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> Cost of 1.7 Rebuild
Ronnie J
post Jan 11 2005, 03:54 PM
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Hello all,
Need your opinion on what it would cost to have my 1.7 rebuilt. I want to keep it stock. Thanks in advance for your oh so gracious opinions. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Jan 11 2005, 04:35 PM
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When you say rebuild, do you mean just refresh it or rebuild the whole thing? There are different options for rebuilding in some people minds. There is reringing the engine which means just hone the cylinders and install new rings, there is replacing the pistons and cylinders with new ones and there is rebuilding the whole engine with all new parts. The latter will cost you a few dunkets. Pistons and cylinders start around $350 and go up from there. Machine work on the heads will set you back anywhere from 200 to 500 for the pair. Case work and crank machining will cost you about 65 to 90 bucks. Then there is the cam shaft and all the bearings and gasket set. Its all in what you want to do and how much you want to spend.
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post Jan 13 2005, 04:44 AM
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You can freshen up the motor with a valve job and rering it. Or rebuild it and split the crank case and do the bottom end as well eg main and rod bearings and cam and cam bearings and new oil pump and on and on...
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post Jan 13 2005, 08:21 AM
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If it's on Ebay, rebuilt can mean new sparkplugs......
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post Jan 13 2005, 10:35 AM
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I have a 72' 1.7 that has just had the "top end" done by a local VW store here in Phoenix. They did a good job. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)

The car, which I had recently purchased from a fella,had not been run since 93'. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

In having the work done, along with with all the associated "other stuff" that needed to be replaced, I also had the clutch "refreshed" and had to have the flywheel replaced. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)

Total cost, installed-- $2,600.00 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

Then I slowly, have replaced, almost every fuel system componet on the car including the fuel lines themselves. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)

The fuel pump is the expensive guy! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

Extra Total cost, installed-- $800.00 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)

The car ran for a couple of weeks and then needed a starter. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif)

I also got rid of the wet battery and went to a dry cell type.

Extra, Extra, Total cost, installed-- 350.00 ( I did the battery myself).

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The car is running (nearly) perfectly and all in all, I have "gotten away cheap" in that there happens to be so much "right" with the car, acutally. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)

It is some of the best money I have ever spent, (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/grouphug.gif) I use the car every day, for every trip, whenever possible. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/MDB2.gif)

It is only money. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)
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post Jan 13 2005, 01:37 PM
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Boy I bet you did not want to hear that. Do it yourself. Alot of help here if you have a dig camera. I dropped a valve and spent less than $400 one new valve and guide and all new springs, to get it running like a dream again.


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Ronnie J
post Jan 13 2005, 02:49 PM
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Na it doesn't scare me too much. I was going to buy a tail dragger but I decided to put a few grand into my Teener instead. This is a car exactly llike the one I had when I was 17 so it's worth it to me to do it right. It runs well now but I just want to do some preventative maintenace on her.
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post Jan 13 2005, 02:50 PM
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My 75' car, I believe my oldest boy (seventeen),and I will rebuild this summer.

Just like your winter, we (Phoenicians) lay-up our projects till summer and work in the air-conditioned garage till the weather breaks. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) Test drive at night. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/flag.gif)

I figure I 'll end up with similar money in the project but we will build a more robust motor in the end (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rocking nana.gif) .

The 72 car is bone stock. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif)
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post Jan 13 2005, 03:02 PM
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My car is in WV (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) and I'm in Alaska doing a project for the Army for the next year so I'm keeping in contact by phone and email with one of my friends who has a restoration shop and he's going to repaint and have my interior done also. This is one car I don't trust myself working on.
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post Jan 14 2005, 04:00 AM
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Well if $$ not the issue buy a motor from Jake and get alot more bang for the buck. But then it would not be stock just fast.
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