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
Raf you can give to me to fit in my oval. 
Will these bolt straight into an oval engine bay?
What sort of HP do these make
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
The ultimate retro speed equipment Dave:thumb
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)
Oh yeah , yee haarr.
Bit more exy than a 1916 I'm thinkin.
Hmmm not sure about that one Dave?:o
Ah thats Dean, Pat.
Just kidding Pete.
Hows my favorite Taxi going???
[Edited on 25-9-2003 by Grey 57]
Sorry Bob...had my share of lubricant tonight!
Me too.....Petrovic
Just realised I need another oil change BRB
I know a guy chassing 32's if you wanna sell them
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....
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?
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.
That is going to be one very sweet ride
:thumb
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
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
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?
What would you expect to pay for a good complete Super 90 engine?
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
That much eh! Sounds like you got a bargain Raf.
The 1916 cost me less than that but I just wanted to keep it original
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.
i second that last notion
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
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
karmannghia60
I am about to restore my 356.
( SLEEPER will be rofl atm - its been about to happen for a while now.... :p )
These may help
**ENGINE BAY PICS**
cheers
Q
[Edited on 28-9-2003 by Q]
[Edited on 28-9-2003 by Q]
Raf
Its good to see that you finally got the goods for a good price too.
Keep up the good work
nIck
Gotta luv those 356'es. One day I will have one , one day
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