Change History

I still have a Clymer 912 shop manual. (Had a '66, my first car.) The wiring diagram looked kinda complex back in '72, and it was likely very similar to a 356 of any year. Getting the motor and transaxle out was simple: a few wires, fuel line, and linkages, and that was it.

Had a couple '70s Alfa Spiders, and they were electrically comparable to the 912, but in their Milanese way.
I loved the valve adjustment system: little steel pucks of various thicknesses fitting between the valve stems and "buckets," all under the camshafts. (Don't let that master chain link clip go flying into the grass, or worse, down the crankcase!)

In '88 bought new a CRX Si, and got the official main shop and electrical manuals.
This was my introduction to (ok, rudimentary) computer systems, quite a leap from the previous cars.

Then a 2001 Boxster. The Bentley manual was an excellent resource for understanding the car, but the circuit diagrams look like the street plan for a future megapolis.

Now, with the 13S, the Technik manual serves as a thorough overview of the car, and it tells me how much more complex it is than the '01.
Aside from the factory tool kit and wheel changing stuff, the only tool in the trunk is a medium-sized Leatherman. Anything past changing one of the few incandescents, it goes to pros.

I still have a Clymer 912 shop manual. (Had a '66, my first car.) The wiring diagram looked kinda complex back in '72, and it was likely very similar to a 356 of any year. Getting the motor and transaxle out was simple: a few wires, fuel line, and linkages, and that was it.

Had a couple '70s Alfa Spiders, and they were electrically comparable to the 912, but in their Milanese way.
I loved the valve adjustment system: little steel pucks of various thicknesses fitting between the valve stems and "buckets," all under the camshafts. (Don't let that master chain link go flying into the grass, or worse, down the crankcase!)

In '88 bought new a CRX Si, and got the official main shop and electrical manuals.
This was my introduction to (ok, rudimentary) computer systems, quite a leap from the previous cars.

Then a 2001 Boxster. The Bentley manual was an excellent resource for understanding the car, but the circuit diagrams look like the street plan for a future megapolis.

Now, with the 13S, the Technik manual serves as a thorough overview of the car, and it tells me how much more complex it is than the '01.
Aside from the factory tool kit and wheel changing stuff, the only tool in the trunk is a medium-sized Leatherman. Anything past changing one of the few incandescents, it goes to pros.