Sooo,, Got the call on Friday, the engine parts are (finally) ready to collect, need to talk to the shop this week and check the details as the wife took the message but wont be able to pick it up til some time the following week. Also scored an engine stand for 25quid, one of the universal ones but...

Well, more progress, Made the bosses to be welded on for the side flow oil conversion, for anyone who doesn't follow what im welding ports on for, its actually about the same cost to have the ports welded on as to buy a full flow pump cover & this way uses far less fittings so reduces the flow much ...

Well its winter again so might get on with this!! To say Ive had my thumb up my arse on this would be an understatement, my whole arm would prob still be on the shy side but time seems to no longer be as freely available since the little fella arrived ,anyway, "moving forward" as they say when you d...

Hi all. Looking at new seatbelts for my 71 fasty, found these http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=ZVW20ACRRD Look nice & only $36 each, only prob is they cant tell me if they will fit a type3, "includes mounting hardware (adapter plugs may be necessary for 1962-1965 Beetles and must...

The cast peices, will be painting the tin also but was just going to give that a quick key with W&D then use high temp gloss black, just didnt know if the same would stick to the cast housing.

Ive cleaned my fan housing with petrol & will give it a final wipe over with brake cleaner / thinners but what can I paint it with?

I was thinking of getting some hi temp silver spray either engine block or brake caliper stuff, will this be ok?

Good work Harley, you might have started at the same stage as me but your certainly racing ahead, Im not getting the time I need to put into this really, with Christmas & a bub on the way in Feb its been a bit hectic round here! So are you having the case machined or just switching the bearings out?...

SCRREEEEECCCH, Stop the wagon, we've hit a bump,,!! Now I said above I followed the huelsmann way, and now find myself in the tricky what to do with what is known as No4 plug which has a restrictor attached to the back of it limiting oil to No4 bearing assembly. There’s a lot of input & theory bashi...

Got it out thanks, used a small pair of water pump pliers. Spent a couple of hours & a few litres of old petrol washing 42years of grime away, https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/1003788_10151820485955896_1517878253_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1425...

Nudge,,

Any ideas on the stuck dowel?, pliers or mole / vice grips wont get it, should I / could I leave it for the machine shop?

Cheers.

Been shown a conversion done by a local garage here and think I'll take mine in to them once Im assembled to that stage, http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/s1fters-foto-phucket/null_zps3975add5.jpg http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/s1fters-foto-phucket/null_zpse5b4b4cd.jpg Having foun...

Found these posts in my dragging through the web, To mount a full-flow oil pump cover, you have several options as to how to deal with the fan shroud, but only one for dealing with the crossmember. In the case of the latter problem, you have to hack out a square section, plain and simple. You can us...

Posting this as a stand alone to my rebuild post as seem to get more hits this way,

Any one got pics or info on whats required to clearance the fan & support bar for a full flow conversion?

to be honest & within reason, Im looking for the simplest & most modification free option not just the cheapest. Will look into how to do an external cooler conversion, if it gives a better temp control & is an improvement in its own right as well as just the filtration up grade then I would conside...

Good point, on looking at my lump while the upper port is just as wide etc the stud would need to be quiet small in dia & short due to how close the dist opening comes to the oil way. https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/s403x403/1378365_10151723948850896_619254386_n.jpg Only thing...

Still struggling with the full flow conversion, cant decide whether to use a pump adaptor plate & "Clearance" the fan housing & support bar or to go for a casing conversion by welding ports onto the oil ways or even using 90' hydraulic fittings as Broadly suggested, http://i929.photobucket.com/album...

Thanks for all the help guys, dont forget to check out my build post;

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Well, No physical progress with this but,,, lots of web site shopping & planning been going on! So, at the present plan,, Im going to go for a 1776 upgrade, aside from the posts on here the main thing that convinced me was reading books on tuning & rebuilding & the comments on how the easiest & most...

Cheers, there page reads like there the same as the ACN ones which are on special for less but Ive emailed DRD to ask about them. I assume you'd be wasting your time running stock carbs on a 1776 with these heads & a w100 style cam? Also would it be better to get them pre cut for 90.5 or to get stoc...

Cheers for the replys guys,

Think im closing in on a choice,

AirCooledNet L3's; -http://vwparts.aircooled.net/ACN-Stocke ... s-pair.htm

w100 cam & dual 34's, not sure about rockers, stock or ratio set up?

Just heard back from CB, those heads are not actually ported / flowed as suggested on the aircooled page, just they are pre cast for the bigger valves. Still at $500usd a pair with big valves & per cut for 90.5 when im getting quoted $800usd a pair for standard (long plug) heads that still need mach...

Im not looking to build a racer but these dont look to be much more money than standard ones, like wise if im going down the 1776 route it seems sensible to spend a few extra $$'s & up grade the heads to get more out of the engine. So these would be suitable to use on a type3?, no special one off pa...

Im getting to the point where I need to chose parts for my engine rebuild and thought asking is the best research!! Didnt pin this on the rebuild post as thought it might get more feed back as a separate post. So Im thinking I will be building a 1776 but dont know what to do for heads, been looking ...

Thats what appeals to me about the 1776 option, most of the work is done by the machine shop & you dont need to go mad with the up grades as the power in crease in in the cc's not the higher performance parts.

Sounds like you are in a sweet place, to be honest one of the big things holding me off from going for the 1776 is the fact that I dont know anyone who who be able to help hands on without charging to do so that is!! I would be very interested in reading what specs / work he's suggesting for the eng...