Building a brand new 1600 air-cooled Brazil engine this weekend

[Drakeskakes]

Well due to my own arrogance, stupidity, frustration, lack of patience and knowledge and overall lack of responsibility....I completely blew my motor. Will upload photos later I promise.

Yesterday I found a local VW Shop in Santiago with everything I need. I bought a brand new zero KM Brazil block, new heads, valves, pistons, camshaft, crankshaft..... basically if the engine needs it to run, I bought it brand new. It was a tough pill to swallow but fortunately I had the cash and have learned in life if I try and save money now it'll cost more in the long run so just do it right the first time. I am staying with a local Kombi Guy who has been building and racing VW for 20 years and trust his work. I also have my How to keep a VW manual handy.

Aside from everything in this book which I've read ten times over on the overhaul section, torque specs, clearances and all the technical jazz...what should I keep in mind when assembling this engine? There is a bit of a language barrier between me and my friend but we communicate rather well.

Any advice on break in period? How soon after I'm driving should I go through the engine and recheck the torque and clearances... advice like that would be appreciated

And since some will ask. The price with ,$2,479 USD in Santiago for everything brand new. Basically if it comes out of the car when you drop the engine, including the air and fuel filters, support mounts and valve covers... it's new, obviously except the parts that don't go bad like intake manifold.

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[aeromech]

The part about your friend building racing engines scares me.
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[hazetguy]

since you said you "completely blew my motor", i would definitely get a new oil cooler, do not reuse the old one.
I'd also check the oil pump for damage, unless you've already bought a replacement. New ones are inexpensive anyway.
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[aeromech]

When you say "all new" I assume you mean the long block. You'll reuse your heater boxes, exhaust, alternator, engine tin, and carburetor?
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Airbus A319,320,321
DC9/MD80
BAe146
Fokker F28/F100
VW type 1 1962,63,65,69,72
VW Type 2 1971 (3 ea.) 1978, 1969
VW Jetta
VW Passat
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[wcfvw69]

How about some pictures of all your brand new goodies? Share some of you assembling it as well.
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[notchboy]

Meh Clean enough for the girls we hang with.
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[williamM]

Is that the same beer "Hasta Alaska " was drinking when he rebuilt his motor "10 times"--

Not a complaint just that I put an evinrude 6 hp together with the crank upside down after my buddys forced me to drink and mechanic at the same time (ya that was hard to do)

From then on I'm afraid to wimp out, but have always been sober till the final assembly.
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[wcfvw69]

I live in hot as hell Phoenix Arizona. With a brand new engine and tight tolerances, I don't need anything higher than 10-30w oil in my VW engines. You want it to thin out when it starts getting hot so it lowers the oil pressure and gets to the oil cooler as quickly as possible. I use to run 10-40 oil in my VW's. When I dropped down to 10-30, I saw an 8-10 degree lower oil temperature.

You DO need to make sure you're running an oil that has at least 1200 PPM of Zinc for the flat tappet cams though.
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