All the Nuts and Bolts: Details of the Masterpierce
- Started with 1964 T-6 coupe body. Front unibody replaced with correct chassis metal from 1960 356B.
- 356 Suspension – double wish bones with transverse torsion bars, hydraulic shocks anti-roll bar at front and swing axles, anti-roll bar at rear.
- Copied Abarth #5 from local owner in Colorado
- Drum Brakes
- Correct Dunlop tires (new)
- 356 Gauges rebuilt and silk screened by California’s North Hollywood Speedometer
- Handmade Aluminum seats – reclined and lowered to provide ample headroom (6”2”)
- Correct 356B Wood Steering wheel
- Engine (nick-named the Carrera 616 Faux Cam)
- 356 SC pushrod engine modified to house a dual distributor drive, a modern oil pump, and full-flow oil system.
- A perfect replica of a 4-cam shroud from Ibrahim Kuzu.
- Fan sourced by Bob Garretson.
- Machine work by Gary Okoren – the timing cover is only ½ inch deep
- Gary fabricated a twin distributor attachment that holds 2 of the 356 distributors
- Crank is unmodified with stock distributor drive gears.
- 1900 cc Nikasil JE pistons and cylinders mated with ported and polished heads and machined to accept the dual spark plugs needed for the twin plug ignition setup
- A complimentary performance camshaft was installed which increases power while keeping a nice powerband(i.e. racing cam)
- 44 mm Weber Carburetors
- Not high compression so it can run on pump gas
- Modern oil pump drives a dry sump system with a tank in the same position as the original
- Gear box Lager chose the Nurburgring gear-ratio set commonly sued by the original GTLs.
- A stock 356 clutch uses a lightened flywheel to free up hidden horsepower
- The exhaust is stainless steel reproduction of the “pea shooter” exhaust.
- Tin Element shop estimates at least 2500 hours were spent on the chassis and aluminum body that were hand formed out of 3003 aluminum sheet