So I completed all I’m going to be doing of the minor mods to the case. There are some that I do not yet possess the skill (or tools) to make but I fell confident I have not screwed anything up. I ran the taps through all of the gallery holes again to make sure…
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AH Engine – New direction in plugs!
So the EMPI oil gallery plugs you can buy suck balls. I didn’t expect something as simple as these to suck the amount of balls they do but it is big balls and those are well sucked by these. Yes, the VW Type 1 case is relatively soft compared to many other engine cases. And…
AH Engine – Starting the internal case mods
I started on some of the internal case mods I had mentioned a while back. I got a bit done before my Dremel started giving me problems. I was able to get one of the John Maher Racing mods done which consists of removing some material and relief work to “improve internal pressure equalization between…
AR Engine – Oil Gallery Plugs Pulled!
With the AR engine relatively clean it was time to pop the oil gallery plugs and more or less run in parallel some of the activity of the AH Engine work. Given how much metal shavings and powder debris is generated, I can see why it just makes sense to prep multiple cases at one…
AH Engine – Drilled and Tapped
So with the garage finally de-chaosed, I could finally get back to working today. The AH Engine case had previously been degreased, cleaned and pressure washed, and the oil gallery plugs pulled. It was time to finally overcome my fears of messing up and tacking the drilling and tapping, something I’d never done on an…
AH Engine – Assembly Lube
So after talking to various people and trying to perform a variety of due diligence in my online research, I finally settled on the assembly lubes I’m going to try for the AH rebuild. Red Line Assembly Lube 80313 is going to be my primary assembly lubricant. It seems to have really good adhesion and…
The details of my AH206906 rebuild
The basics of my AH206906 rebuild. This is a small subset of my spreadsheet where I plan out where each part needs to come from and keep track of the vendor, price, part #, etc. Reusing the AH case and not having any other problems should put the engine rebuild costs at $2,726.76. With many…
Years away… but thinking… interiors.
I know I’m years away from needing to make final decisions but I’ve been thinking of interior colors. I’m pretty sure that if I keep stock style seats for I’ll just end up going with Project Żuczek I’ll end up going fully with a Sewfine interior. Hell, even if I end up changing the front seats…
Way in the past before he was Żuczek Brzęczyszczykiewicz.
It is still rather shocking for me to think that Żuczek rolled off the assembly line in Germany looking like the above pic. I mean… literally the above pic. Marina Blue. Sun Roof. Stock wheels. Unfortunately, unlike the infographic, he was born an autostick and not the manual he is now.
The negative effects of poor oil maintenance!
Technically, once a previously used VW air-cooled engine block is deemed to be crack-free and adequate to be rebuilt, and if the bearing saddles and thrust are sound and not in need of further machining such as an align bore, the block can be rebuilt as-is and should be sound for quite some time. However,…