Resto Progress June '21
It's inside
Been a while since anything has happened on the speedster. Not that there is anything to really report, but I did manage to tick off a couple of small jobs recently
Stacks and filters
One of those things that immediately grabs your attention when you open the engine bay on a 356 are the air filters. The original Pre-A's used dual single Solex carburettors moving on to the two barrel P40 Solex carburettors for the later 1600's and both setups used Knecht air filters which are visually distinctive in both cases both having the raised pressed Knecht logo on the top of the filters.
356 Oil Filler / Breather
Another piece in the puzzle arrived today. Todays treasure is a 356 oil filler neck.
Rear End Done
The rear end is done and the bodywork is nearing completion so I'm slowly turning my thoughts to what comes next...
Mail Call
Funky green dog legs
Pretty much the last panel required.
(although we're replacing the drivers door with a better one)
Nose Job
Just a quick update. The shop has just taken delivery of the front panels for the bus. We decided to go for an all-in-one front sub-panel instead of separate panels as not only is it assembled on a jig and so should hopefully be nice and square, but it will also save a heap of time compared to assembling the individual panels on the bus.
O/T Crank Pulley
Keeping with my vintage speed 356 inspired Okrasa engine build I bought a nice O/T crank pulley. These four hole items are found on early 356's.
Beehives
I finally pulled the trigger on a set of beehives. I've long wanted to replace the not-quite-correct Lucas style 'beehives' with the correct style units and could resist no more when I saw these for sale.
