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gavin.dude
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I coulda had a free baja shell this last weekend but unfortunately I got no where to put it, I really wanna get a beat up old baja and build into a little pickup.
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| Beetlebaum wrote: | | I'm gonna do a full rebuild on my Beetle! |
Engine?
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TjdTaylor
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next winter when i take the car back off the road im going to do a rebuild on my engine. It runs fine (acctually perfect  ) but i want something with abit more power and speed. Are you looking to rebuild it as a stock 1600 or something abit bigger? I want a 1776 at MINUMUM but really want a 2110, but thats expencive
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TjdTaylor
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if i watned to build a 1776 off my 1641 could i just buy the jugs and pistons and replace them or would i need block work done?
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gavin.dude
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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| TjdTaylor wrote: | | if i watned to build a 1776 off my 1641 could i just buy the jugs and pistons and replace them or would i need block work done? |
aircooled.net has a 1800 set that fits without work.
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| TjdTaylor wrote: | | if i watned to build a 1776 off my 1641 could i just buy the jugs and pistons and replace them or would i need block work done? |
yeah, you gotta get the jugs hoes bored out bigger so the new oens can fit in. If you have any machine shops around you go check them otu and see hwo much theyd charge. I got mine done for only $80....and another $90 for the align bore.
as for he 1800 without machine work, you gotta buy a new crank and rod, which will probably be more pricey than getting the case bored out.
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| rtaylor wrote: | | TjdTaylor wrote: | | if i watned to build a 1776 off my 1641 could i just buy the jugs and pistons and replace them or would i need block work done? |
yeah, you gotta get the jugs hoes bored out bigger so the new oens can fit in. If you have any machine shops around you go check them otu and see hwo much theyd charge. I got mine done for only $80....and another $90 for the align bore.
as for he 1800 without machine work, you gotta buy a new crank and rod, which will probably be more pricey than getting the case bored out. |
mkay thanks. Now i kinda know what im looking at
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| rtaylor wrote: | | TjdTaylor wrote: | | if i watned to build a 1776 off my 1641 could i just buy the jugs and pistons and replace them or would i need block work done? |
yeah, you gotta get the jugs hoes bored out bigger so the new oens can fit in. If you have any machine shops around you go check them otu and see hwo much theyd charge. I got mine done for only $80....and another $90 for the align bore.
as for he 1800 without machine work, you gotta buy a new crank and rod, which will probably be more pricey than getting the case bored out. |
Ya I saw on their site they had a whole article on building a 40mpg engine. Whatever extra for crank, rod, cam and whatever else would probly pay for itself pretty quick if you actually got 40mpg like they say. They also claim something like 75% more power too. When my engine finally goes I think Im definitely gonna go the "mileage master" route.
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paretns are in vegas right now. Emailed me this when they are driving behind it on the highway.\
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so, this happened...
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damn, kinda like that red one. Looks like we have the same idea of heaven beetlebaum 
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There's 20 of them, all total, and they're all owned by a jerk in blue mountain Mississippi.
He won't sell any of them for less than $1K. Moron.  
There's even a sad little uncut '66 Bahama blue. AAAARRRGH!!!!!!!
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gavin.dude
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tell me about it, theres some guy down heres whos been posting the same rusted out baja on craigslist for the last year and a half for $500, I wanna get it and turn it into a little baja pickup and use it for work but 500 is way too much
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i got my car back from the painter. Ill post some pics tomorow. Gotta put all the body pannels back on. First thing i did when i got it back? Ziptied the dealer plate to the back of it and went for a whirrel around the block, no doors, no windows, no nothing. I was exited 
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the jugs and pistons are about the same price.....it just costs 80 to get the case bored out