Hello and info needed for valves Options

[rekojoker]

Hello. I'm joker on other forums, I'm Not sure if I should be posting here or will get kicked out straight away, but I'm currently running 914 engines in a 1972 VW double cab

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I have 2 engines, a 1.7 WO with 40mm dellorto carbs and LA performance exhaust putting out around 100hp and an 1.8 AN.

On return from the above drag strip a rocker shaft sheared and I've suffered some noun or damage to an exhaust valve. The questions I have are, where is it possible to buy valves for these engines? I understand that they're all odd sizes valves compared to the usual 'type 4 bus engines' and that they also have sodium filled valves. Is this last point correct, and if so where do you guys get them from?

I plan to take the AN code engine up to a 2056 with 44 weber idf's, web cam, vintage speed exhaust hoping to push around 140hp to get me a better strip time, sub 18 second at least. The 1.7 will go back to being a street engine.

Hope you can help, the usual VW suppliers in the UK carry the usual bus engine parts but its hard to find listings for 914 engine parts
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[Mike Bellis]

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We like all things 914 or T4

[rekojoker]

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We like all things 914 or T4

Cool. I only have type 4 engines. I get in trouble over here for denigrating the type 1 lawnmower engines. Type 4 are a bit misunderstood in England as they weren't so common but they're gaining in popularity. A lot of people are converting to scooby power but I want to stay aircooled type 4 for now. Here are my rides;

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1972 deluxe I imported from San Diego and built a 1700 type 4 for, 1974 tintop from South Africa with my AP engine.

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1972 crew cab from South Africa wheels are audi Quattro.

I've always fancied a 914 but they're not common over here so the only option is an import from the US. I don't know enough about them to know if I was buying a pup needing a lot of work and parts here would be almost impossible to source.
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