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What a wonderful thread. And a great project! Just a couple of notes: As for the brake drums lasting forever -the drums corrode so that the wire ring and aluminum ridge that make up the dirt/water exclusion "maze" basically falls off. Very disconcerting if you happen to be driving the car when it happens. The engine pushrods at one time had wood IN the centers, not wooden centers. There were many iterations of pushrod materials and construction as well as cylinder barrel materials used over the years. The pushrods are matched to the material the cylinder barrels are made off to get similar heat expansion characteristics. Get the match wrong and your valve adjustment is a crapshoot. Someone asked if the 356 engine was an "improved" VW. No. They are completely different. I think the rear main seal is interchangeable. Can't think of any other part that is. There is a long list of VW interchange parts for the rest of the car though.
Thank you for this thread and the pics. The meticulous work going into this car is fantastic! Craftsmanship lives!!
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