To be honest the current exchange rate would make it sound a bit over the odds in £s so, without getting into detail, they're charging me for 25-30 hours labour on top of the price of the parts. That seems reasonable to me and all the work is guaranteed for a year. Hourly rates aren't cheap over here but I know from my own work that half of what you charge ends up being paid in social charges and pension contributions so I'm OK with how the bill will look. Wish I wasn't having to pay it but it does look fair.
You're not wrong in so far as they do like some high revs, I got a lift in the shop Beetle and it wasn't like any Beetle I've been in before! That said, they know my preference is for a decently quick everyday engine rather than anything outrageous, a bit more torque and power would be great but I won't be racing anybody with it.
After much looking around and Raby's 'camper special' cam only being sold on a package basis from Type 4 in the states, I went 73/86 .for reasons as above. and made up my own rest of kit.. springs , swivel foot adjusters valves I think this was an earlier version of the camper special which is a bit secret as to the spec
Early days yet only had two local runs out .. and lost half my oil on one of those!.. if the weather holds out long enough I'll have another go at carbs soon get more confidence in the van having had to sort electrics and brakes and then venture onto a bigger roads to open up a bit more Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk
@Rosko This is what I have, let me know if you’re interested. 71mm (2.0l) crankshaft. Set of new Kolbenschmidt main bearings for standard crankcase (not align bored or thrust cut). Set of 2.0l con rods with the oil spray groove per VW Tech bulletin 10-90 T01 (to improve piston cooling). Set of pushrods for solid lifters.
Thanks for the offer Westy but I'm going to stick with their stuff. Basically for the sole reason that I'm getting a guarantee which is based on everything being brand new and from their suppliers. I'm sure the parts you've got are excellent and if I was doing it myself I'd be taking you up on this but, as I'm paying them for the work and the other parts, sticking with everything being guaranteed makes sense.
With lockdown starting again it wouldn’t be too easy to get the parts to you anyway. I don’t want to know how much, I know what I spent building my Type 4, but I’d be interested to know what spec your engine is.
That's true, most things will slow right down so it would probably have been a right pain getting them here. Spec is below, there are all the seals etc that you'd expect too but no point in listing them. My understanding is that it'll add some torque and work well in town and on country roads. I don't do much motorway driving because it seems a waste to pay tolls so i can go 130kmh when I'll only usually be going 90ish anyway! Sorry for the French everybody except Westy! Kit cylindrée 96mm vilebrequin 66mm Culasses Type 4 - 2000cc CJ / complète, Pack coussinet T4 Arbre à cames WEBCAM T4 "86" 0,423 levée 270° couple entre 2500 et 5500 Set de 8 poussoirs percés SCAT pour T4 Set de 8 tiges de culbuteurs renforcées en chromoly à couper "MANTON" Pochette joints moteur T4 (2L) 8/74-4/79 Joint spi vilebrequin t4 (volant moteur) joint spi avant vilebrequin t4 (poulie) Pompe à huile SHADEK 26mm pour moteur Type 4 Couvre pompe à huile d'origine Radiateur d'huile T4 Filtre à huile FRAM orange HP3 Tamis de vidange T4 Bougie NGK-BP6ES 4 Durite esse pack durite essence + colliers Set de 4cales de bas de cylindre T4 17/18/2000 0,40" 1,00 16,58 16,58 20,00 (1,016mm) Kit embrayage 210mm (qualité allemande) SILENTBLOC SUPPORT POUR MOTEUR 8/71-4/79
Or in Englishish 96mm displacement kit 66mm crankshaft Cylinder heads Type 4 - 2000cc CJ / complete, T4 pad pack WEBCAM T4 "86" 0.423 camshaft 270 ° lift torque between 2500 and 5500 Set of 8 SCAT drilled pushers for T4 Set of 8 reinforced chromoly rocker arms to cut "MANTON" Engine gaskets kit T4 (2L) 8 / 74-4 / 79 Oil seal crankshaft t4 (flywheel) oil seal before crankshaft t4 (pulley) SHADEK 26mm oil pump for Type 4 engine Original oil pump cover T4 oil cooler FRAM oil filter jaffa HP3 T4 drain screen NGK-BP6ES 4 spark plug Esse hose fuel hose pack + clamps Set of 4 cylinder bottom shims T4 17/18/2000 0.40 "1.00 16.58 16.58 20.00 (1.016mm) 210mm clutch kit (German quality) SILENTBLOC SUPPORT FOR MOTOR 8 / 71-4 / 79
That should be a nice engine and it will be interesting to hear how it performs with small valve 2.0l heads, a fairly long duration cam and 40mm carbs. It could do with more capacity.
I'll let you know, should certainly be a lot better than it was and I'm now more excited about it than gutted about the cost! With any luck I'm going to find out sooner than I thought - judging by some pics they sent they're using lockdown to crack on....
