In parts was the first thought but a rebuilder is the second lol. We thought Paul might be the man too
Its possible to do it on a budget of around £1200 DIY assuming the heads, crank, rods and case need no serious work. That's accounting for a new cam, lifters, valves, bearings, seals, b+p's, rid tubes etc. Add £800 + if you need heads, add another £500 for a decent crank. If the case needs work don't even bother, just buy a new one
Wouldn't mind rebuilding one myself, I'd want a 1970 cc in the 412, its got the wrong engine anyway, somebody fitted a 1679 cc from a Bay in it, instead of the 1795 cc it should have, so if the engine comes out, it'll be a replaced with a 1970 cc, and the 1679 cc might end up in the Bay if I can source a gearbox, etc, who knows. It'd be a long term project anyway, ha
Essentially you need to budget for around £2.5k if I were to build it for you!!! Cases generally don't need a line bore, unless they've been seriously abused or over heated, then they'll need to go to first oversize!! Cranks are a 50/50 as to whether they need a grind (+£80 if they do) Heads - Well I'm doing valves and guides on 90% of engines that come through, and can see that going up. If they are cracked, then as Joker said, +£500 for a new pair!!
Worthwhile buying a second-hand T1 engine and gearbox ready for the major breakdown of a T4 engine then, ha
I'm sure someone told me last week it was a misconception that T4 lumps were that much more expensive than T1s!!!! I'd go watercooled.....
My bus only cost £2,700, complete with a 2l T4 lump... almost a case if buy one - get the other free!!
Cost up rebuilding a type 1 properly, then add in 3 days labour to that number, then tell me how the type 1 long blocks that all the big retailers sell can be as cheap as they are!!
Most type 4 engines are over 32 years old, and the vast majority of them have not had any major rebuilds in that time!! Can the same be said for type 1 engines??
I don't need to. Its a fact that they're available for massively less than a type 4 re-build. How they do it doesn't interest me at all. For the few thousand miles most people will do a year they'll last a good few years, regardless of how cheaply they've been done.
I'd think it's more cost effective to go for an exchange unit than a rebuild: http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares..._shop.product_pID_159605.htm?crumbStartPage=1 Comes with brand new cylinder heads and a 2 year warranty Obvously you get your 5% club discount but if you place your order at a show or during december etc when we have a 10% off deal these become an even better priced unit.