Took a while and still a long way from being fit enough to grace the bum of the 356. Been sitting since 1974 :o but turns over ok with a reasonable compression. What do you reckon I should do to it? I am intending on carbies rebuild, pulling the heads off and checking things out.
Raf
Grey 57 路
Raf you can give to me to fit in my oval. 馃榾
Will these bolt straight into an oval engine bay?
What sort of HP do these make
karmannghia60 路
I think it does with some tin mods. This one is just a 1600 normal so it does about 65hp in standard form. Super90s did 90hp. If the b&p are shot, I will make it a 1720
speedster356 路
The ultimate retro speed equipment Dave:thumb
karmannghia60 路
And I will ditch the 32 Zenith that are on it now and use the 40 IDFs I have (if/when I find the manifolds for them)
Grey 57 路
Oh yeah , yee haarr.
Bit more exy than a 1916 I'm thinkin.
speedster356 路
Hmmm not sure about that one Dave?:o
Grey 57 路
Ah thats Dean, Pat.
Just kidding Pete.馃榾
Hows my favorite Taxi going???
[Edited on 25-9-2003 by Grey 57]
speedster356 路
Sorry Bob...had my share of lubricant tonight!馃檪
Grey 57 路
Me too.....Petrovic
Just realised I need another oil change BRB
Brad 路
I know a guy chassing 32's if you wanna sell them
vw54 路
Raf
And I will ditch the 32 Zenith that are on it now and use the
ditch them MY way will yar.... Raf dont do it these are the best for this engine
What are you going to do with the engine anyway ... how much did you pay for it ???
Dave Pat Pete DEan....
karmannghia60 路
Dave, its going in here
I am going to get the thing running first and see how it goes before any mods. So any word of wisdom on what to do before starting it after 30 years of being idle?
vw54 路
Replace all the flexiable fuel lines, brake lines and bleed correctly
Proberly have to remove and pull apart the wheel cylinders and master cylinder as whell in case there frozen.
Clean the fuel tank out with soap n water with some bolts n nuts inside shaken around to break any crud n rust away.
Make sure you have oil pressure in the engine and that oil is getting to the tappets by removing the covers under idle.
jenz58 路
That is going to be one very sweet ride馃槑:thumb
karmannghia60 路
Thanks Jenz, can't wait
Dave, I was referring to what I should do to the engine. The car has been totally stripped and restored. Everything is new or redone. I already replaced ALL brake lines, hoses, wheel cylinders, everything. Same with suspension. Just wired the whole thing but need to hook things up. Bloody nightmare, too much work specially when you work full time. But I love it
Raf
low_63_Dub 路
That looks like the 75hp motor out of a C.
If you want some performance ideas I recommend the "Porsche 356 Performance Guide" by Duane Spencer. I got a copy at the Technical Bookshop in Swanston Street, approx $70. It is a very useful read and prescribes a good engine combo which will belt out 100HP+.
Your A looks like it is coming along nicely, my C should look like that this time next year.
Cheers
Andrew
karmannghia60 路
Its a T5B, the very first of the Bs. The engine is definetely off a B too. I checked the serial #. Ant pics of yours? Can you tell me what parts of the engine bay are covered with sound proofing material?
Grey 57 路
What would you expect to pay for a good complete Super 90 engine?
karmannghia60 路
A lot. I priced a few prior to getting this one. Its between $10k & $15k if you can find them. I paid $2.8k for this one
Grey 57 路
That much eh! Sounds like you got a bargain Raf.
karmannghia60 路
The 1916 cost me less than that but I just wanted to keep it original
koolkarmakombi 路
My vote is for a complete pulldown. If it has been sitting for that long you can get corrosion in the un oiled sectiond of the internals.
That looks like suck a sweet ride and akter spending the best part of three large new seals, a looksee for corosion in the engine, check bearings etc then you can drive that baby with confidence.
pyr0 路
i second that last notion
matara 路
Raf,
Keep it original as possible. If you put bigger carbs on you'll only be tempted to drive it hard! The original engine is so sweet. just wait til you hear it running the sound of the little porsche is addictive! If you want me to take any pics of my A engine for reference, let me know. I just remembered I need to U2U you about the hood handle too! You have U2U
Cheers
Steve
karmannghia60 路
Steve, didn't receive any u2u's!
If you can get me couple of pics of the engine bay it would be great. I need to figure out the sound proofing setup. Apart from the firewall and the two sides, any other areas of the engine bay sound proofed? What sort of material is used?
raf
Q 路
karmannghia60
I am about to restore my 356.
( SLEEPER will be rofl atm - its been about to happen for a while now.... :p )
Its good to see that you finally got the goods for a good price too.
Keep up the good work
nIck
Grey 57 路
Gotta luv those 356'es. One day I will have one , one day 馃檪
low_63_Dub 路
Raf
No thoughts on the sound proofing, I got my C as an unfinished project and was completly dismantled. Go to 356 registry website and join the talk list, you a sure to find the answer there.
No pics either at this time. There isn't much to see other than a rolling shell, stripped of paint.
Andrew
karmannghia60 路
Thanks Andrew, I am part of the 356 registry already and asked the Q couple of times but didn't get an answer. I got mine totally dismantled too. Doesn't make it easy putting it together because no idea where things go but I am getting there. Doing the wiring right now which is not as difficult as I thought.
low_63_Dub 路
I am hearing you, at least when I restored my Beetle I stripped it. But that was still a bit challenging.
With respect to the motor, the book I mentioned in a previous post is a comprehensive resource. It discusses all facets of enhancing 356 performance not just engine mods.
matara 路
Raf,
There appears to be tar board all around the engine bay on my A. I would suspect that Herr Doctor would have tried to supress as much sound as he could. I'll get some pics when I next go to see my A. Also you should now have my U2U