/ black leather
int., model 1600S, restored in '85. 15,260 miles,
Blaupunkt radio AM/ FM, wood steering wheel,
chrome dated wheels, mint condition and with
manuals/records. Don Sebert, Kansas City, MO,
816/7 53-4424 after 6 PMCST, fax 816/ 753-2469.
"61T5coupe #116456, original except for paint,
tires and brake cylinders, excellent restoration
project, 140K original miles and engine is
original, virgin and runs fine. One owner,
minimal rust, very str aight. '61 S90 roller,
mostly complete minus motor. '61 N coupe,
roller, no floor. '62 VW Beetle. David Clement,
Pittsboro, NC, 919/ 542-2474 before 10 PM EST.
"62 Cabriolet S-90 T6 156544/ 805096, Signal
Red/black/ black. 106Koriginal miles. Original
engine rebuilt with big bores and Webers.
Owned since '80. New or rebuilt since then:
underside; clutch; top; interior; decos; rubber;
Konis; brakes; suspension; more. Very good
looking and a fun, nimble dr iver. $24,500
includes over $3000 in part s. Joe Michaud ,
Cumberland, ME, 207/ 781-3805.
"62 'B' Karmann hardtop T-6 #201699. Very rare.
Only 500 built. Polyantha Red paint in excellent
condition. Tan interior with cord. insert in
seat s. Europea n ga uges and headlight s.
Everything works including clock. Complete
restoration in '90. Parade concours in '90 and
'93. 300 miles on entire car since '90. $35,000.
Alan Bambina, Farmers Branch, TX, 972/2 417556, e-mail bambinaa@TENET.EDU.
"62 notchback coupe #200866. New brakes,
professional rebuild of original engine, powder
paint, new floors, etc., no rust, no dings, Glasurit
paint, excellent throughout.Second owner. Phil
Dann, St. Petersburg, FL, 813/822-5656.
"63 coupe. Yellow/tan inte rior. Excellent
condition, radio. 56,982 miles. Don Sebert,
Kansas City, MO, 816/ 753-4424 after 6 PM.
Fe, NM, 505/ 989-3344.
"65 coupe. 3 year complete disassembly of
entire car, documented with photos. Body sand
blasted, all rust repaired and reassembled with
all new parts. Complete eng. and transmission
rebuild. Silver with red in teri or. $24,600
invested in parts only. $24,000. Reinhard Riedel,
Meadow Vista, CA, 916/ 878-1027, 209/339-1823.
"63 S-90 coupe #123723, eng. #806837 rebuilt.
New fly wheel, complete clutch, thr ow out
bearing, heads reworked, new valves/s prings,
battery, tires, trim, exhaust, etc. Never wrecked,
original floor pan in excellent condition. Red/
red, tool kit , original owner's manual, licensed
and inspected. $14,000. SVRA legal components.
Red/black. Possibility of trackside service and
transport. $32,000. James Cox (Dennis Strauss),
Omaha, NE, 402/333-4195.
"65 'C' coupe #221443. Ivory/black, chrome
wheels, complete restoration early '80s. No rust.
New floors, longitudinals, rocker panels, battery
box, etc. Rebuilt engine, front end, brakes,
Konis, excellent mechanicals. Luggage rack,
tools, bra, owner's manual, and more. Drive
anywhere. $15,000 OBO. Richard Turchiano,
Baldwin, NY, 516/ 868-4841.
" 64 'c' coupe #128343, eng. #1'731245, light
ivory/ black int. Original owner. 86,300 miles.
Less th an 7000 miles since total restoration by
Jones Autowerkes. Beautiful car. $25,000. Jack
Charles, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, 210/981-4385.
"65 'C' Cabriolet #161047,eng. #715150. Complete
restoration by Tom Youk with 2000 miles.
Engine/ trans rebuilt by Vic Skirmants. Many
NOS parts: gas tank; exterior chrome parts and
top. Yellow with green Connolly leat her
interior. $45,000. John Bell, Bloomfield llills,
MI, 810/644-0210.
"64 SC coupe #215091. 85,000 original miles.
Excellent condit ion. One of th e best in
existence. White/ red leath er interior. Fully
restored. Weber carbs, original Blaupunkt and
speakers. Original Leitz luggage rack. Original
head rests. Original racing harn ess seat belts.
Very rare original hub caps. $18,000 firm. John
Lay, Austin, TX, 512/ 322-9627 eve.
, '65 'C' coupe #220543, eng. #1'714633. Second
owner, twin grilles, thru bumper exhaust. Zero
miles on rebuilt engine, clutch, and brakes.
