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I was out in Irvine, CA for the last couple of days. Turns out RIMCO was 3 blocks from my hotel. Very cool to walk into a machine shop and only see VW parts. Unfortunately did not have time to get to anything else. Maybe next time. Question to the List: I want to rebuild the engine on my 66 Squareback in preparation for the trip to Parma for the Invasion. I know that I want to align bore the case, have case savers installed, and have it drilled and tapped for full flow. What else should I have RIMCO do when I send the parts out there? It is a stock 1600, single port with dual Solexes. I am keeping it that way. What else should I do to create a reliable daily driver engine? I am thinking counter weighted crank? Maybe balancing of the rotating parts? New pistons and cylinders? What about align boring the cam tunnel? Obviously new bearings. What about lifters? I may go with a Pertronix ignition module. I am also going to have the heads cleaned up and done by a friend here in the Detroit area. What do you all say? BTW, I only saw one T3. A Marina Blue Late Square near Long Beach just off the PCH in a parking lot. Anyone on the List? Thanks for the input, John Jaranson '71 FI Auto Fasty (Jane) '66 Squareback (???) About Half A Late Square (Organ Donor) http://hometown.aol.com/jaransonT3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org