Porsche 911 Travelling Kits

[NeunElf]

My 911 came to me with a travelling kit bag masquerading as a tool kit bag. I've since straightened out the tool kit and restocked the travelling kit.

At this year's So Cal All-Porsche Swap & Car Display I loaned my travelling kit bag to Autos International .

So, if you want a travelling kit bag for your early 911, you should soon be able to get a decent reproduction. Autos Interntaional currently sells reproduction 356 tool kit bags (which are very similar to the travelling kit bag) for $ 75.

[csbush]

Very cool. Thanks for doing this. Auto's International has done a lot of work for me, and it is always top quality. What goes in a travelling kit? Don't think I have ever seen one. What years were they available?

[NeunElf]

The contents of a Travelling Kit are spelled out in one of the back sections of the parts book. Here's the list for a 1965 Porsche 911:

Travelling kit for type 911

901.721.901.02 Ersatzteile-Tasche mit Inhalt für Fahrzeug Typ 911, bestehend aus:
Travelling kit for type 911, with contents, consisting of:
Sac pour pièces détachées pour le moteur type 911, avec contenu, comprenant:
Borsa dotazione ricambi per tipo 911. con contenuto, corn prendente:
bis Programm “A”/ up to programme “A”/ jusqu’ au programme “A”/ fino al programma “A”

616.721.902.00 Tasche - Bag - Sac - Borsa 1

644.721.013.00 Plastiktasche mit Sicherungen - Plastic bag with fuses - Pochette plastique avec fusibles - Borsetta di plastica con valvoline 1

901 .108.964.00 Membrane für Kraftstoffpumpe - Diaphragm for fuel pump - Membrane pour pompe à essence - Mern’Drana per pompa 1

901.602.960.03 Unterbrecherkontakt (Satz) - Contact breaker (set) - Rupteur (jeu) - Ruttore (serie) 1

999.170.010.90 Zündkerze - Spark plug - Bougie d’auumage - Candele dl accensione BOSCH W 250 P 21 3

901.105.901.00 Ventilfeder innen und außen, Satz für ein Ventil - Outer and inner valve spring. for one valve - Ressart de soupape extérieur et intérieur pour une soupape - Molla esterna ed interna per una valvola 1

901.105.417.00 Geteiltes Kegelstück - Valve keeper - Demi-bague d’ appui Pezzo conico in due parti 2

901.104.193.00 Ventilabdichtung - Valve seal - Joint de soupape - Guarnizione valvola 1

901.105.370.02 Ventileinstellschraube - Valve adjusting screw - Vis de réglage de soupape - Vite registro punterie 2

999.034.005.00 Mutter für Einstellschraube - Nut for adjusting screw - Ecrou pour vis de réglage - Dado per vite registro 2

901.107.176.00 Ölablaßschraube - Oil-drain screw - Bouchon à vis de vidange d’huile - Tappo scarico olio 1

900.123.011.30 Dichtring für Ölablaßschraube - Gasket ring for oil-drain screw - Anneau-joint pour bouchon à vis de vidange d’huile - Guarnizione di tenuta per tappo scarico olio A 22x27 DIN 7603-Al 1

901.101.391.00 Dichtung für Ölsieb - Gasket for oil strainer - Joint pour tamnis d’huile - Guamizione per filtro olio 2

901.609.301.12 Zündkerzenstecker - Spark plug connector - Fiche pour bougie d’ allumage - Spina candele 2

999.659.016.50 Gummikappe für Zündkerzenstecker - Rubber cap for spark plug connector - Capuchon en caoutchouc pour fiche pour bougie d’ allumage - Coperchio di gomma per spina candele 2

901.108.945.00 Dichtungssatz für Vergaser - Set of gaskets for carburetor - Jeu de joints pour le carburateur - Serie guarnizioni per carburatore 1

901.423.401.01 Kupplungsseil - Clutch cable - Câble de débrayage - Cavo Frizione 1

901.104.191.00 Zylinderfußdichtung - Gasket for cylinder base - Joint pour base du cylindre - Guarnizione basamento cilindro 3