B1aupunkt AM radio, manuals, needs pan and
cosmetics. Best offer. Dave Foley, Durham, CT,
860/ 349-1355 leave message.
"64 SC coupe #216005, eng. #812808. Ground
up restoration completed Dec. '96. Receipts.
Calif. black plate car. No rust ever. Virtually
everything new. Signal Red/black interior. Will
fax or send detailed list. $20,000 firm. Jim
Sorensen, Alameda, CA, 510/523-1550.
"64 'C' coupe. Much new. Needs cosmetics
(outside). $4000. Tim Histand, Sellersville, PA,
215/2 57-3355.
"64 SC electric sunroof coupe #127158/1'820311,
totally correct superior resto. with orig. rebuilt
engine and trans. Red w/ black leather seats,
horn ring and Blaupunkt AM /FM/ SW. Reutter
numbers matching Euro model.$26,000.Michael
Silverman, Li ttle Compton, RI, 401/635-8989.
"64 SC Coupe #218456, eng."]' 810269. Red/
black. ACalifornia car in wonderful condition.
Has been repainted and a new interior installed,
but never taken apart for a full restoration.
Always titled, serviced and driven. Come and
get this rust free, California SC for $17,500, and
drive it home. Bob Campbell, Santa Clarita, CA
805-251-3500
"64 SC Cabriolet #160421, eng. #811961. White
with black leather. New seats and new carpet
in '95.125Kmiles on once rebuilt correct engine.
All available options including LSD, electric
antenna and air horn. Never any rust. All
records available. $49,000. Steve Patin, Santa
3 5 6 R e g is t r y
41
Misc. For Sale
'Still have an original Speedster driver's manual
dat ed 12/ 55, NOS mesh headlight guar ds
644.631.130. Pre-A workshop manuals c/o '54
service manual and 1/55catalog of spare parts.
Jerry Keyser, POE 937r, Powell, 011 43065-0937,
fax 614/ 436-4760.
"54 coupe shell and parts. Make offer or trade
for 356 parts. Two sets 6v horns. Gas tanks,
glass, rear susp., trans, and engines.Lots of mise.
Klaus Seibert, St. Ann, MO, 314/ 567-0946 eve.
' Erich Strenger set of 19 prints circa 1964. $350/
offers. 1955 Porsche poster showing 550 Spyder.
$550. 'C' tool kit. Jim Perrin, P.O. Box 29307,
Columbus, 0 11 43229, 614/882-9046 phone/ fax.
' Original Schuco 1/86 Porsche Gulf 917 in its
original plastic case. Mint. $38.Joel 1/43 Porsche
Car rera 6. One of a kind . Per sonall y
autographed by Mario Andretti. Mint. $165. Meri
1/43 diecast kit. Porsche 908 Turbo, 1975, H.
Muller. In the box. $55. Bam 1/43 diecast kit.
Porsche 935 K3, poster tube type packaging.
Sachs/ Fitzpatrick car. $50. Wes Morrill, 408/
246-7823, fax 408/246 -4356.
' NOS '57 and earlier rear panel beehive. NOS
"/\ and pre-A front fenders. NOS hood. NOS
rear fender pre and 'I\. Tim llistand, Sellarsville,
PA, 215/2 57-3355.
.July I August 1887
' Pre-A16" wheels. S180.Cibie Z beams. S50. Glass
washer bottle. S425. Complete C/ SC disk brake
set up. S1200. 3-piece case '55 Speedster 1500N
eng., apart. S3250. Rebuildable 912 engine,
complete. S1700. A/B Euro headlights. 250. I' reA radio pan el w/ Porsche ga uge. 350.
lIauserman press plate. S75. Marchal driving
lights. 225.Steve Proctor, Tucson, AZ, 520/ 5779507, 663-6762.
' liardtop "67685 black, very nice, original
perfect headliner. Correct for 'B' T-6 and 'C.
S600. Pascal Giai, San Diego, CA, 619/ 298-5318,
619/2 98-5306 fax.
"64 BIIAB Speedster trans. Many pre-A, ABC
parts. David Clement, Pittsboro, C, 919/ 5422474 before 10 PM EST.
'Four Super hub caps. Top quality German from
NLA. New. SI50 which saves you 90. Phil Saari,
Shoreview, ~I , 612/484 -0303.
"56 sunroof coupe part s: fro nt clip with
fenders, 250; top clip, S1500; I/ r doors, S500
each; tr ansaxle, S500; gas tank, SIOO; front
suspension, comp let e, S500. Alan The il,
Minneapolis, MN, 612/ 922-4894 eve.
../\ Cabriolet passenger door, high striker, NOS
fit s chassis " 10271 thru " 61892. Part.
