Blue 1970 Squareback

[KTPhil]

Yikes? Well, the second engine looks complete, though of course all rubber parts will have be replaced. Do you have the ability to crank the engine while out of the car to check compression?

[donpedro]

I can turn it over by hand and feel some compression throughout the rotation of the crank shaft. I am looking around for a test stand but I think it would be easy enough to put it in the car...

From the pictures can you see what I’m missing in the FI setup besides replacing the rubber?
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1972 SB Baja "Lola"
1970 Squareback

[KTPhil]

You will want to check and write down the part numbers for the ECU, MPS, and TVS at a minimum, to see if you have a properly matched set of FI components.

[Bobnotch]

Did you get the FI harness too? If not, I'd try to resurrect the carbs for now.
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[KTPhil]

[donpedro]

Yeah, it didn’t come with a harness. I think I’m going to pull the carb setup off of the current motor and move it over to the newer one.
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1972 SB Baja "Lola"
1970 Squareback

[KTPhil]

That will get it running if not well. But you can check for overheating, oil pressure, compression... before spending money on it.

[donpedro]

I got the carbs finished today, cleaned up, new gaskets, and reassembled. I pulled the heads to get them cleaned up and put the new gasket kit on the long block. I finally got the heads off and the motor is not turning by hand anymore... it was giving some resistance this morning and now it’s pretty well stuck within about a 30 degree window of rotation. I don’t know what could have happened with hand cranking the engine? I’ve got the heads off and the push rods out. Is there some chance that I broke the crank or cam? What would be limiting it once the heads are off? I wasn’t planning on cracking the case. It’s getting to be a much bigger project than I intended ( as is often the case.)

If anyone has any thoughts or tips I’m all ears. I wasn’t planning on a full rebuild.
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1972 SB Baja "Lola"
1970 Squareback

[Clatter]

Were you turning the motor over with no distributor?
If the drive was left in the hole while doing that,
You could have buggered up the brass timing gear on the crank.
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Bus Motor Build

What’s That Noise?!?

[Bobnotch]

[donpedro]

I think that is exactly what happened... I talked with a local mechanic and he came to the same conclusion. Looks like a case split is in my future.
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1972 SB Baja "Lola"
1970 Squareback

[Bobnotch]

[donpedro]

UPDATE:
It’s been a while since I posted. I’m almost to the point where I can drive the Squareback. I pulled a motor from another Squareback that we are converting to an EV.

I’ve replaced all of the front suspension, brakes, fuel lines, and gotten the motor running. I bought some knock-off centerlines and and out new tires on them. The last things I need to do are replace the rear torsion bushings Nd figure out how to mount these wheels.

The center lines are a lot thicker than the stock wheels and take longer bolts. The wheels don’t have a recessed acorn style holes. Has anyone mounted these style wheels?

I’ll post pictures soon.
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1972 SB Baja "Lola"
1970 Squareback

[Mike Fisher]

https://www.ezaccessory.com/lug_nuts_s/18779.htm
has a good selection of wheel fasteners.
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[donpedro]

Turns out I have Mag style wheels that take a different fastener than the stock acorn style lugs. So I ordered a stud/lug nut kit and should be in good shape!
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1972 SB Baja "Lola"
1970 Squareback

[donpedro]

I got the wheels installed and it looks great! Now bleeding the brakes. I ordered some calipers from CB, opted for the less expensive ones. They've got 2 bleeder bolts each which was confusing and I was having trouble getting the caliper to bleed. I went back with the vacuum pump and was able to get some brake fluid to come through so I think it will work once I get a friend to come pump the brakes for me again.
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1972 SB Baja "Lola"
1970 Squareback

[Bobnotch]

[donpedro]

Thanks for that info Bob!!
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1972 SB Baja "Lola"
1970 Squareback

[donpedro]

Bringing back the dead threads on the Samba tonight! I got the Blue Squareback "Lucille" running last year. Pulled a donor motor from my EV project so this one is cruising around. I put some centerlines on it with new tires, updated the suspension components and brakes and now it's a pretty dependable driver.

I hauled it down to Vegas a few weeks ago for the Let's Talk Dubs One Crazy Weekend and had a ball hanging out with the other Type 3 guys. Probably put about 130 miles on it without any trouble.

Next up: Rear hatch seal, trunk seal, rear torsion arm bushings, and a big tune up on the motor. Hopefully, some new interior pieces are in my future because the front seats are BAD.
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1972 SB Baja "Lola"
1970 Squareback