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Similar to VW engines the flywheel/crankshaft oil seal is an area that can be prone to leak at a certain mileage - so when the engine is out it makes sense to replace it. However to get to it I had to remove the nasty and in parts melted old flywheel that came with the engine. It wasn’t...

No mate - didnt touch anything in that area, they are pretty well flowed as standard however if it is needed in the future its not too much trouble getting access to the heads again.

The rebuild was fairly straightforward mainly due to the fresh parts and exceptional build quality of these motors. Considering the engine had covered in excess of 100k and wasn’t exactly cherished there were still honing marks clearly visible in all the cylinders. With the cambelt covers...

With the block taking an age to dry due to the time of year - it was December 17 I had to use a supplemental heater so the paint would go off. After a couple of coats of acid etch primer the silver colour was applied. Without media blasting I couldn’t figure out a way of making the block look...

The timing is rather important and initially it appears to be overwhelming due to the number of rollers, pumps and components involved however after following a comprehensive YouTube guide it went rather well. This is a pic of me setting the clearance for the anti bump cover which...

With the heads off for work and the block stripped I started cleaning it up. Using a combination of a drill mounted abrasive tool and some acid spray along with many hours of elbow grease it started to look a little more acceptable. The heads were turned around in a couple of days so they were...

The engine was in a pretty sorry state if I’m honest and appeared to have been neglected although they all appear to be like this due to their age and mileage. Mine had covered a little over 100k and the car was scrapped due to a corroded subframe that was uneconomical to repair. As I wanted a...

With me amassing parts and deciding the way ahead I had some hours of research to complete. Some of the research included: Converting from carburettor to injection fuel system and engineering a fuel return to the tank Installing the 5 speed box and sorting the linkage. Wiring - which I hate...

Next step on the journey was to source some quality parts for the conversion and I dutifully went spending online with some of the reputable companies available. I chose not to get the conversion done professionally by the likes of Fellows Speed Shop or TSR purely down to budget as the...

So now we are finally rolling after some teething issues I suppose it’s time to have a go at doing some sort of retrospective build thread of the engine & gearbox conversion. Suppose it initially started back in September/October 17 when I finally bit the bullet and pulled the engine and...

Heritage has them in stock https://www.vwheritage.com/211259165-front-grille-mesh-vw-spare

Pic from our first trip camping in the bus this year. Quick trip to Newark for BusStopOver as a test run on the new engine. Pulled the Rapido like it wasn’t there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not jealous of you being out in your bus!!

Anyone advise on what the best internals are to use? Ive got a pair fitted but no bulb holders?

You installing a remote servo to assist with those brakes or just concentrating on working your legs at the gym! Going to have some fierce braking power there!

Oh boy it certainly looks like it was worth it! Looks stunning! Cant wait to hear the engine Gonna be sweet

Im coming to the end of my Subaru conversion on the bus after getting sick of the poor quality of pattern parts available for the aircooled engines. Would have stayed aircooled had the quality parts been available to reliably maintain our well used bus however even the most top spec expensive...

I would say thats too warm - in our old engine the temp would sit at around 95 when cruising and only went above that in the mountains around Spain, although we only had a 1600 twin carb at the time. I think the oil will start to degrade at those temps, how are you ensuring 120 is an accurate...

somebody is probably fitting a scooby motor to the server powerplant and just ironing out the kinks before it comes back online better and faster than before

could be a sticky piston - ive just spent the week totally overhauling my braking system! New EBC Green stuff pads on the CSP's and new handbrake cables/brake cylinders/shoes/springs on the rear Taken a few evenings work but necessary to stay safe - just got to bleed them now and im ready to...