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Charlie=> I've caught the "darkside" bug. Well, having *raised* your frontend to improve the car's functionality, I'd say your case isn't an especially serious one. You may recover. => maybe something along the 1776 cc range. I like my fuel injected => setup and dispise working on carbs. If you want a 1776, say goodbye to your stock FI. Won't work. => My car is my daily driver and it could probbaly only be laid up for 2 => weeks at the most. This isn't much time for a complete repaint. What shape is the body in? Are you thinking of just a quick mask-and-shoot job? => how much can a stock tranny handle? Guys in my club are drag-racing 2.0L+ Type 1s with stock transaxles. They're pushing the limits, but I don't think the stock unit will present any problems for a reliable daily driver. => I wish I could intern (or whatever) under the likes of Jim or Steve. Great, come on over, I've got plenty of work for you! => Any particular after market engine brands I should look for/stay away => from? Yup, stay away from all of 'em. If you want an engine done right, particularly if you want to go beyond stock, find a machinist who knows his stuff, a builder who knows more, and the resources to pay them well. You can get lucky, but a crate engine is an unknown quantity put together by people who can't care about the results anywhere near as much as you do. Where are you in analog space? A fellow member may be able to point you to a good shop. => Should I find an old 1600 bug engine and just rebuild/machine it? That could work in a real pinch, but you should first try to find a T3 engine that hasn't been redone before and rebuild *that*, perhaps from one of those parts cars that the guy's selling off so cheap (good score!). The case differences are small but important, imho. Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ '66 343 (dim side) ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org