WTB Engine for a '67 Bug · Aussieveedubbers

JCARRION · 15 Jul 2008, 6:11 pm

Hi there.

Id need to buy a engine to fit into my 67 beetle.

Either new , recconditioned , second hand , etc.. in/around Sydney Area.

Francisco_javier_Carrion@yahoo.com

Thanks a lot !

robnjo · 15 Jul 2008, 6:21 pm

shame you are not closer...this will be for sale when I pull it out

pod · 15 Jul 2008, 6:22 pm

try this one
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=70266

JCARRION · 15 Jul 2008, 6:41 pm

Thanks , Pod . That engine in the link is already sold 🙁

and I got my baby in the workshop , with the engine out , and paying a daily fee util I find an engine.

any ideas about how much should I pay for a full rebuild ?

my current engine still run ok , but Its got a lot (1/4 Inch !) of end-play . The front main bearing is actually spinning with the crankshaft and leaking oil like crazy ..

robnjo · 15 Jul 2008, 7:02 pm

for a good job you start from about 2400 upwards...

Menangler · 15 Jul 2008, 7:31 pm

I have a rebuilt twin port engine for sale, just up to tappet covers, no tinware, it has a machine in 88mm bore kit so displaces 1679cc, all new bearings, reco heads with new valves, it is on a type 3 case, but can be made to fit a Beetle. price is $950. engine is in Nowra.
Dave

JCARRION · 15 Jul 2008, 7:31 pm

Thanks .

Any can recomend me a well known reputable engine rebuilder around Sydney ?

J

JCARRION · 15 Jul 2008, 7:33 pm

Hi Dave . How easy would be for my local mechannic to fit it into a Beetle ? Is it complicated/expensive ?

Thanks !

Menangler wrote:I have a rebuilt twin port engine for sale, just up to tappet covers, no tinware, it has a machine in 88mm bore kit so displaces 1679cc, all new bearings, reco heads with new valves, it is on a type 3 case, but can be made to fit a Beetle. price is $950. engine is in Nowra.
Dave

barls · 15 Jul 2008, 7:50 pm

try contacting richard at vforce mate about a rebuild

Menangler · 15 Jul 2008, 7:56 pm

JCARRION wrote:Hi Dave . How easy would be for my local mechannic to fit it into a Beetle ? Is it complicated/expensive ?

Thanks !

If you have a twin port engine in your car now it would not be hard at all, I can supply a bolt on dip stick tube, he would need to drill and tap a pressure switch hole (has to be done very carefully as not to get any swarf in the oil gallery), or you can run a type 3 oil cooler with a pressure switch.

JCARRION · 15 Jul 2008, 8:02 pm

Cool Dave! .

let me see tomorrow in the workshop if my engine is single or TP .

Cheers
Javier