ibkevin

I seek the wisdom of the list for guidance...

Thinking I could find a quick resolution to clear out "my old baby" to make room for a new garage, the reciepts and amount of work I've put into her motor have got me doing a double take. Hell, she introduced me to the "Porsche pricing tier" system because the Type4 parts do that. Yes, I know parting the motor is the most profitable way to go but I put soo much into the motor knowing I had the option of putting it into a sand rail or 914. The sand rail is a true money pit--hence a big no go!

My dilema is A) stick to my guns and get about $1200 for the motor, B) hold my breath that I find a nice 914 body because playing with carbs is a lost art, C) locate a very deserving 914 owner that isn't too pickey about a VW power plant.

Here's the write-up.

78’ VW Bus -- My old baby has to go!!
Great power plant for a Porsche 914 or a sand rail!o 2.2L stroked motor @ 6.67:1 compression ratio, dual Webber 44 IDF’s w/ 32mm venturies, Mark Stephens 2L 914 heads (unshrouded and matched to 50cc's w/ 42x36 valves, 914 "elephant foot" rockers), Pauter cam grind no: B687n8 w/ solid lifters (selected for low end torque for the bus), chrome moly pushrods and Mahle Pistons, 94mm NPR pistons stroke clearanced w/ Total seal Rings, and Pauter counterweighted crank.
o 009 Dist w/ Allison XR700 ignition system.
o Bosch AL108X 70amp alternator, fits Porsche 912E also
o Transform IRS transaxle, 1st-.380, 2nd-.206, 3rd-1.26, and 4th-.82
o Engine and transaxle have 45,664 miles on them since rebuild
o Alloy wheels w/ Michelin XC LT4 195/75 14’s at 50 percent tread
o KYB Gas Adjust Shocks (one is new, never used)
o Front and rear Sway-a-Way bars (they really work well!)
o Reconditioned fuel tank, several new window seals
o Pioneer head unit and 6 disk changer (11 mags available)
o Dometic RM2190 dc/lpg reefer, newest addition!
o Brown cloth Sport seats
o Signal Hill camper package w/ Import Air a/c components
o PARTS AVAILABLE-I have a big selection of IDF jets, and venturies
o One Weber hyd. Cam, 521H grind
o Five additional heads w/ various sizes of valves
o NEW main KS bearing set, std size
o NEW Sachs throwout bearning
o NEW NPR ring set
o Hyd cam followers

ibkevin

correction... Mahle cylinders

PSUice944

"o Dometic RM2190 dc/lpg reefer, newest addition!"

Am I the only one confused AND entertained by that note?

Sorry, I don't have any experience to contribute with any value, but it sure sounds like a cool hippie wagon! It'd be nice to own something as old as I am, but I'm saving that for a 78' 930 or Black TA special edition... bird on the hood... yeah...

Porsche-O-Phile

If I could find a decent 914 body I'd do it. . . Then again, if I could find a decent 914 body I'd probably want to put a 928 32V twin-turbo into it. . .

Eyal 951

is compression really that low? why is that?

ibkevin

No prob PSU.

The Bus was my home for the first five years here in San Diego because the destroyer tender I was assigned to was better employed pier side than cutting circles in the local op-area, and I went "home" many nights. Luxuries like a 9" Magnavox color tv w/ remote and indash w/ remote (hard to imagine because they are so common now) made the early 90's seem not very hippieish.

Two trans-contenental trips, a battering but beautiful drive to Cabo (impressive four wheel independent suspension), a couple of trips to Denver, a month long tour of the southwest's natural monuments, and countless dessert/Baja outings, her sentimental glow has finially come to an end. She wasn't dubbed the "stabbin' cabbin'" for the hell of it!!!

ARRRGH! She walks the plank.. to make room for a new (topic friendly) Pcar retirement home!

ibkevin

Stock is 7.3, and the cylinder spacers are set to prevent detonation on crap gas because dropped seats are the #1 killer of type4 heads. A good mag table grinder will zip through the spacers to create a more agressive comp ratio.

gtroth

Man, I miss my '79 Bus.

dlknight

I hope you get a good sum for your bus.

Brings back memories of my '72 Dormobile, I had a nice stainless exhaust system that sounded great with the flat 4.....

Maybe get one again some day

Cheers

Dave K.