Stoddard Newsletter: Early February 2015

By Per Schroeder
Feb 11, 2016

February 4, 2015

	LA Lit Meet Around the Corner The annual Porsche enthusiast pilgramage to Southern California for the LA Lit Meet and Porsche Swap Meet is just about a month away—it's a week later than usual. The Lit Meet is at its normal location at the LAX Hilton on March 7th and the Swap Meet is at the Phoenix German Club in Anaheim on March 8th. Be there or be square!

914-6 Heat Exchangers

    Stoddard has a new production batch of concours-correct heat exchangers for the six-cylinder 914-6. These have been unobtainium for years! Our versions will be here by Mid-March, but we are accepting preorders for this first shipment. There is a limited quantity of these being made and we expect them to sell out quickly. If you need them, it would be best to get on this list now.

SIC-211-005-00 Heat Exchanger Set, Left and Right for 914-6

SIC-341-901-00 Front Control Arm, Left, for 911 912 1969-1973

New 911 / 912 Control Arms

As-original, these control arms are a cost effective replacement for the factory pieces, complete with front and rear bushings. The finish is a correct satin black and they're ready to bolt on.

Warehouse Artifact: Solex Tins

You can find some interesting stuff in an old warehouse—or the Warehouse Artifacts section of the Stoddard.com website. We came across about a dozen of these Solex spare parts tins. They're clear plastic with a tin top and great for holding spare jets or just to have on your desk at work.

NLA-108-902-06 Solex Spare Parts Box

SIC-352-009-08-SET New Caliper Set for Rear Vented Rotors.

New 911 Brake Caliper Sets

Why rebuild when you can buy new? Stoddard has new productions of the original S-style aluminum calipers and the steel calipers for cars with rear vented rotors.

French-spec Yellow Headlight Lenses

They're not exactly legal here in the States on the road, but we've gotten a lot of requests for these French-spec Bosch headlight lenses. We have seen these on some pretty neat Outlaw and R-Gruppe-style builds. They have period-correct markings on them, including the original Bosch logo. The yellow is infused into the glass, it is not a coating that can chip or peel off.

SIC-631-111-01 Yellow Bosch Lens for late 356 and early 911 / 912.

SIC-503-043-21 Lock Post Left with Release Pocket. Fits 911 912 1965-1968

SWB Lock Posts

Just like with the venerable 356, the lock posts for the early 911s underwent changes through the model years. The short wheelbase cars had different post sections on both the left and right sides. The left side lock post, for example, had an inset hemispherical up that held the engine lid release pull.

Lock Post Repair Sections

The bottom of the lock post and portions of the rocker panel are one of the first parts to rust on any 911—from 1965 all the way through 1989, the basic design of the car lead to an accumulation of dirt and debris between the inner rocker and outer rocker and the lock post. This patch helps repair that section with fresh Galvanneal steel.

SIC-503-044-00 Lock Post Extension Right

917 Resurrection

We ran across this great video online showing the reawakening of a Porsche 917. The car had been exhibited in the 24 Hours of LeMans Museum and was being recommissioned for track use. You don't have to understand the French language to get a thrill from the sound of that beast of a 917 roaring to life.

Engine Bay Decals

Restoring the engine compartment properly takes a lot of attention to detail. You should get the parts correct, the paint finishes right and don't forget those decals! We've got a full collection of restoration decals (or stickers) that will make your 356 (or 911 / 912) look like the day it rolled off the production floor.

NLA-701-011-00 Mann Oil Filter Canister Decal Set

MOT-2811QTA Motul Classic Performance 20W50 High-Zinc Motor Oil.

High-Zinc for your Classic Porsche

The engines in our old Porsches like a motor oil that's got lots of zinc additive. It's not just a buzzword or snake oil—the zinc keeps the flat-tappets and camshafts from wearing too quickly. Motul's Classic 20W50 is formulated with the correct high-grade mineral oil and detergents that vintage engines perform best with. Don't use oil you can buy at Walmart—get the best from Stoddard.

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