"644.531.004.20. S350. 'B' T-5 NOS left front
fender, part "644.503,033.05. S350. Shipping
extra. Dick Weiss, Cincinnati, 0 11, 513/232-0485.
' Rallye car badges from the Swedish Ra lly to
the Mid night Sun. '59, '60, '61, '62, '64, enamel.
S350 each. lIahla Speed Pilot. S500. Models:
Porsche F1, 1:24, Nichimo. S300. 904, Monogram.
SIOO. Carrera 6. SIOO. Distler. S850. JNF. S500.
Christer Rye, Sjogardsgatan 85, 57136 Nassjo.
"56 '/\ sunroof clip, complete. Needs new wood
and canvas.S700. Mark Christensen, Los Angeles,
CA, 213/850-1991.
'356 Cabriolet/ Karmann hard top vent window
frame assembly, complete with good glass,
chromeand I NOS vent seal.S850 OBO. Complete
and good running '60 No rmal engine "603619.
S1800. Early wiper Bowden pull switch type,
complete. S250 or motor only S150. Original
Carrera engine assembly gulde. S120. Russell
Ul rich, Penn Valley, CA, 916/432-2499.
'Christophorus magazines: complete English
collection "I thru "250, S2995 plus shipping.
Misc. Christophorus magazines from "25 thru
200. Misc. 356 Registr y magazines Vol. 5 thru
Vol. II. Early Panorama magazines Vol. 5 "9,
Vol. 7 "6 & "12, Vol. 9 "10, "II, "12, Vol. II "II.
Tom Oerth er, Cincinnati, OH, 513/733-3356 eve.
'Ne w work sh op manu al , OK includin g
supplements. S60. New Maestro's 5 video tapes
plus Secrets of the Inner Circle. S60. New 356
Registr y Vols. 7 " I thr u "20. Technical Guide
to Restoration. S200. NOS Carrera T-6 rear
valance. S300. Chip Engel, 605/ 348-2312 eve.
'356 original bumper, front hood, Roadster
folding top, NOS Hella 128 fog lights plus lenses
also used set, chrome Messko gauge, '/\ body
mount fog light s, '49-'52 turn signa ls,
rectangular tailli ght s, body bumper tr im,
deluxe banjo wheel, Golden Lady button, Zodiac
button, NOS 6v-12v regulator, NOS license light,
much more. Chris Morley, Redondo Beach, CA,
310/37 1-3919, 310/3 71-4827 fa x, e-mail
aw992@LAFl .org.
'Gas/ temp gauge10/56 . '55SWP turn indicator,
red, blue. Green dash lights, Na rdi hub adapter,
Ra ydot mirror. Dean Burnside, Lodi, CA, 209/
.n4·1955.
' Restored, beautiful Les Leston wood wheel
with turned spokes, includes horn button. S1250.
New repro B/ C hood handle with crest. S80.
Scott Harmon, Wilson, WY, 307/733-6333.
' A/ II brake drums. SIOO. Flywheels. S125. Solex
32PIllC carb s/ AC/manifol ds/ engine sheet
metal. Rebuilt Ing blk. early '59 1'84662. S!500.
Split case trans. Seats. SIO. 4 hole pulleys. S50.
Solex 401'11 straight shaft. Fan shrouds. S20. 'C'
engine 714390. 'C steering wheel. SIOO. '/\ horn
button. S125. Heads. SIOO. Gauges, clocks. S45. T5/ 6 doors. Cheap. Scott Visniewski, El Paso, TX,
915/778 -9790 days, 915/545-4742 eve.
../\ steering wheel, steering column. Complete
early coat hooks, late coat hooks, Speedster door
caps reproduction, top latches. James Rogers,
Tucson, AZ, 520/ 574-3437.
"56 stork temp. gauge and capillary nose. '56
Carrera air cleaner assemblies. '/\ horn ring. '/\
Carrera front brakes. 'C Euro heater boxes. B/
C horn ring. 741 tr ansaxle. Carre ra 2 rear
annular brakes. 12v sunroof motor. 'B' brake
drums. Va rious gauges. '55 Cabriolet top bows.
Other items. Ed Anspach, Grantville, PA, 717/
865-6661, 717/ 865-5428, 717/ 865-7172 fax.
' Li terature: Regist ry complete to present.
Panorama '65 to present plus 9 issues from '61,
'63, '64. Ch ristophorus "25·" 264. Partia l
Christophorus set "85,"95,"97-"100, "107-"120.
Porsche/E xcellence "1-"58, missing 7 issues,
extra "I, "4, "5. Sell in sets only. Bob Sturm,
Sunnyvale, CA, 408/773-0884.
