Post by Jeff Troy on May 8, 2014 15:46:09 GMT -5
Hi, Crew,
I haven't been on the site too often lately. Been kinda busy with the car.
With one rebuild at 340,000 miles and 325,000 more on the clock, the trusty ol' 1641 engine in my GT was finally declared by me as officially shot at 645K.
My plastic racer has been in the garage for the past two years, and I've finally gotten around to building a new engine for it.
I used all the top end parts from the 1641 -- Gene Berg rocker shafts and Dual Quiet Pack exhaust and collector, CB Performance oil sump, Pertronix Ignitor electronic ignition and a few other bits and pieces. The heat exchangers, collector and dual mufflers are all Jet-Hot metallic-ceramic coated from 1994, and all the fasteners are polished stainless button-head caps. There's plenty of billet, too, all the grooved parts from the 1641 -- distributor cover, oil sender cover, pulley plate, degree marker, and lots more. The case and accessories were coated with POR-15 silver, and the tins are all basecoat-clearcoat gold.
The bottom end is all new. I had the low-mileage case line bored and machined for the Mahle 1776 cylinders and pistons, and added rebuilt rods, a counterbalanced Scat crank and 110 cam, new lifters and bearings.
It's all together now, waiting for me to do the No. 6 complete teardown/reassembly of the body and thingypit. I usually do this every five years or so, but the last one was in 2000, so there are a few things to get back to perfect before I start running up the miles again. I have a new stainless instrument panel to replace the aluminum panel that I made in 1994, and two new sets of gulls and rears to cut and fit -- one for daily driving and the other for special occasions. There's a half-decent set of Plexiglas on the car now, but they have the usual cracks and splits. I'll just keep those around for emergencies.
I have pictures of the new engine during and after assembly, but they're all hi-res raw images. I'll post a few shots as soon as I break them down into lower-res JPGs. This is the third VW engine I've built using the Tom Wilson book, and I can't say enough about how thorough this publication is. I'm not a mechanic, and certainly not a gearhead, but this book has guided me to truly professional results three times: one rebuild for the 1641 in the GT, a new 1641 for my Fiberfab MG-TD, and now the 1776 for the GT.
Pics within a day or two.
Warmest regards,
I haven't been on the site too often lately. Been kinda busy with the car.
With one rebuild at 340,000 miles and 325,000 more on the clock, the trusty ol' 1641 engine in my GT was finally declared by me as officially shot at 645K.
My plastic racer has been in the garage for the past two years, and I've finally gotten around to building a new engine for it.
I used all the top end parts from the 1641 -- Gene Berg rocker shafts and Dual Quiet Pack exhaust and collector, CB Performance oil sump, Pertronix Ignitor electronic ignition and a few other bits and pieces. The heat exchangers, collector and dual mufflers are all Jet-Hot metallic-ceramic coated from 1994, and all the fasteners are polished stainless button-head caps. There's plenty of billet, too, all the grooved parts from the 1641 -- distributor cover, oil sender cover, pulley plate, degree marker, and lots more. The case and accessories were coated with POR-15 silver, and the tins are all basecoat-clearcoat gold.
The bottom end is all new. I had the low-mileage case line bored and machined for the Mahle 1776 cylinders and pistons, and added rebuilt rods, a counterbalanced Scat crank and 110 cam, new lifters and bearings.
It's all together now, waiting for me to do the No. 6 complete teardown/reassembly of the body and thingypit. I usually do this every five years or so, but the last one was in 2000, so there are a few things to get back to perfect before I start running up the miles again. I have a new stainless instrument panel to replace the aluminum panel that I made in 1994, and two new sets of gulls and rears to cut and fit -- one for daily driving and the other for special occasions. There's a half-decent set of Plexiglas on the car now, but they have the usual cracks and splits. I'll just keep those around for emergencies.
I have pictures of the new engine during and after assembly, but they're all hi-res raw images. I'll post a few shots as soon as I break them down into lower-res JPGs. This is the third VW engine I've built using the Tom Wilson book, and I can't say enough about how thorough this publication is. I'm not a mechanic, and certainly not a gearhead, but this book has guided me to truly professional results three times: one rebuild for the 1641 in the GT, a new 1641 for my Fiberfab MG-TD, and now the 1776 for the GT.
Pics within a day or two.
Warmest regards,
