Roy.
The crank pulley was small . I took the car to Darrell Phillip at Silver lake V W .  Understanding the the history of the ca and  knowing it was kind of neglected mechanically, I asked him to go thru the engine . He said the smaller pulley would make the engine run hotter too. The crank pulley costs 15$.
Darrell did a great job at a very price..

John, Why did you take the indexed flywheel pulley off and replace it with the stock one?

Roy thanks for the heads up ..Appreciate it!

John, you might want to keep a close eye on the exhaust pipe that comes from #2 cylinder and crosses over to the left before entering the muffler.  It looks like it would be very close to the fiberglass on the rear engine cover apron.  This muffler looks a lot like an EMPI 3487 except that the #2 & #4 cylinders cross over (presumedly to eq…[Read more]

 
 Good Morning!

Mark .I picked up this exhaust in Roanoke..
A coworkers sez he can hear me coming down beach road before he sees me in my MG TD. I have to admit I haven’t heard too many ol air cooled V W engines in a while maybe the throaty was a bit exaggerated.
Roy I had a few nice cars back then too..one was a ’66 Chevy Nova SS with I b…

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In my younger days, I might have put a small tricked out V8 into a Pinto/Chevette  based TD and also a VW in the trunk (just for show) with its stock muffler in the “trunk”.  Keep the V8’s exhaust as tame as possible and maybe even leave the trunk lid off.  I always liked the “sleeper” idea.

I’m getting a chuckle each time I look at this thread. Hmmm Lomdon
Roadster. VW engine. But “throaty”?

How do you get throaty sounds with a VW?

Looking atb the photos again I notice that the one valve is diferent than the others (coloration etc). Only because what WAS in there banging aroung finally came uot, it may have done some damage to the valve area underneath the valve seat that you can’t see. If you are purchasing a rebuild kit anyway go for a kit that includes the new cylinder…[Read more]

I’m with you Ed.  Lets not forget that 1oldbuzz is/was a welder (and my guess is a very good one).  I wouldn’t sleep well at night if I had this head (repaired) in my engine.  I’d be surprised it a new head didn’t end up being cheaper than weld repair and recutting all 4 cyl.  Without looking very hard I found heads new $250dp(EMPI) and $125…[Read more]

Keep these in hand for next year’s calendar.

Does anyone else think this head is toast? How does the price of getting someone careful to weld, grind and polish that combustion chamber (so you don’t have hot spots) compare to buying a new head?

My first thought was “woodpecker.” Were there any feathers seen blowing out the exhaust?If not, then the small nut/ball bearing theory might be my first choice.

Cool. You should share what you learn here!Wherever there are nice cars, a camera is sure to follow!

Thx mark,
Actually I have been taking a few on line photograpgy courses.
I guess composition is next !
 
thx
john

Lotus Super 7 look for sure.  Never had one, but I owned a Lotus powered Jensen Healey recenty which was accurately described as a go cart with a license plate.  A real blast to drive.  DOHC Lotus made valve adjustments a terribly time consuming job, but when tuned up, – a ton of fun. 

Poor man’s Super 7, looks like.

Wasn’t thinking when I posted.You can also have the divots welded and then recut the head to stock specs.

Way cool! That’s just begging for a spec racing series!(and I fixed the link for you!)

Here, I can upload some photos today.  The block is home, and the end result is that the pistons are now 90.45, not 92, so I won’t be getting the 1835 out of it, maybe closer to 1776.  Adding dual carbs should boost it a little more, so I’m aiming for about an 1800 or so output.Rats, the license on my photo software has expired and I can not r…[Read more]