'Solex PC32 carbs with manifolds and balance
tube. S150. Rodney Packwood, Esco ndido, CA,
619/731-3232.
'356/912 parts: NOS 6:31R/I', original new part
for less than a copy, s6500 1l0; NOS A/B Super
pistons and barrels, S750OBO; 180mm flywheel
cut for 200 mm VS pressure plate use with '/\
trans, 175; A/ B master cylinders, 1 like new,
60, one used, S30, both for 75; 912 flywheel,
SIOO. Leonard Turnbeaugh, Markleeville, CA,
916/694-2174.
356 Registry
Wanted
' Binders,4 each for earliest Christo format,gold
colored. Also, need 4 each of 21 style and 3
each of 31 style blue binders for Panos. Del
Johnston, Long Beach, CA, 562/5 96-9215, 562/
430-5355.
' Do n't pay too much attention to Bill Block's
review of our lNew, Old 356 CalendarLhe
bought a bunch! We would like to consider your
356 as one of the monthl y pin up beauties in
the 1998 edition.Jerry Keyser, POll 937r, Powell,
OH 43065-0937,614/43 6-4760 fax.
' Funded co-driver for LaCarrera Panamericca
for '97 in 356 Porsche. Kl aus Seibert, St. Ann,
MO, 314/5 67-0946 eve.
"611l back up lens. John Van Syoc, Grants Pass,
OR,5 41/846-6821.
' Tools: chrome Ilazet vanadiu m "450, size 1112mIII wrench with name PORSCII Eon handle,
size "1O-14mlll. Cast headlight grilles. G. Mil ler,
6859 Magnolia Ave., Suite 2,Riverside, CA 92506.
' Info/ history of '60 T-5S-90 Euro coupe "11I661
around '90 in Simi Valley, Calif. or thereabouts.
Rodney l'ackwood, Escondido, CA, 619/73 1·3232.
' Registry back issues: Vol. I "I, "2, "3 reprints
acceptable. 'C' engine "730718. Locate past
owners of '64 coupe "127376 in the N. Virginia
area to help trace maintenance history. Wish
to purchase green Quaker State Indy Porsche
golf hat in new condition Dave Boyer, 717/ 5333612, e-mail drb319@aol.com.
"C Klein red plastic handle screw driver for
slotte d screws. Hazet 450 series 1I-1 2mm
wrench. Registr y issues Vol. I "5-6 and Porsche
356 factory workshop tools, 1'105, 1'109, 1'110,
1'11 4 and 1'1 37. Jim Perri n, 1'.0. 1I0x 29307,
Columbus,011 43229,6 14/882-9046 phone/fa x.
' Ilalda Speed Pilot Twinmaster tripma ster,
Heuer stopwatches (Mastertime, Montecarlo,
Sebring, Super Auta vla, etc.), Curta ra llye
calculator, clipboard with 3 mechani cal
stopwatches, Judson/Sh orrock super charger,
Marvel Mystery oiler, Weber carbs 401DF, 441DF,
48, IDA plus Dellortos 4.5x15 or 5.5x15 Fuchs
alloys. C. Morley, Box 1705, Redondo Beach, CA
90278, 310/37 1-3919, 310/3 71-4827 fax, e-mail
aw992@LAFN.org.
'For Pre-A '54: horn ring; regulator; 4 bolts.
Pascal Giai, San Diego, Ca, 619/298 -5318, 619/
298-5306 fax.
'One or 2 kpz chrome or painted wheels with
date 6/63 or close, proper for '63 T-6 'B'. Prefer
good chrome if available. Travel bag for a map
light w/ 0 light, T-6 B/ Cshop manual, English.
Original pair of Porsche seat belts for T-6 B/ C.
Scott Harmon, Wilson, WY, 307/733-6333.
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Commercial Classified
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Co mes postage paid in 5-ring binders,
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THE OPTIMA BATTERY
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72 month warran ty, excellent for street or
track , extremely r ugged , jarri ng and
vibration reistant. 12v-$125/6v-$114. includes
UPS. Add $5 west of the Mississippi. Battery
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John Paterek has tested and uses these products on
hi s ' 52 Am erica Roadster and other fine orig inal
356's: P2lS Pol ish & Wax, Sonax auto wash, Blue
Ma gic metal poli sh, Wurth Citrus solv ent
degreaser, Vin yle x, Surfl ex leather conditioner,
leather & visor dye, touch-up paint and mor e. Call
or fax for free detailed information and pri ces.
