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Fri Mar 14, 2014 7:31 pm

its almost all together, just needs a few more things before it goes in. I am looking for a different air cleaner I am not a fan of this one.

Sun Apr 13, 2014 2:47 pm

Just took her out on the first maiden camping voyage, 76 westy, duel 40s. Runs great.

Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:18 pm

Looks good man! See you in Fredericksburg. :D

Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:17 pm

My recently acquired bus...

Question to you guys... what engine compartment seal should I be using?
The cooling tin looks more like the T4 shape than the normal T1 shape which most of the pictures in this thread are. Should I be using a T4 seal?

Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:22 pm

I think you get the regular t4 H shaped seal.

Those are just euro tins for use of a early motor in a late bus.

Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:41 pm

Seeing how you are in Africa, the bus probably was equipped that way from the factory. And yes, please use a T-4 seal.

Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:44 pm

Thanks guys!
Yip, its a German spec bus

Mon Dec 29, 2014 2:02 pm

Hook up the heater hoses off the fan too or block them off.

Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:02 pm

Bleyseng wrote: Hook up the heater hoses off the fan too or block them off.

Thanks, thats already on my list of things to do too...

Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:24 am

Here is before and after of mine.

Tins are red to match wheels. I think I have some better pics on the build thread

Thu Jan 01, 2015 4:29 pm

The current lump.

The new lump.

Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:47 am

2 litre with 40mm dells and vintage speed exhaust. Painted to match my wheels

:)

Thu Feb 05, 2015 1:44 pm

Just dropped a fresh 2110cc and FF tranny and dresses it up with some LEDs

Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:01 pm

From this a few weeks ago (posted above)

to this

Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:48 am

I love this thread. Nearly done with my T4 build. 1700 case, 2L jugs and hydraulic lifters. Pertronix distributor and still undecided on carbs.

Sat Sep 19, 2015 3:51 pm

I have found this thread a fantastic resource, and thought these pictures would be best posted in here. We toured Germany in the 1976 T2 bay this July and August and spent three days in Wolfsburg, including visiting the VolksWagen Automueum and the Autostadt. Fantastic town, will definitely be going there again.

In the Automuseum was a 2.0l VW Type 2 T2B Type 4 Engine on display, with cutaway sections. (Being a 2.0L engine, at least that is what is said on the plaque pictured below at 1970cc, I was surprised to see it had an 1800cc twin Solex carb set up fitted! - including a right hand carb unit I need! I suppose they used what they had lying around to build it up. Wish I had taken my spanner :wink: ), hope these prove helpful to someone:

Sat Sep 19, 2015 6:45 pm

Note the connecting rod in the pic has the balancing boss on the small end 1.7-1.8L rod.
The 2L connecting rods did not have the balancing boss.
Wonder if the engine was a prototype?

2L rod

Tcash

Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:28 am

Here are some pics of the transformation and upgrade of my engine room.

From this:

To this:

Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:16 am

Tcash wrote: Note the connecting rod in the pic has the balancing boss on the small end 1.7-1.8L rod.
The 2L connecting rods did not have the balancing boss.
Wonder if the engine was a prototype?

2L rod

Tcash

Guys are we assuming that the Volkswagen Museum is correct? I mean why wouldn't you, right? :lol:

Oh and chimmney - thanks for posting those up! Id live to have that on display at home - 2 or 1.8 - its all cool 8)

Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:24 pm

2.0 L
Stock Cam and mechanical lifters (Web Cam)

RAT HAM improved heads (10 years old)

Dual Kadron carbs with modified Scat linkage (Kaddie Shack)

SS fuel line kit (Kaddie Shack). FYI, they don't sell a pre-made kit, only the straight lines and fittings. You have to do all the bending and fitting.

Type4Store solid rocker shaft spacers.

Empi breather box

Winterburn CD Ignition box. Using stock points.

Aircooled.Net anti-pulse valve (visible near passenger side carb)

Runs pretty good after some time getting the jetting correct. Probably should have kept the FI, but that is a story for another day.