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I cleaned and lubed up the all the brakes and installed new wheel cylinders, now I am just waiting on the brake lines. The passenger side upper control arm is loose, I will need to figure how to tighten it up or just deal with it for the short drive. When I first felt it, it felt like a loose wheel bearing but it ended up being that upper arm.

I see you skipped the common mistake of putting the front cylinders in backwards. Very good!

A small update...

Finished work
1. Brakes are all done and bled.
2. Engine Installed (THANKS GREG!!!!)
3. Drained Trans fluid

To do list
1. Install Temp Gas Tank
2. Route new fuel lines
3. Clutch Cable Adjustment
4. Add Trans Fluid
5. DRIVE!!!, maybe this weekend I'll have the past owner go for a drive.

https://youtube.com/shorts/67Z94mzJALE?feature=share

Excellent!

It would be wise to check the steering coupler. On the 63 and earlier cars this is a VW part and turns to dust and cloth after 60 years. Probably the shift bushings in the tunnel have turned to dust also.

Cameron
God Bless you for what your are doing. I love these 356’s I hope to buy one this year and this group as you can see is amazing down to earth folks that have a passion for the 356.
If possible send us all a photo on your first ride with your friend, if it’s in you share the Gospel with the gentleman.
God bless you both and Greg also for loaning you his engine. You all are amazing!!!

Al Zim wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:57 pm It would be wise to check the steering coupler. On the 63 and earlier cars this is a VW part and turns to dust and cloth after 60 years. Probably the shift bushings in the tunnel have turned to dust also.

I will check those parts.

William Whited wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:23 pm Cameron
God Bless you for what your are doing. I love these 356’s I hope to buy one this year and this group as you can see is amazing down to earth folks that have a passion for the 356.
If possible send us all a photo on your first ride with your friend, if it’s in you share the Gospel with the gentleman.
God bless you both and Greg also for loaning you his engine. You all are amazing!!!

I want to take some video, if they will allow me too. I have done the same with my 912, I found the original owner and let him drive, IT WAS AMAZING!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLieAqAw4wc

Update.. The CAR DRIVES!!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IrWxrF3yCew

I was planning on giving the past owner a drive this weekend, but just found out that his Son and Daughter in law tested for Covid. Now it's a waiting game, and the anticipation is killing me.

Beautiful ride you filmed - you obviously noted generator light on?

Hopefully time will enable you to give owner his ride soon !

Nice deal!

Since I am waiting, I decided to tackle the electrical side of the car, there was a lot of corrosion, cut wires, and bad grounds but I did get a lot done today but there's still some issues. The left turn signal sometimes works, the right doesn't work at all. When the left turn signals are blinking and you hit the brake pedal the blinkers stop. For some reason none of the gauges are back lit when the headlight knob is pulled, which seems odd because I would think some would light up, must be a bad ground some where..

Have you downloaded the 356 Electrics books for your car?
https://porsche356registry.org/content. ... _id=508436

I haven't. I have been using an enlarged wiring diagram Greg gave me, it's that White thing that takes up a lot of the bonnet. Ill check out the books, thank you.

Cameron, you need some LEDs so.you can see and be seen

Jules really knows his lights!