Lots of good suggestions. Mark Sawaya at Performance Porsche in San Diego is great, fair priced and a great engine builder. He has been working on my cars since 1985. A short drive from Newport, but may be worth it. Good luck. Phil

 

Henry,at Supertec.,no question, if you need the best at it.

 

You might go here with your question: http://www.porsche356registry.org/356talk.html

One of main things is the builder have a source for or have parts in hand. Building a 912 engine is mostly about finding parts for it.

 

The 914 has a VW type II motor and is not as complex as a Porsche SOHC motor and does not require the cam timing effort associated with a SOHC engine and are much easier and less costly as the porsche 6 cyl to repair , overhaul and maintain years ago we used to overhaul our Lola super V engine more frequently than most. Tony Callas would be more than capable. Big thing is don't get sucked in because the word Porsche is associated with it. It's still a VW engine. The 356 engine is a seperate beast. but uses the same basic methodology during assembly. just be sure whom ever does the work is reptuable. A lot good folks out there in SoCal and most were mentioned in this thread.

Cheers!

Don

 

Get a PM to Pete Zimmerman. While he's now up in Bakersfield retired, I'll bet he knows another retired-type guy who's still in the game part-time down in his old area. Or maybe even Pete is, I have no idea.

(He used to own Redline Service in Santa Monica, and was instrumental in helping me out of more than one jam when I had my shop in Phoenix going in the mid '80s. He's also the author of The Used 911 Story, which is a reference bible for pushing 30 years.)

 

WERKS II in burbank.

http://www.werks2.com/

Owner Galen is a long time 914 porsche guy that has successfully runs cup cars thorughout the years. His mechanic Timo, is all the way from germany and is no stranger to porsches.

 

Art Arredondo of Arredondo Motorsports may also be a good source. He crews for Galen's cup car team and both he and Timo worked together at Callas back in the day.

Last time I went there he had been tearing apart a 912 motor and had a 356 he'd been working on, so he's comfortable with 4 bangers.

Give him a call. 310-387-6291.

 

Is Duane Spencer still around? last I knew, he moved up North.

He was the 912 equivalent that Bruce Anderson was to early 911s. My memory isn't as good as it used to be as I seem to recall that Duane may have passed. If not, he most certainly has a lot of experience with 912s. I think he owned around 20 of them personally.

 

Yes, he passed maybe 2-3 years ago? As, of course, did Harry Pellow probably 10 years ago. Now there was an eccentric dude.........

 

awww. too bad. great guy. I met him when we both worked at TRW. He would drive a different 912 or 356 each day.

 

You may want to also post this question over on the Early 911S Registry.

http://www.early911sregistry.org/forums/forum.php

 

Not looking for the best rebuilder but the best engine builder for our 993. I'm interested in regearing who in SoCal is good?

 

There are many great mechanics to choose from in this thread. Those who can rebuild an engine can either re-gear as well, or recommend someone who can

Makes some calls to the shops listed in this thread and you'll have your answer.

 

Again, Henry at Supertec.

 

Duane died a year or so ago. He was the one who rebuilt the engine in our '58 356.