Donna Paterek ,
Paterek Preferred
P.O. Box 1014, Chatham, NJ 07928
201- 635-0689 phone / f ax
Techn ical Training
Ou r courses are infor mative, interesting, and
enterta ining and they are intended for anyo ne
who really wants to know about all the inner
work ings of their Porsc he. The courses are
tailored to be valuable for stude nts ranging from
the enthusiast, who just wa nt to know all there is
to know abou t the ir Porsche, to technicians who
are already in the Porsche busi ness . Th e
co ntent of our classes ca n range from stoc k to
modif ied depend ing upo n where the interest of
the class is. We try to respond to all class
199 7 & 1998 SCHEDULE
911 Engine Overhaul Classes
July 22 to 25, 1997
October 28 to 31, 1997
Jan uary 6 to 9, 1998
911 Tune-up Classes
Ju ly 26 , 1997
November 1, 9997
Jan ua ry 10, 1998
356 Engine Overh aul Class
November 19 to 21 , 1997
356 Tune-up Classes
November 22, 1997
Transmission Class
November 3 and 4, 1997
For information call, write or fax
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1485 Yukon Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087 USA.
Phone 408/737-0122
or Fax 4081733·3694
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$95000
• "A" turn signal switch, complete
$27500
• NOS "A" ignition switch wI 2 keys
$27500
• Speedster top latch set, good chrome wI screws
$15000
• "B/C" ignition switches
$4500
• "A" Shine-up license light, excellent metal & glass
$22500
• "B/C" turn signal switch, good condition
$15000
• Solex32 PICB carbs set
$15000
• "B/C" Nardi wI button, restored
1,25000
• "B/C"horn trim ring accessory - good chrome
$37500
• Original "A" horn button, likenew
$50000
• S-90 cylinder heads - never cut...
$35000
• Pre-A Supertach, 1955date
$35000
• Pair "A" T-5 "B" seats, need to be restored
$27500
• Complete Pre-A 1953gearbox, wrecked @ 20K miles,
stored inside 40+ years
$2,50000
• Complete Pre-A brake and suspension system from above vehicle $1,00000
• "A" & "B" brake drums
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• Bosch 009 Sport distributor, vacuum advance
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$17500
• NOS small voltage regulators
$7500
• Original large black box regulators
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• Oil cooler testers
$7500
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• Complete "A" nose, fenders &
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• NOS "A" nosepanel - last one in the world
• NOS"A, B, C" partial nosepanels
• Pre-A model and"C" front hoods
• NOSpre-A coupe doors, pair
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O
ne day in October, 1964, Brig.
Gen.ja rnes A. Kil patrick raced
his newl y-purc ha sed 1958
Porsche Speedster at Del Mar, California. This
would be the beginning of a spiritual and
competitive journey of one man and one
Porsche. From that point in time until August 9, 1996, James Kil patrick raced 7 to 10
races each year in SCCA competition ( Eproduction ) and also raced at the SCCA runoffs at Atlanta.
As a jet fighter pilot for the National
Guard, he had true respect for the design
and engineering of his faithf ul Porsche
Speedster overall thoseyears. As time passed
and the Speedster waslosing its edgein SCCA
racing, as newer cars with modern engines
and chassis raced, James never once bent
the interpretation of the racing rules to stay
competitive, but rather became even more
prepared to outlast the competition. His red
Speedster #7 became a legend in its time, as
rarely can one man be so committed and
focused, race one car and stay competitive
for over thirt y years.
The Speedster would crisscross America
trailered behind a van, to race as a "privateer" without sponsors-and so many times
without new tires-but always prepared to
race. James Kilpatri ck was well known
among his fellow racers and always raced
fair. He never had unkind words for the
more modern production race cars, but became more determined to prove that a wellprepared older car can win as well, as he
could almost rebuild the engine blindfolded.
On August 9, 1996, at Sears Point, he
was preparing to take his Speedster to the
General James Kilpatrick
One Man and One Porsc he - A 32-Year Journe y
Alo ng with his Speedste r. Jim
Kilpatric k had a '61 Sup er 90 GT
coupe that he bought in
Ge rmany while stationed there .
Used a s a fa m ily c ar (a nd
sometimes fo r parts if it was at
the tra c k), the c ar w as restored
in 1989 after some 300.000 miles
an d re ma ins in the famil y.
grid and there was a rare moment as the
car did not start. While preparing to investigate the problem, James suffered a hemorrhage and passed on shortly after. That
race weekend, the legendary red #7 Speedster that was so loyal to James, was driven
around the track in an emotional tribute to
one man and one Porsche. There was so
much respect for the man, his car and his
racing career, that the S.P. region of SCCA
has retired #7 in E Production.
