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 vwrallycar
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| posted on February 25th, 2003 at 04:45 PM |
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cost of rebuild
has anyone had some experience on the cost and parts availability of rebuilding either the 1.9 or 2.1 water cooled kombi motors?
is this a better option than an EA81 Subaru conversion?
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 Bizarre
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| posted on February 25th, 2003 at 05:17 PM |
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Oh boy - THIS will be interesting!
As far as i know the water cooled VW flat four would have to be THE most expensive of the clan to rebuild.
Hoses are like $1500 a set.
Bearings........ dont talk about bearings......
Heads.....hah! you thought bearings were dear!
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speedster356
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| posted on February 25th, 2003 at 05:28 PM |
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Oh don't go there.........!
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on February 25th, 2003 at 05:31 PM |
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Heads are like $1800 each !!!!!!!!!!
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Doug Sweetman
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| posted on February 25th, 2003 at 05:34 PM |
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Dont let these guys scare you off. They are expensive, but.... I dont know exactly ....... but I can tell you who does.
Talk to Kurt Phillips at V-dub repairs and spares in Fremantle, W.A. He has a 2.1 supercharged water boxer in his beetle, and has rebuilt several of
these lately - he will know prices and suppliers for the hard to get bits.
When you do find out, let us all know ?
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Bizarre
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| posted on February 25th, 2003 at 08:06 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Doug Sweetman
Dont let these guys scare you off. They are expensive, but....
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being a little negative was I?
Wasnt trying to be the ultimate pesimist.....lord knows Steve C has a ball tearing turbo water cooled in his beetle.
Its just.................................... sigh
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vwrallycar
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| posted on February 25th, 2003 at 08:32 PM |
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thanks guys this is what i thought you would all say.
the problem is i dont want a subaru in my VOLKSWAGEN
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| posted on February 25th, 2003 at 11:11 PM |
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Then dont put a subaru in the car ...
Do you have to put water cooled in the car ? (think outside the square)
Or perhaps you could stick a rotary in there ... at least then its not a subaru
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vwrallycar
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| posted on February 25th, 2003 at 11:35 PM |
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no i mean not just subaru i have to keep a vw engine in it. and yes i wanna watercool it
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Bizarre
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| posted on February 26th, 2003 at 08:19 AM |
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have a look at the SBO site.
James/Supe/Superman has a Golf GTI moptor in his and the lid closes.
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on February 26th, 2003 at 08:32 AM |
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Woozy, were did you get your Baja kit. I had one the same 13yrs ago, lights in the nose, have been wanting one ever since !?
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| posted on February 26th, 2003 at 09:16 AM |
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hey guys where are you shopping???? we have just rebuilt a 2.1L with new everything including heads for under $3K - talk about horsepower per
dollar!!!!! :thumb:thumb:thumb
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Bizarre
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| posted on February 26th, 2003 at 09:25 AM |
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HAPPY to be proved wrong!
My info is just quoted prices here and there, the internet and various mechanics telling me to stay away when i was fixing Daisy - an air cooled
Vanagon.
Where have YOU been shopping?
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Woozy
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| posted on February 26th, 2003 at 12:47 PM |
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The baja kit came with the car ... around 9 years ago i got it in kalgoorlie.
Dunno where you might get another one nowdays tho
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Che Castro
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| posted on February 26th, 2003 at 12:50 PM |
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and i thought the type 4 engine was expensive
Jon
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leylandbros
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| posted on February 27th, 2003 at 06:57 AM |
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maybe you could try TOOLEY IMPORTS? - you might be surprised!!
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