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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#567262
give volkshaven a call they had some great parts at a very reasonable price
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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#567282
I was told minimum $1600 by my VW specialist about 12 months ago. THat's a good engine rebuilder starting with a decent core. every extra just goes up from there.
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Schmoburger Baywindow Mafia Godfather and Cement-Shoe Fitter

2,185 posts · joined Oct 2005 ·

#567367
Yep... and dont think just because ya find one mob who will do it a few hundred bucks cheaper that you are getting a good deal.

WHen it comes to engine builds ya get what ya pay for if ya know what I mean... :o

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PurpleT3 Fahrvergnugen

880 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#567487
I wouldn't waste money on bits to make it look pretty. Most of them are crap quality and won't last or work as well at the originals. Besides, you cann't see much of a type 3 engine when it's installed. Just repaint your tinware, or buy used bits if yours are missing/badly damaged and paint them. Spend your money on new parts where it counts, in the engine.
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xornge666x Wolfsburg Wizard

460 posts · joined Sep 2006 ·

#567493
Take all the tinware from your engine and get it acid dipped, which will strip the paint.
Then take it all and get it powdercoated in the color you choose, satin black is best.
I hate seeing new engines with old rusty dirty tinware... make it look new if the engine is.

Should cost around $120-$150 to do all of it, stripped and powdercoated.