Starting Bill's Engine

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

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.

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6T5 square · January 30, 2009, 05:46:06 PM

Boy I'd hate to see when you guys get all excited. Bill might just take his hands out of his pockets. ;D ;D

Tiger1 · January 30, 2009, 06:29:55 PM

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 · January 31, 2009, 09:52:57 AM

Nice work Bill. Will we be seeing it rolling for this season?

Tiger1 · January 31, 2009, 01:33:05 PM

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 · January 31, 2009, 02:08:24 PM

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

Matt

steveo · January 31, 2009, 03:41:24 PM

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

lovebus (jack) · January 31, 2009, 04:23:31 PM

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

bugs2much · January 31, 2009, 04:28:44 PM

LoL (love I love this club.

Tiger1 · 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.

lovebus (jack) · January 31, 2009, 07:32:44 PM

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.

dawelder · January 31, 2009, 08:45:29 PM

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

lovebus (jack) · February 01, 2009, 06:40:29 PM

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