Ernie Nagamatsu
Jim 's wife Emmie wa s a partner in his ra c ing
career, trave iing with him arou nd California in
a VW bu s (eq uip p ed with a Porsc he industrial
mo tor), flat- to wing the Speedste r. Lat er, they
International Mercantile
too k a big ste p upsc a le w ith a va n an d a
traile r, expa nd ing the num b er of tra c ks they
wo uld visit . All the wh ile, the Speedster
rem ai ned re lat ively un-modified .
Dau ghter Kathy (a bove left) had p lanned
with her fa ther to take driver's school in th e
c ar. Jim 's d eath d elayed , but did not preve nt
her completing the school in February , 1997with help from Jim 's many friends .
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I
'm still alive. I've heard from several of you wondering if I had
turned in my driving and writing
gloves. Well, I'm still hanging in there. It
will probably be August beforeyou read this,
but maybe old news is better than no news.
We had some bad news coming from
Brian Redman's event at Summit Point in
May. A driver was killed in a Chevron at
turn two. The driver of a BMW CSL didn't
see the smaller Chevron to his left and they
touched, putting both of them into the trees.
I've always worrie d about this scenario
when you run high cars with low cars. It is
a gamble at best.
SVRA has come on some political in-
Roge~Ender
tucky car on about thesecondlap with kind
of a smart ass little wave as I went by. I
thought to myself, he may not have liked
that gesture. Sure enough, here he comes
and passes me in another lap.I tried to catch
him, but with no luck. The race was under
full yellow by then and I started running
out of gas. Finally they gave the hlack flag
and I ran completely out of gas as I entered
the pits. It stopped in the Schrecker paddock. This young fellow came running up
saying he had heen driving instead of Jim
Connerth. lie said he had more fun than
when he runs his 935. He admitted being
~ off the track etc. to keep ahead of me. I
-§. thought, "darn kids, they just don't know
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fighting. Word got out that maybe the membership of the club could become part owners of the club. Well, then we are told that
this isn't the case and everything is well
and great. Hopefully everything is OK. They
had a good turnout at Road America. All I
know is that a lot of the of the 356 crowd
aren't going to run much with SVRA in the
future. This is partly due to moving more
into 911's, and still some are not running
because of the tire rule. Time will only tell
what happens.
Sebring, Florida
My oId huddy Ed and I went to Florida
again this year. I ran at Sebring with the
usual carefree att itude in my drum-hraked
coupe. I thought I had my class won by just
finishing the race. Due to an oil pressure
wire coming loose, I qualified 39th out of
45 cars. No problem. But then as the cars
were leaving the false grid there was my
old nemesis John Schrecker from Kentucky,
gridded about 20th or so.
At Sebring if you are one of the back
markers you kind of know that the green
will be given before you are even around
turn 12. Sooo, I took off when I figured the
green would be shown. I guessed right and
must have passed 12 cars by the time I hit
the start/ finish. I think I passed the Ken-
rained so hard for the final sprint
race, timing and scoring couldn't read
the car numbers!"
when to let an old man th rough." The Kentucky car got me again, hut it still was fun
and I still got another second.
They had a good turnout of 356's; 23!
Paul Swanson was first 356 in Group 3, Bob
Hilton wassecond and George Balbach third.
My Canadian/ Italian hudd y, Anse lmo
Beretta was fourth. Believe it or not, they
had 67 cars listed for this class. I ended up
20th in class, 15 seconds slower than Paul
Swanson.
The f ollowing is fom Bob Hilton:
West Palm, Florida
HistoricSportscar Racingkicked off the
1997season at Morose Raceway in West Palm
Beach, Florida. This is a new venue for HSR,
and turnout was good for a first-time event.
Afterpractice on Friday,garage tours to Klub
Sport and Gunnar Racing were well attended
and we all had a great time. Several cars
were under restoration at Gunnar, including several 550 spyders, a 935, and others.
The vintage enduro wasslated for Saturday at 11:30. Top honors go to George
Balbach with Mark Eskuche 2nd, Andy Boss
3rd and Jim Scott 4th. New for this event
was the Klub Sport Challenge for 911 2.0 liters and of course 356's. Professor Eskuche
in his yellow 911 was first, Paul Swanson
was the top 356 followed by George Balbach
and myself. The series concludes at Savannah in November.
356 Registry
The Sunday sprint race found George
Balhach and myself running fairly close
with graybeard Swanson pulling away.
Someone oiled the track really good just
after turn 3, which caused George to spin
and I, with no place to go, hit him on the
right front wheel. Minimal damage to
George's car however our car didn't fare so
well (always more work to do to get ready
for Sebring than one expects!) Anyhow, Paul
finished 3rd, Bill Clancy 4th, we wound up
6th.
