Starting Bill's Engine

Started by lovebus (jack), January 30, 2009, 05:37:25 PM

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lovebus (jack)

With Bills (aka Tiger-1 help we just rebuilt an engine for his 72 bug that he is doing a frame off resto on. If he ever gets the photos to me I will post them.  Engine has a bad exh. leak because the muffler is made so poorly it won't bolt up to the pre-heater pipes. After we got oil Press. she fired on the first spin.

Starting Engine
I don't have to go to work in the morning....

RT 66 June 1, 2015

"Why restore it to its former short comings
When you can modify it too its full potential."

6T5 square

Boy I'd hate to see when you guys get all excited. Bill might just take his hands out of his pockets.  ;D ;D
John
60 Beetle- Ned
65 1500S Squareback-Weezer gone but not forgotten
2014 Jetta
Dont know everything but I'll try and learn
Friends don't let friends drive 6 volts
Obnoxious objector??

Tiger1

Well to say the least, I was amazed! All the time and effort Jack put into building a stock engine for my wife?s 72 Beetle it started on the first pull. I?ve started a few new engines and they never start like the one Jack built! Jack is the Master. The internal spinning parts were balanced at Raz Performance machine shop. Most on the internal parts are new, new MoFoCo stock heads, new distrubitor, cam and lifters, pistons, heater boxes and a badly fitting muffler is now in place and a bunch of other parts. The pan is finished with all new parts and we should have the engine in Sat. My brother in law will also be over to sand blast his front bonnet on his VW Sat. This will be my wife?s [newest club member] every day driver. I will start on the body after we start on Jack?s bus interior and body work. 

6T5 square

Nice work Bill. Will we be seeing it rolling for this season?
John
60 Beetle- Ned
65 1500S Squareback-Weezer gone but not forgotten
2014 Jetta
Dont know everything but I'll try and learn
Friends don't let friends drive 6 volts
Obnoxious objector??

Tiger1

got to get Jack moving on the bus and rat car. Inside bus panels are easy out side body work won't be a problem. Inside rat car door panels are finished, just need to be fitted. So looks like bug will be done this summer!

matt



Even with the exhaust leak, sounds great!  good job!




Matt

1955 3-fold semaphore Oval beetle
1971 Convertible beetle
1977 Westfalia, FI,  Berlin interior

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steveo

Quote from: matt on January 31, 2009, 02:08:24 PM

Even with the exhaust leak, sounds great!  good job!




Matt



I agree Matt. One thing I was wondering...at the end of the video the motor just stops, is that the point the motor seized up?? s#r
Steveo
June L227 '55 bug..RIP
'04.5 PG GLI..
Not afraid to drive my 36 horser..If I had one.
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lovebus (jack)

Quote from: steveo on January 31, 2009, 03:41:24 PM

at the end of the video the motor just stops, is that the point the motor seized up?? s#r
Steveo


No its not but I know someone whos jaw should seize up. BO**  0085 banaafro
I don't have to go to work in the morning....

RT 66 June 1, 2015

"Why restore it to its former short comings
When you can modify it too its full potential."

bugs2much

I don't know how fast my car will go.
It's more important that I know how fast my car will stop.

Tiger1

Engine is now on the trans and I got the new gas line and hooked up the gas cable.

lovebus (jack)

Quote from: Tiger1 on January 31, 2009, 06:29:14 PM
Engine is now on the trans and I got the new gas line and hooked up the gas cable.

Good, get a small can of gas and we will do all the final adjustments tomorrow.

PS make that CD for me.
I don't have to go to work in the morning....

RT 66 June 1, 2015

"Why restore it to its former short comings
When you can modify it too its full potential."

dawelder

Going to look at a 1600 next week and a 40 hp motor. Any one need one for cheap?"

lovebus (jack)

I don't have to go to work in the morning....

RT 66 June 1, 2015

"Why restore it to its former short comings
When you can modify it too its full potential."

scarecrow

Cool. That's my next project to build a motor... Hey Jack, did you make a special rig to run the motor ouside of the car. Looks like it was made from part of a transaxel. I have the old transaxel from my Rat. How did you make it  ???

lovebus (jack)

The bell housing on a bus trans unbolts, thats what I use.
I don't have to go to work in the morning....

RT 66 June 1, 2015

"Why restore it to its former short comings
When you can modify it too its full potential."