ENGINE REBUILD

grimbear64 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

92 posts · joined Jan 2010 · 14 Jun 2014, 5:16 pm

#993283

HI GUYS i am rebuilding 1800 motor for my 73 single cab and have got all the stuff to find out the heads that where on there are stuffed the barrels i got are 93mm so what heads can i buy to put on got a few price and it would seem its going to cost about 1100 for heads and mailing can any body help with a cheaper way
cheers michael

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3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 14 Jun 2014, 6:35 pm

#993302

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/

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psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 15 Jun 2014, 10:33 pm

#993386

Shipping from USA is generally pretty expensive. Look at Uk suppliers and Volkszone forum for second hand stuff.
Transglobal express use unused carrier allowances to ship things cheaper than normal but even Royal Mail is pretty reasonable compared to Oz post and USA post.

Also, when you say the heads are stuffed, in what way? Seats can be replaced and guides renewed so that only leaves cracks between the valve seats.

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grimbear64 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

92 posts · joined Jan 2010 · 15 Jun 2014, 10:44 pm

#993388

hi yes checked out the samba and import from usa
but thanks psimitar will have a look at the uk site the heads are both got cracks in them told they where fine we i brought them grrr

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 16 Jun 2014, 8:12 am

#993398

You really should by new ones, used you will likely just end up having 2 sets of cracked heads

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grimbear64 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

92 posts · joined Jan 2010 · 16 Jun 2014, 11:16 am

#993405

hi mattberry where do you find new heads at a reasonable price

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 16 Jun 2014, 12:09 pm

#993406

Should be around $1k complete. Try Vintage or any parts supplier in the back of VWMA

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grimbear64 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

92 posts · joined Jan 2010 · 18 Jun 2014, 8:59 am

#993552

thanks for your help guys new heads on the way will put the motor together next weekend

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101 posts · joined Nov 2010 · 18 Jun 2014, 11:57 am

#993563

grimbear64 wrote:thanks for your help guys new heads on the way will put the motor together next weekend

Where did you end up getting them from?

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grimbear64 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

92 posts · joined Jan 2010 · 18 Jun 2014, 6:55 pm

#993590

got them from the states 950 compete amc heads from koko parts