Road Atlanta
The fourth event for IISR in 1997 was
the 20th annual Walter Mitt y Challenge at
Road Atlanta. The featured group this year
, Can Am cars, was scratched due to lack of
entries. 400 other entries didshow up, with
people almost parkingon top of one another!
Friday the top th ree in practice were
George Balhach, Bob lIi1ton and Keith
Denahan, with Andy Boss right up Keith's
exhaust. As histor y would dictat e, th e
weather deteriorated as Saturday progressed,
with rain for most of the sessions. Andy Boss
in his '57 Speedster showed the way, followed
by Balhach and Denahan.
Sunday morning sported a fine drizzle
and wind chill of 33 degrees, with only declining weather predicted for the remainder of the day. 37 cars started the enduro,
14 were 356's. Andy Boss, Keith Denahan,
George Balbach,Ji m Scott and ToddJenkins
took off with some really fast laps. About
eleven laps into the enduro, we had a full
course yellow for a Cortina that had found
itself passenger's side down at the hridge.
Keith Denahan was involved in an oncourse incident that put him out, George
Balhach blew a transaxle, and several others were out for various reasons. After the
prolonged yellow we had about two laps of
green left. The top five 356's were:Jim Scott
- 2nd overall; Todd Jenkins - 3rd; Andy Boss
- 4th; Bob Hilton - 5th; and Dr. Bill Clancy 6th. It rained so hard for the final sprint
race, timing and scoring couldn't read the
car numbers! Next race, new to HSR is the
Gingerman IIistoric Races in Bergen Springs,
Michigan on June 20-22!
"Wild Bob Hilton "
Well, I guess that is all the damage I
can do. Remember that old Casper saying:
"If you don't at first succeed, add more
bondo." Man, I love the stuff.
Talk to you next time.
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46 Volume 21, Number 2
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ENGIN E PARTS
WE ARE OVERSTOCKEDI
FILTERS
Air, 356, A, B, C, wI Zenith carbs
Air, 356, A. B, C, wI Zenith carbs, K&N
Oil, 356, 912 all, minimum 3
Fuel, 356, 912 all, 5 &7 mm universal
GASKETS
Sump Plate, 356, 912 all
Upper Engine Set, 356, 912 all
Lower Engine Set, 356, 912 all
Valve Cover, 356, 912 all
6.75
27.00
ea 5.00
.99
.69
from 26.95
41.95
1.00
MISCELLANEOUS
Valve Guides, 356, 912 all, any size
3.50
Rod Nut, 356, 912 all
3.00
Flywheel Gland Nut, 356, 912 all
26.50
Solid Bronze Wrist Pin Bushing
4.95
Rear Engine Tray, 356 wI American heater 139.95
Engine Seal, 356, for above tray
10.95
Ring Set, 356 most models
from 54.95
Lifter, 356, 912 all
29.95
Lifter, 356, 912 all, reground
ex 6.50
Pushrods, 356, 912 set of 8 for $104
ea. 13.95
Pushrod Tubes, 356, 912 set of 8 $56.80 ea.7.25
Cam, 356, 912 all, stock, new hardened
295.00
Oil Line, 356, 912 all, inlet or outlet line
7.50
Generator Pulley Half, 356, 912 all
from 8.95
Generator Belt, 356, 912 all
3.00
Oil Cooler, 356, 912 all
49.95
Bursch Exhaust, 356 all, Quiet
179.95
Fuel Pump Rebuild Kit, all 356 to 912
, 21.50
Carb Rebuild Kit, 356, 912
from 9.95
ENGINE ELECTRICAL
Bosch Spark Plug W6BC OR W7BC
1.65
Tune Up Kit, 050 Dist, cap, rtr, pts, cond
17.70
Distributor Cap, with cast iron distributor
6.45
Distributor Cap, with aluminum distributor
10.55
Rotor, with cast iron distributor
4.00
Rotor, with aluminum distributor
3.20
Condensor, for cast iron distributor
4.00
Points
from 2.15
Coil, 6 volt
23.50
12volt
18.00
Spark Plug Wire Set, 356, 912 all
13.95
6V Voltage Regulator, rectang ular
29.95
Bosch 6 volt Starter, remanufactured
ex 140.50
Bosch 6 volt Generator, remanufactured ex 159.95
Bosch 12 volt Gen, small case, remanf ex 225.00
NEW ZIMS EXCLUSIVE
3566 thru C T-6 12v Convers ion Wiper Motor
ex 246.95
Transistorized Voltage Reducer 12v to 6v (wipers) 49.95