901.104.391.00 Zylinderkopfdlchtung - Gasket for cylinder head - Joint de la culasse - Guarnizione testa cilindri 3

901.105.193.02 Dichtung zum Kurbel - und Kettengehäuse - Gasket for crank- case and chain housing - Joint pour carter de moteur et de chaînes - Guarnizione sulla scatola di trasmissione 1

901.105.192.02 Dichtung für Kettengehäuse rechts - Gasket for chain housing right - Joint pour carter de chaînes droit - Guamizione per scatola trasmissione destra 1

901.105.191.02 Dichtung für Kettengehäuse links - Gasket for chain housing left - Joint pour carter de chaînes gauche - Guarnizione per scatola trasmissione sinistra 1

901.105.194.03 Dichtung für Deckel, oben - Gasket for upper cover - Joint pour couvercle supérieur - Guarnizione per coperchio superiore 2

901.105.195.03 Dichtung für Deckel, unten - Gasket for lower cover - Joint pour couvercle inférieur - Guarnizione per coperchio inferiore 2

901.105.197.00 Dichtung - Gasket - Joint – Guarnizione 1

999.701.124.40 O-Ring - O-ring - Joint annulaire - Anello di tenuta 1

901.105.592.01 Axia-Gleitringdichtwig - Slide sealing ring Axia - Bague glissent d’étanchéité Axia - Guamizione Axia 1


The Slide sealing ring Axia is only for cars with center lubricated camshfts. It's a rotating seal that pushes on the end of the camshft.

Diaphragm for fuel pump is for the tendem fuel pump that circulates fuel through the Solex carburetors.

[Soterik]

Do a search, there's a small amount of information and a few pics here on the board.

The parts book stopped giving info about the plug types after 1969 (from my memory), so you'll have to go elsewhere for that information.

Bag colors changed as well, most (all?) that I have seen from 69 onward have been light grey, but the texture varies. The earlier ones that I have seen have been a dark blue, Jim's looks to be dark gray??? Some that I have seen have a Porsche scripted cardboard box for the gaskets, later ones don't.

Also the bag design hasn't changed from the 356 days, and there's a provision for a spare bulb box, but I've yet to see an original 911 travel kit with the bulb box, but that doesn't mean that it didn't exist.

I've been accumulating these kits for a few years, but I haven't done a complete dissection of them "yet". I've got 3 or 4 NOS ones, and 3 or 4 incomplete ones. All are grey, I haven't bought a very early one yet. But I may have a couple of pics I can post that haven't been seen, I'll try to find some.

Eric

[mjk911]

Coincidentally, I was drooling over a travel kit just yesterday in a 1965 "barn find" (not mine, unfortunately!) - early 901 car with all records since new, bill of sale, tools and travel kit in perfect unused condition. The kit in this car is blue with a light grey interior...the clutch cable has its own matching sleeve. No bulb box, though, I don't think....

[beaker]

Here is a photo of a travel kit I sold a while ago. It came in my wife's Speedster but I was told that it was a mixture of 356 items. It gives you an idea of what it looked like.

David

[a911s]

The provision for a bulb box in the grey 911 traveling kits is too small for the grey light bulb box that is appropriate for these years. The 911 travel kit will also not close properly with the bulb box in place (nor will it fit in the original factory plastic outer bag for these kits with a bulb box in place). The earlier and smaller 356 bulb kit may fit in the provided flap properly, but is not correct for these later 911s. Perhaps this is the reason none of the grey 911 travel kits originally came with a 911 bulb box.

[Soterik]

Coincidentally, I was drooling over a travel kit just yesterday in a 1965 "barn find" (not mine, unfortunately!) - early 901 car with all records since new, bill of sale, tools and travel kit in perfect unused condition. The kit in this car is blue with a light grey interior...the clutch cable has its own matching sleeve. No bulb box, though, I don't think....

Can you please get some pics to post? I'll post mine when I get to their location, and have the time to do this...(too darn much business travel!).

Eric

[mjk911]

I'll be seeing the car again late next week and will try to get pics then....

[NeunElf]

My travelling kit is a green-gray color. I took a quick picture under questionable light to remind myself where things went.