Aircooled VW South Africa

hi guys..




Got her for 5k..

broken cam

clearance with old cam and oil pump

new cam

Clearance with new cam and pump


some cleaning

EISH!!! The PO must have revved the hell out of the poor thing.

Good luck with the project; looks like a really fun toy.

looks like a bargain... any rust?

only rust is on the right side door hinge..the bolts are rusted of and the backplate

so today i started with re assembly .



had to do something about the block's color ! So i painted it gunmetal



So here it is...Back together




So of to work now...Tomorrow ill start cleaning these



Thats all for today

With a little photoshop..(im not anygood at it ) so here is an idea !

One thing I noted was that #3 main bearing dowel pin location is not in the right place, did you bolt it up like that?
Dude, next time go a little less on the case sealant. Am I seeing things are is that block broken at the top? Will only be hanging on 3 points?

calooker wrote:One thing I noted was that #3 main bearing dowel pin location is not in the right place, did you bolt it up like that?
Dude, next time go a little less on the case sealant. Am I seeing things are is that block broken at the top? Will only be hanging on 3 points?

Yea thanks for telling me ..but im not putting it in the car cause of the lack of experience i have with these so i contacted someone on the forum to help me with a new motor or help me rebuild this one..
the pics i took was at a mechanic but after a while i noticed he didnt really know what he was doing so i took the motor back home !

so i ask again ...if anybody know's a good beetle mechanic in rustenburg please let me know ! thanks