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thickfacek Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2008 Posts: 51 Location: Youngsville, NC
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 8:10 am Post subject: 356 conversion tins |
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Does anyone make conversion tins to put a Porsche 356 engine in a VW? I’d rather not modify original Porsche tins. _________________ 62 firebus
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vwuberalles Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2003 Posts: 1355 Location: Richmond, VA
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76760 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 9:22 am Post subject: Re: 356 conversion tins |
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vwuberalles wrote: |
According to every yahoo at the gas station it'll bolt right in as is! |
The tins to the body are different.
Sell the 356 engine and with the money, buy a new 1776. You'll have some money left over after. _________________ Glenn
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mukluk Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2012 Posts: 6985 Location: Clyde, TX
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 9:44 am Post subject: Re: 356 conversion tins |
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vwuberalles wrote: |
According to every yahoo at the gas station it'll bolt right in as is! |
Seriously. As often as I've heard that story where somebody they knew bolted in a Porsche engine, you'd think only half of all Bugs had actual VW engines in them. _________________ 1960 Ragtop w/Semaphores "Inga" |
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Erik G Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2002 Posts: 13247 Location: Tejas!
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:19 am Post subject: Re: 356 conversion tins |
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thickfacek wrote: |
Does anyone make conversion tins to put a Porsche 356 engine in a VW? I’d rather not modify original Porsche tins. |
No |
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Frederik Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2007 Posts: 578 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: 356 conversion tins |
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Dangerous things..
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Terry Gaudet Samba Member
Joined: March 11, 2004 Posts: 399 Location: New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 9:23 am Post subject: Re: 356 conversion tins |
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I actually bought a set of original Porsche 356 tins what were cut/modified to fit inside a VW engine bay. I have since sold the Porsche motor and have these sitting on a shelf. If you are interested in buying them send me a PM and we can discuss. _________________ Terry Gaudet
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John P Samba Member
Joined: October 21, 2004 Posts: 20
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:49 am Post subject: Re: 356 conversion tins |
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Hi Terry,
PM'd you - thanks.
Cheers,
John |
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