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| stags14 |
 Mar 6 2005, 08:28 PM
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Meep Meep Meep Meep Meep!!!  Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: 24-February 05 From: Amherst, NY Member No.: 3,653  |
What would the experts recommend? What are the pros and cons of each?
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| SpecialK |
Mar 6 2005, 10:58 PM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797  |
What do you have more of, mechanical ability and tools......or money? If you're confident with your engine rebuilding skills, very meticulous, and pay close attention to details....go for it. Otherwise, have an expert do it for you so you don't spend all kinds of money on parts and machine shop services, just to have it come apart on you in a couple of hundred miles.....or even start up for that matter. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)
Jake Raby (Aircooled.net) has an excellent video on assembling Type IV engines, I highly recommend it if you're seriously considering taking on the task yourself. Just MHO (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) |
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| ArtechnikA |
Mar 7 2005, 06:04 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
4 - you can do it, but do not be bashful about asking questions and sending parts out to a TRUSTED Type-IV house for machine work. what you will be trading off is the TIME it takes to learn the stuff the guys who have done it already know.
6 - if you have to ask, you're not ready. (but you're more ready than than the guy who just says "how hard could it be?" and rips right in ...) 8 - i donno, but enough guys build these in their garages that it can't be that difficult, and parts are plentiful. plus they're very forgiving - you'll miss 10HP in a stock 4, but you could probably be 10HP down in a 305 and never know... |
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| stags14 |
Mar 7 2005, 07:30 AM
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Meep Meep Meep Meep Meep!!! Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: 24-February 05 From: Amherst, NY Member No.: 3,653 |
I am not the most mechanical guy in the world, but I do have someone that is going to help me out that is a very mechanical person. |
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| Type 4 |
Mar 7 2005, 08:16 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 412 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Costa Mesa Calif. Member No.: 2,866 |
Have you ever rebuilt an engine?
Get Tom Wilsons book John Muirs Book The Haynes and Clymer Manuals. read them. If you feel like you want to do it go for it. If you run into an area and have a question you can post it here . You can also call me and I will help you. |
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| type47 |
Mar 7 2005, 09:18 AM
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Viermeister Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
roll up the sleeves and dig in yourself. it's fun! here's where i am with mine....
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Mar 7 2005, 09:19 AM
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Meep Meep Meep Meep Meep!!! Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: 24-February 05 From: Amherst, NY Member No.: 3,653 |
Sent you a PM with a few questions. |
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