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Hi to all, I have a ex-disaster response vehicle like John above and we dont live that far a part.
I want to mod my engine and you guys seam to have sound advice. I hope to give and take info as my journey begins from stock to modified. The T4 engine is an unknown a bit here in the UK. So I hope you guys can guide me.

DannyK wrote:Hey, Dan here. I'm usually in Thing 181 or O.R. I just bought a rusty but complete '79 Baywindow Bus with a supposedly good 2 liter type IV engine and trans. I don't know yet if I'll rebuild/restore, put the motor in another Baywindow or convert it to upright w/ carbs and cam for my Thing or a dunebuggy project. It was just too cheap to pass up. For now, the body can be a storage shed for some of the stuff in my garage that's in the way.

Don't fib, you're hooked...



I just added a 73 Bay with a 76 T4 in it. 009 and a Weber Progressive. This should be interesting.

I'm Nick, been messing with ACVW's for 20yrs now. I'm in the middle of a type 4 conversion into my type 3. Preety much just a stock 2.0L bus motor with megasquirt and the stock FI. I'm trying not to go too crazy with this setup, mainly since a local type 1 engine builder thinks I'm a retard for doing this(I even linked him to tuna's site). I plan on rubbing it in his face when I get it running, lol.

Well Hi you all. Well here I am, just bought a bus sight unseen, 1972 campmobile, Arizona bus that ended up in Minnesota. I guess I need a new motor. So here I am and ready to share anything I can. The bus is great on the sheet metal but needs everything else.

Hey I'm Dano total NEWBIE to VW's but love my 76 bus and I am gonna need alot of advice and help learned alot already thanx to everyone

Howdy, I'm Greg from Nor Cal and I got back into VW's two months ago (after 30+ yrs) with the purchase of a VW based kit car. Man is this thing a dog to drive, but looks way cool.

Wow, it looks like a lot has changed since way back then. Many more options!!!!!

My project car, a Laser 917 is currently running a worn out bone stock '69 SP1500. I recently found a type 4 '76 2.0L engine to use as a core. I'm here to learn.......

Welcome to the Forums!

The Type4 Rums IS the place to learn all about the T4 engine
and it's use in the Beetle based cars!

ENJOY!

Don

hi i am richard. i am new to the vw world and trying to learn what i can as i am building a single cab and want type 4 power

Been posting, never introduced myself

I'm from South Africa and this forum motivated me to attempt a type 4 conversion for my car. I've owned the vw, first as a beetle and now as a beach buggy, since 1990. We've come a looong way together and I love that car - think I should ask to be burried in it one day .

As things normally go, the type 4 std 2.0 liter that is in the buggy is now too slow for me and I want to go turbo with a new build. Been busy with this build for 3 years now Problem is indicision - can't seem to make my mind up about anything. Plus I might add that this sort of thing is not even close to what I do for a living.

I read this forum REGULARLY and you guys inspire and motivate me all the time, thanks for that.

Best wishes from lion country.
Marius

Hello from Long Beach, CA! Still a fairly new aircooled enthusiast but I would like to take on my first T-4 build very shortly. I have (2) 2.0L bus motors and plan on building something with decent power to drop in a beetle, ghia, or 912 (we will see what is available once the motor is built). The idea is to have a lightweight aircooled street/autocross car to play with. Looks like there are quite a few brains here so I shall lurk about learning as much as I can before tackling my build.

Cheers,

Jose

Hello every1. My name is Quinn, originally from the meth capital of the world, lake county CA. I am 20 years old and currently i inhabit sacramento, and attend ARC college for mechanical engineering, but passion lies in autos. I was introduced to ACVWs about 2 years ago by a buddy in santa rosa CA. Thank god, hondas suck....turbo 1999 civic... I got my first bug then 800$, a 1963 sedan with the 40hp motor, blew it up in a month, then rebuilt and dropped in a stock 1600dp, tired of 50hp, ive moved on to the type 4. My build thread is fresh in this forum. Im looking forward to learning as much as i can from you crazy guys that find no limits in VWs and other cars.

Quinn

Hi,
I'm Greg in So-Cal,grew up working on VW engines in dads shop up in Canada in 1974-5 then down here,got out for 20 yrs and now have a Ghia project with youngest son and a 356 Flared fender replica I think I want to put a 2 liter I built for a 914 in.

Hello everyone.
My name is Gary Keeping and I am currently building a 2.0L T-4 engine (Joe Cali style conversion) for my 1971 Super. I'm here for the support and ideas, and since very few stay 100% true to Joe's ideas I am open to any improvements anyone has made.
Oh, and I am part of the VW scene hailing from Ontario, Canada.

I picked up a 74 Transporter last fall (10/2010). Before that I had done all kinds of wrenching on my 87 BMW Airhead motorcycle. I thought I'd try somthing similar, air-cooled, boxer, dual carb, german.
So far, I've built: new rear brakes, bearings, cv-jounts, koni shocks, and lots of under-dash electrical fiddling. At the moment, I've got some shift-linkage work to do, as I cannot shift into 1st or 3rd.
I got a set of Dellorto DRLA 40s that I will be installing soon, plus replacing my 30 year old DVDA with a new 034 SVDA dizzy, and replace my old black coil with a new Bosch blue coil.
My goal is simple. I want to be able to comfortably go 65mph on the highway, and also get 20mpg or better.

Scott B

Hi, my name is camron I am 20 years old and am from North Carolina. I am new to the type IV scene and I currently have a 1968 VW beetle where my type I motor blew up on me last summer so then I was in search of a new motor and came across a guy that had a 914 1.8L motor laying around so I purchased it because I heard you could put them in a beetle. which brings me to this forum for answers on the engine build, I have purchased 96mm P/C's along with a 78mm crank and am awaiting on the parts to come in. If anyone has any tips and tricks on the assembly of this I am open to suggestions, me and my father are quite handy with cars and he has owned a race shop so we are doing all of the work (father son project ), I am open to any helpful tips and tricks. Thank you all!