1959 Porsche 356A Speedster

Chassis Number: 86337 Engine Number: 1284897 Logbooks: tbd Condition: very good Price: $32,500 U.S. Location: Eastern Canada

Description After an extensive two year restoration, this car first ran in vintage events in 1984. During the next eight seasons of constant development it has been competitive with the front runners in it's class in VARAC, SVRA, and VSCDA. The specifications below are comprehensive and speak for themselves. According to an expert on these car this car may more accurately be referred to as a Convertible D 1330.

History

Recent Competition History

Engine

• 912 case Type 616/36 (number 9477}
• Late 356B crankshaft, Std./Std., journals shotpeened
• 912 connecting rods, balanced and blueprinted
• 6 1/-2 pound flywheel
• Special aluminum front pulley with steel insert
• crankshaft, flywheel, clutch and front pulley balanced by Gar1and & Sons, Leaside Ontario
• New set of Arias .040 over forged pistons in cast iron barrels
• comp. ratio 1l.5 to 1
• Barrels machined by Ray Litz Competition Engineering
• Special 1ightweight wrist pins
• Spacers installed between rocker arms
• Tips of exhaust rocker arms ground and shotpeened
• Special chrome moly pushrods
• Full E.P. spec cylinder head modification by Vic Skirmants
• 40mm intake va1ves with lash caps
• 34mm sodium coo1ed exhaust valves
• special valve springs and titanium valve spring retainers
• Solex intake manifolds matched to cylinder heads
• Elgin 7805 camshaft, 312 degree duration, .520 intake 1ift
• Bursch 1 5/8" dia racing exhaust system
• Modified 8 blade cooling fan
• Baffle added in fan housing in place of stock oil cooler
• Note: With this setup the engine should be producing l50 hp plus at 6800 rpm

Fuel System

• Harwood 8 U.S. Gal. moulded foam-filled fuel cell mounted in trunk conpartment
• Holley electric fuel pump
• Holley l-4 psi adjustable fuel pressure regulator
• FRAM HPG-1 racing fuel filter with replaceable element
• Manual fuel shutoff valve under dash
• Solex 40 P11-2 carburettors with 36 mm venturis
• Aeroquip stainless steel braided hoses and aluminum AN6 fittings for fuel system

Oil/Water System

• Oil pump cover and case third piece modified for full flow oil system
• Stock oil cooler replaced with Gene Berg block-off plate
• Two Long Manufacturing l 1/2" x 8" x ll" 72 plate oil coolers mounted at front behind horn grilles
• Oberg Model 600 oil filter with cleanable screen mounted under left rear fender
• Mocal oil temperature thermostat mounted under left rear fender
• Aeroquip AN10 fittings and hoses used for oil system
• Finned aluminum 1 1/2 qt. deep sump fitted to engine case

Electrical System

• 12 Volt system to operate fuel pump, ignition, gauges and brake 1amps
• Bosch 009 distributor with 7100 or 7300 rpm rotor
• Bosch 12 volt blue coil
• Generator modified for racing
• Hella master shutoff switch mounted on left front fender

Gearbox

• Type 741 with twin front mounts
• Solid fabricated rear mounts
• Gear cluster modified by Vic Skirmants with 2B, 3E, 3B, 4A gears installed

Final Drive

• 7:31 ring and pinion ratio

Body

• All steel body panels
• All undercoat removed
• Welded-in roll cage by CSC Racing Products with hoop under dash and door side protection tubes. Primary roll cage tubing 1 3/4 O.D.to CASC specifications
• New Guards Red Glasurit exterior paint

Chassis

• Front Suspension:
  • 19 mm. H & H front sway bar
  • Weltmeister urethane sway bar bushings
  • Koni adjustable shock absorbers
  • Lowered suspension
  • Reinforced front "C" links
  • Front C link bushings modified for 1 1/2 degrees negative camber
  • 912 front hubs with longer wheel studs and aluminum spacers
• Rear Suspension:
  • Koni adjustable shock absorbers
  • Rear suspension set to 2 deg negative camber
  • Transmission support hoop modified
  • Rubber inner and outer torsion bar bracket bushings replaced with Weltmeister urethane bushings
  • Skirmants camber compensator installed
  • Provision for limit straps from body to rear radius arms
  • 911 turbo aluminum spacers and longer studs on rear hubs
• Steering:
• Brakes:
  • 356C front rotors with 912 calipers
  • 356C rear rotors and calipers
  • 91l dual master cylinder
  • Brake fluid reservoir mounted in trunk compartment
  • Repco Metal Master brake pads front and rear
• Wheels: Car presently fitted with Yokohama A008R 185/70 HR 15 shaved tires on Porsche 5 1/2 J x 15 steel rims.

Interior

• A11 interior trim removed except for door trim panels
• Fiberglass racing seat with padded vinyl cover
• Five point R.J.S. seat belt system
• Rechargeable fire extinguisher installed
• Grey interior, satin black in engine compartment and trunk compartment
• Guages
  • 8000 rpm electric tachometer
  • VDO oil pressure gauge
  • VDO oil temperature gauge
  • Oil pressure warning light on instrument panel
  • Original type speedometer and gauge cluster are installed for cosmetic purposes