1200 rebuild / upgrade

[BYeaton]

Hey everyone. I have a 65' bug with a stock 1200 motor that I have recently had problems with and need to rebuild. I was debating for some time now to build a mild motor starting fresh with a 1600 case, but now I'm back to basics and I'm thinking I'll do the big bore kit with some rockers and a 30pict.

My question now is where to find a good set-up for the big bore 83 kit? I know you can find pistons and cylinders or rings or whatever else individually in the classifieds, but is there anywhere I can find a full setup?

All help is appreciated here so thanks in advance. The only other things to do are add some single port 1300 heads correct? but those are rare and expensive to find? Anything else let me know I'll use all the help I can get while I go through this motor.

Cheers

[andk5591]

Hang loose - Andy (Glutamodo) should be chiming in any time now.......He knows 1200s really well.
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[BYeaton]

anyone . . . I'm looking to get started on this asap

[Howard Sanson]

The 83s mm big bores are the way but stagger the rings cuz manle p/s have 2.0 1st and 2nd rings. Shim the barrels, a good valve job 009 dist and 30pict stock clean w/ pep cant loose at 275 per gallon of gas ?

[John Moxon]

Here's some good reading that will throw all the options your way: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=157657

If you want to asks further question as you no doubt will...post in that topic.
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