There are a lot of details to get correct for a Porsche 356 tool kit. Correct Klein screwdrivers, not the10,000 volt ones that Porsche supplied after around mid 1968. My kit also contains the 4 wrench set. Sizes are shown below, and it contains the very hard to find 12/14 wrench that IS NOT in the 5 wrench set. One should note that in the 356 C owners manual, page 100, the tool kit is described as containing 4 wrenches along with a photo of the kit. The controversy is that some 356 owners claim their C car came with a 5 wrench set. Well, 5 wrench sets were provided in 1965, but in the 912. Could some have been put in a 356 car? Who knows, but the 5 wrench set is more plentiful, as it was used throughout the 912 production.
There are even more details- like the font of the word Germany on the wrenches, which was smaller in the 356 production era than in the 912 era, even though the DROP FORGED font is the same. The spark plug wrench for a 356 is 9" long, whereas 912's also had one, but longer. Also of some study is the pliers. Correct for 356 C cars are pliers with the fish skin cross hatch style handles, raised jaws at the cutting edge, and no manufacturers name. Note the lug wrench- It has a tail to it that is not on some other 19 MM lug wrenches. Fan belts in the 356 C era were supplied by Phoenix. Lastly, take a look at the Messko. Correct gauges are dual scale and made in Germany, not Switzerland like the later reproduction ones. Also, look at the surface on the Messko gauge pouch. The gray plastic is dimpled- not smooth, not cross-hatched. This one is an original!! Some of these gauges were supplied with leather pouches made by PRYM. Those leather pouches were for cars prior to the 356 C. The one I have is appropriate for Miss April.
Enjoy the pictures!
Enjoy the pictures!
TRAVEL Kit
Photos of my travel kit are below. Let me first say that I'm not claiming it is perfect in every way, but it is what I have. It is difficult to know what is exactly perfect, especially since travel kits were most often put together at the dealership. The person in the parts department collected and inserted the parts into the bag, and out to the customer it went. Some travel kits were purchased at the time the car was sold, others might have been purchased when the owner was considering some travel away from home- away from the dealership. Also, if in the case of my 1965 car, produced in 1965 and sold in 1965, it may not have come with the gasket set in the same packaging as say a travel kit put together in 1962.
Anyway, there are some great items in my kit, and some parts other owners might like to point out that their travel kit has parts that look different. Ok, that is accepted.
The PORSCHE engine gasket set in my kit was cut open when I got it. Someone had removed the cork valve cover gaskets, leaving everything else inside. It then was treated to some pretty rough handling, and looked rather poor. I did install a set of old cork gaskets I had laying around, and taped the container back together as best as I could. Not pretty, but it's mine.
As for the other parts, the photos pretty much speak for themselves.
Anyway, there are some great items in my kit, and some parts other owners might like to point out that their travel kit has parts that look different. Ok, that is accepted.
The PORSCHE engine gasket set in my kit was cut open when I got it. Someone had removed the cork valve cover gaskets, leaving everything else inside. It then was treated to some pretty rough handling, and looked rather poor. I did install a set of old cork gaskets I had laying around, and taped the container back together as best as I could. Not pretty, but it's mine.
As for the other parts, the photos pretty much speak for themselves.
- Original PORSCHE exhaust valves with the PORSCHE trademark and Ate on the stem.
- Correct OSRAM bulb box filled with genuine OSRAM bulbs.
- Correct BOSCH spark plugs as shown in the owners manual and correct BERU connector.
- Unopened Zenith carb kit
- Original Pudenz fuse boxes with original fuses.
- Clutch cable made in West Germany.
- and much much more.....
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