About Dave Ward Expertise I`ve been restoring and driving my own 356`s for over 35 years. I`m not a professional mechanic but after all these years can pretty much put a 356 together with my eyes closed. I find there is very little help out there for the 356 hobbiest, so I decided to sign up and share my knowledge. I`ll do my darndest to help out with your questions and if I don`t know the answer, I`ll search as hard as I can to find it for you.
Like I said, I`m not a professional but can certainly relate to your frustrations and problems that sometimes come with restoring one of these little beauties.
Expert: Dave Ward Date: 9/8/2006 Subject: brakes, schroud cover
Question Hi Dave
Just purchased a 69T. Front brakes are S type. Aluminum, and drilled. Was this an option or added later. Also the engin schroud cover is a black fiberglass type, instead of metal. I have owned other 911s but never a 69T so don't know much about them.
Thanks
Joe
Answer Hi Joe,
I'm not at all into that level of specific knowledge for the 911's. I do have a reference manual, "Guide to Purchase and Restoration of Porsche 911 by Lindsay Porter annd Perter Morgan 1988". It shows the models before the '69 with solid discs and the models after with solid cast iron discs... so the likely-hood of aluminum and drilled being stock seems remote. I saw nothing about the shroud cover materials
