Who can i send my T4 heads to, Len does not want to rebuild anymore |
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Who can i send my T4 heads to, Len does not want to rebuild anymore |
jsayre914 |
Jan 25 2010, 10:57 AM
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Speed Up !!! Group: Members Posts: 3,188 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Timonium MD 21093 Member No.: 8,696 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I just got a email from Len Hoffman today. He is focused on producing new Heads, not rebuilding used ones anymore (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
Every time i do a search, it always leads to LEN. Who can I send my 2.0 heads to now?? I need to get on this 2056 build. any other recomendations??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
RoadGlue |
Jan 26 2010, 12:41 PM
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Sonoma County Gear Head Group: Admin Posts: 2,033 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 108 Region Association: Northern California |
There are still usable used 2.0 castings out there. Sure, some need work, but that's always been the case with the 2.0 heads. My local machinist (a very close friend) has been working with Porsche and VW aircooled heads for the better part of my life and I trust him to be able to look at my parts and determine if they're destined for the scrap pile or if they have life left in them.
I understand that it's usually easier and likely more rewarding for the machinist to work with a clean new casting, but can someone explain why the old castings are ticking time bombs? I can see that a head that's been surfaced or rebuilt too many times simply can't be rebuilt to spec and should be considered scrap, but an unmolested head can be reliably rebuilt. There are a lot of air cooled cars that are much older than 914s that are still running around reliably on the road with original heads castings. The cost of new heads takes the FUN out of rebuilding a T4 motor. Compared to the cost of what the cars are going for, it just doesn't add up to spend 2k for T4 heads. Obviously that's my opinion, but I'm sticking to it. This car has many lures and the fact that it's still relatively inexpensive to work on is one of the bigger ones. My 2 cents, |
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