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> Help us rebuild a 1.7, We have no idea what we're doing, but its fun!
ericoneal
post Oct 26 2016, 02:53 PM
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I picked up this engine from a member of the "World" in Nashville and my son and I are going to attempt to rebuild it over the winter. We have a book, youtube, and this website and will document everything in this thread.
The first thing we had to do is get it small and light enough to get it down to the unfinished portion of my basement, so I put the boy (he's 4) to work pulling the heads off.
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Looks ok so far... Very hard to keep Blake from "organizing" all the nuts and bolts into a mixed pile.
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Success:
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More picture and questions to come. I have the cylinders and heads off and its ready to move, but still very heavy.

Much thanks to walterolin for loaning us an engine stand, he even hand delivered it on a Sunday morning. Thanks again Walter!

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ericoneal   Help us rebuild a 1.7   Oct 26 2016, 02:53 PM
iwanta914-6   What a fun project!   Oct 26 2016, 03:04 PM
fixer34   If you can find a later version (still 20+ years o...   Oct 26 2016, 03:24 PM
Archie   If you can find a later version (still 20+ years ...   Oct 27 2016, 02:32 PM
yellow75   I have a first edition of Johns book. He's a v...   Oct 26 2016, 03:49 PM
CAMshaft   I recommend Jake Raby's Rebuild VW Porsche Typ...   Oct 26 2016, 04:16 PM
stugray   I recommend Jake Raby's Rebuild VW Porsche Ty...   Oct 26 2016, 09:23 PM
malcolm2   The engine stand makes life easier. You have lo...   Oct 26 2016, 04:59 PM
Mblizzard   Hey I am not far away if you get stuck.   Oct 26 2016, 06:17 PM
tygaboy   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/c3....   Oct 26 2016, 06:45 PM
cary   I third Jake's video. You can go with the adhe...   Oct 27 2016, 07:02 AM
The Cabinetmaker   I have Jake's video but mostly use Tom Wilson...   Oct 27 2016, 07:43 AM
Perry Kiehl Clone   Cool to see this Eric! Fun to have your boy ...   Oct 27 2016, 08:26 AM
mbseto   My 1.7 needs at the very least a top end rebuild. ...   Oct 27 2016, 08:35 AM
ericoneal   Thanks everyone. I have read the VW idiot book, h...   Oct 27 2016, 09:47 AM
malcolm2   http://www.bugmevideo.com/volume8.html You menti...   Oct 27 2016, 11:08 AM
Frankvw   Great project. Below books help me a lot. the John...   Oct 27 2016, 01:19 PM
fixer34   Great project. Below books help me a lot. the Joh...   Oct 27 2016, 03:27 PM
NCRider   Eric I think I have a extra Bug Me DVD i can give ...   Nov 5 2016, 07:34 AM
ericoneal   Great link, looks like lots of good info there. T...   Nov 6 2016, 04:08 PM
stugray   This is also a must read for anyone building a typ...   Nov 5 2016, 11:21 AM
NCRider   I found my other Bug Me copy. PM me the address an...   Nov 7 2016, 07:37 AM
NCRider   I found my other Bug Me copy. PM me the address a...   Nov 15 2016, 02:58 PM
stugray   I also have a spare Jake Raby video. I bought one,...   Nov 15 2016, 03:29 PM
Frankvw   Hi guys, how is your build coming along ? Any upda...   Nov 29 2016, 06:41 AM
ericoneal   Slow going, but I did receive the rebuild DVD in t...   Nov 29 2016, 09:03 AM
ericoneal   We're finally on the engine stand. More to co...   Dec 14 2016, 08:14 AM
Perry Kiehl   Have you found anything obviously wrong? IIRC it ...   Dec 14 2016, 02:25 PM
ericoneal   Not sure what to look for, but will post picks of...   Dec 14 2016, 06:31 PM
ericoneal   Pistons are off! How do they look? The clips...   Jan 3 2017, 09:03 AM
malcolm2   Splitting the case open tonight! Go slow...   Jan 3 2017, 09:11 AM
ericoneal   I will post detailed pictures of the heads tonight...   Jan 3 2017, 09:37 AM
malcolm2   I will post detailed pictures of the heads tonigh...   Jan 3 2017, 10:23 AM
ericoneal   Blake took the thermostat and oil pump cover off l...   Jan 12 2017, 11:05 AM
Perry Kiehl   :Qarl: :Qarl: :Qarl:   Jan 12 2017, 01:20 PM
Al Meredith   Something doesn't look right. All the 1.7s I...   Jan 12 2017, 05:32 PM
ericoneal   I noticed that too, could be bus pistons for sure....   Jan 12 2017, 09:55 PM
ericoneal   We got the case open! Confirmed that it is a ...   Jan 26 2017, 11:37 AM
Frankvw   you guys are doing a great job. Over here: If I w...   Jan 26 2017, 01:01 PM
Valy   Let me be the first one to tell you that your cam ...   Jan 26 2017, 01:06 PM
ericoneal   Thanks. Valy, I think your right. I'm going ...   Jan 26 2017, 02:38 PM
jcd914   You may be able to find a local automotive machine...   Jan 27 2017, 02:30 AM
ericoneal   So this project is now on indefinite hold. I have...   Nov 13 2017, 03:01 PM
Valy   So this project is now on indefinite hold. I hav...   Nov 13 2017, 09:28 PM
malcolm2   Sorry to hear. I am in Nashville. I have 2 heads...   Nov 13 2017, 03:07 PM
Perry Kiehl   I can't believe that engine ran fairly well be...   Nov 13 2017, 05:38 PM
walterolin   Same as Malcolm2 - two 1.7 heads, no idea of their...   Nov 13 2017, 08:52 PM
Dr Evil   I love this place. I need to get my soon to be 5yo...   Nov 14 2017, 01:27 PM
RoadGlue   Hey Eric, It looks like I have a lead on a good 1...   Nov 14 2017, 03:11 PM
ericoneal   I dont know what to say... Malcolm, RoadGlue, and ...   Nov 14 2017, 03:53 PM
flyer86d   Weren’t the dish top pistons used on the 73 1.7s...   Nov 14 2017, 04:57 PM
Boomingbeetle   Weren’t the dish top pistons used on the 73 1.7...   Nov 14 2017, 05:38 PM
ericoneal   So this project may be picking back up. I found a...   Feb 9 2018, 01:25 PM
malcolm2   Cleanliness is not what is required on heads. Some...   Feb 9 2018, 03:18 PM


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