Features on early MY 1966 cars that changed during fall 1965

[pss]

I think several threads here have been addressing this partially, but feel we could gain more insight by consolidating the knowledge here in 1 thread. We did so for early 1965 changes and that turned out to be successful for many. I am not going to coordinate all the knowledge in a spreadsheet and happily leave that to one of the people owning such cars, but I will be following and adding to this thread for sure.

Now, off the cuff:
- change to adjustable struts
- change washer bag from fender to front
- change ID from front of smugglers box to font slam panel (simultaneous to changing the front slam panel right hand side)
- abandon wedged door frame
- abandon 4 screw horn grills
- change heating pipe rear arch from running below the axle mount to above (recently found by Moito)
- abandon bracket on the edge of the rear wheel arch to the floor (recently found by Moito, probably used for manufacturing purposes till then)
- change steering wheel from alu to steel
- change Solex carbs to Weber 40
- abandon cam shaft centre lubes
- abandon double Pierburg (was the electrical Bendix pump changed at the same moment?)
- change windscreen wipers from right resting position to left resting position

What about
- front fender horns changes to plastic backsides
- change to big ignition key washer
- carpeting in luggage room and interior
- change from open to flat door pockets
- changed window crank mechanism from middle screws to far end corner screws
- changed door cranks to the ones with plastic middle piece
- leather shift mob change to rubber
- adding emergency lights
- change high rim back seats to low back seats
- change of welded in bucket for the engine lid release knob into door column integrated indent
- change from 4.5 to standard 5.5 inch wheels
- introduction egg shaped headrests replacing the type 356

Pls confirm or deny and let us know yr chassis numbers, post pics and have fun. Lets breed our global half-baked knowledge into something useful

[Michael Winters]

Nice to start this!
Is indeed good to see the difference between late 65 : BY1965 / MY1966 and early 66 :BY1966 / MY1967
Will happy to help here!
Will post tomorrow the things that I know of my car through reading books/asking and talking people...

[Michael Winters]

Porsche 911 BY1965 MY1966
VIN: #303381
Still investigating a lot!

Now, of the cough:
- adjustable struts
- washer bag to front (without the round hole in the latch panel)
- change ID from front of smugglers box to font slam panel (STILL INVESTIGATION WITH OTHER CARS AROUND THE SAME CHASSISNUMBER)
- abandon wedged door frame (STILL INVESTIGATING)
- 4 screw horn grills
- change heating pipe rear arch from running below the axle mount to above (STILL INVESTIGATING)
- abandon bracket on the edge of the rear wheel arch to the floor ((STILL INVESTIGATING))
- wooden steering wheel alu
- Solex carbs
- cam shaft centre lubes
- double Pierburg (electrical Bendix pump)
- windscreen wipers right resting position

What about
- front fender horns changes to plastic backsides (STILL INVESTIGATING)
- small ignition key contact
- carpeting in luggage room and interior (STILL INVESTIGATING)
- open door pockets
- window crank mechanism middle screws
- changed door cranks to the ones with plastic middle piece (STILL INVESTIGATING)
- rubber shift mob
- no emergency lights
- change high rim back seats to low back seats
- change of welded in bucket for the engine lid release knob into door column integrated indent (STILL INVESTIGATING)
- 14.5 inch wheels
- headrests type 356

[Semjon]

Chassis nr 302831;

- adjustable struts
- Washer bottle in front
- ID in front of smugglers box
- 4 screw horn grills
- Solex carbs
- cam shaft centre lubes
- double Pierburg
- windscreen wipers left resting position

What about
- big ignition key washer
- carpeting in luggage room and interior
- leather shift mob
- emergency lights
- high rim back seats
- welded in bucket for the engine lid release knob
- headrests type 356

Rest I still need to look into.
Few things are also not clear to me like wedged doorframe and the mentioned bracket. Maybe some pics will help clarify this.
Nice idea to start this!

[davep]

Non-adjustable struts up to VIN 302694, as well as on VIN's 302736 and 302805; from factory literature.
4 screw horn grills between 303156 and 303462
VIN tag co-located with stamped VIN between 303182 and 303428

[haul]

question:
the change of the 4 horn grills also goes along with the change of the fenders?
thick vs thin embrasure?
or do the fenders in 66 stay the same as 65/64?

[moito]

question:
the change of the 4 horn grills also goes along with the change of the fenders?
thick vs thin embrasure?
or do the fenders in 66 stay the same as 65/64?

small rim fenders from 68 on due to the 5,5 inch rims introduced in 68

64 fenders different to 65(light bucket)

[Michael Winters]

Hi Davep,

I am already quite q time investigation the exact licated of my metal vinplate.
Option 1 just above the stamped vin.
Option 2 on the latchpanel.
I have heard and seen both also after contacting different famous and non famous 911 specialist.
You are writing that is is located with the stamped vin between 303182 and 303428.
Where do you base this information on? Experience? Other cars?
Happy to hear this from you.
My car 303381

Thanks Michael

Non-adjustable struts up to VIN 302694, as well as on VIN's 302736 and 302805; from factory literature.
4 screw horn grills between 303156 and 303462
VIN tag co-located with stamped VIN between 303182 and 303428

[Michael Winters]

Semjon,

You are sure about your car that the big ignition key washer is correct?
European or USA car?
Thaught it was always small with European cars because they got column lock

[Semjon]

Well from the very start when I got the car (>15 years ago) it had a big washer. Imprint on the wood dash doesn't give any sign of a smaller one ever used.
It is a Euro spec car without column lock