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DESCRIPTION
LIST $ALE
PisVcylndrset, 356 Normal,Mahle 1862 1260
PisVcylnd r set, 356 C,SC, 912 1250 1085
949 400
4th gear set, OE,741 ,27/23
Inner gear chnge lever (hockey stk) 239
190
Oil pump gear, rebuilt
129
50
BODY PARTS
356A NOS nose panel, OE
3990 2800
356BT6 Nose panel, OE
1625 1200
Rocker panel, left side, OE
815
200
Rocker, rightside, NOS, OE
750
550
T5 Roof panel, original, nosunrf
NA
400
Striker plate, early A, leftor right
84
20
Nut plate for striker
23
9
Window trim, B,C, Cab on ly, wide 42
35
356C Glove box, excellent repro 130
85
Cab top aluminum strip
73
14
Batterycover, plastic repro
NA
38
Battery cover, orig cardboard repro NA
90
45
Fog lens, yellow, fits Hella 128, rep NA
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Floor Pan PreA thru C
299.95
Longitudinals all cars
99.95
Rockers Athru C
255.00
Coupe Lock Posts 56-59
125.00
Coupe Lock Post 60-on
95.00
Rear of FrontFender Repair Pan el
95.00
65.00
Frontof Rear Fender Repair Panel
Door Bottoms 2 ve rsions
70.00
Battery Box FLoor
from 105.00
Steel Speedster Seats THE BEST!
795 .00
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MINIMUM ORDER $20
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SUSPENSION PARTS
Chrome Wheels, 5 1/2 X 15, drum
70.00
Hub Cap, baby moon, 356 A, B
18.50
Front Axle Link Pin Rebuild Kit
26.00
King Pin Rebuild Kit
14.00
Tie Rod Ends, inner or outer
8.95
Shock, 356 56-65, min. 2
ea.28.50
Steering Dampner, 356 all
13.95
Rear Axle Seal Kit, 356 wI drum brakes
2.95
14.99
Rear Axle Seal Kit, 356 wI disc brakes
11.95
Rear Wheel Bearing , 356 all
6.99
Front Sway Bar Bushing , 356 all
ex 499.95
Steering Box, ZF, rebuilt 4 bolt vers
BRAKES
Front Rotor, 356C
40.95
Rear Rotor, 356C
64.95
Front Wheel Cylinder, 356 wI drum brakes 79.95
Rear Wheel Cylinder, 356 wI drum brakes
60.95
Master Cylinder, 356 all
from 69.95
Master Cylinder Kit, 356 wI drum brakes
7.95
Master Cylinder Kit, 356 wI disc brakes
24.95
Wheel Cylinder Boot & Cup Kit, for drums
1.50
Calipe r Kit, 356 C, Frt or Rr
from 10.00
Brake Shoes, 356 all drums , rebuilt
ex24 .95
Brake Pads, 356 C, Frt or Rr
from 15.95
Brake Hose, rubber, Frt or Rr, 356 all
from 9.95
Brake Hose Kit, Stainless, 356 all
from 45.00
TRANSM IS SION RE B U I L D KITS
Kits include all OE gaskets , seals , synchros,
input and ou tput sha ft bearings.
356,519
760.00
356,644
715.00
356,716/741
371.50
SWEPCO 201 GL 5 GEA R LUBE 1 GAL.
BODY & LIGH T I N G
Headlight, 356, 6 volt sealed beam
Windshield Seal, 356 all
Rear Window Seal, 356
Headlight Assy, 356 all USA
H-4 Conve rsion Headlight 6 volt
Bumper Guards, 356 B,C
Bumper Deco Strips, 356 all
Rocker Deco Strips, 356 all
Horn Grilles , 356 all
Outside Mirrors, various styles
Hood Handle Crest, 356 all
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6.95
46 .95
35.95
call
45.50
89.95
45.95
49.95
15.95
29.95
10.95
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CLUTCH KITS
Kits include disc, p ressure pla te and T.O. brg .
356 A, 180 mm
72.00
356 A, 180 mm, heavy duty
116.50
356 B, 180 mm
266 .00
356 B to C, 200 mm
299 .00
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The kits contain pre-bent lines, reservoir,
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Engine Bearings available, all sizes - call for prices
356A US Muffler
$ 295.00
T-6 Fuel Sender, bottom type
$ 49.00
1 Pair NOS Carrera Brake Discs
695.341.613.90
$500. I pair
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Fiberglass Tonneau with
Built-in Headrest for
Speedsters!
even the brake fluid! Priced at:
$299. for disc brakes
$199. for drum brakes
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