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Somebody actually did it! Wow... what a horrible engine they were.... wouldnt hold a head gasket to save thier life... I cant imagine somebody going to all that trouble with THAT engine. Maybe a subaru... Ooooooooh, I gotta purge such a thought! KEith > > > > Already done - Former editor of Flat4 VW magazine in the UK Paul Cave did it > about 3 years ago on a Squareback. Probably not the first either. Radiator up > front - fairly discretely. 2.1 litre with big twin carbs. > Paul said "Mine runs a higher than stock spec cam, super-light flywheel, twin > 40s, optronic ignition, etc and > reckon it too is knocking on the door of 130BHP. 76mm stroke and 94mm pistons > and 10:1 compression. I've opted for the hydraulics lifters." > See it at:- http://www.vwtype3and4club.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=405#405 > He has sold the car since. Don't know the owner now. > > Dave. > UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club > http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ > ------ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >