1776cc 1967 VW Beetle

After only a day and a half on the new engine (3 year project) the original clutch cross shaft broke - DOAH!!! Pulled the motor, rewelded the forks and I'm ready to put the motor back in. It's going to be cold soon, gotta drive her some more before she sleeps the winter away inside!!!!

Specs:
1967 VW Type 1
VW Blue (1966-1968)
Orig Pennsylvania survivor, paperwork back to Nov 1966
Bone stock except for motor and wheels
1776cc (90.5 x 69)
Magnesium Type 1 case
Scat Volkstroker III crank
Lightned flywheel, 8 dowled
Mofoco 044's, 40mm x 35.5mm SS valves
Bugpack Hi-rev single springs, chromoly retainers
Chromoly head studs, 8mm case savers
Bugpack chromoly 1.25 ratio rockers
Stock VW rods, AA Performance pistons and cylinders
CB Maxi 2 oil pump with spin-on filter
Engle 110 cam, double thrust cam bearings
Straight-cut cam gears
CB Big Foot lifters
Empi ceramic header, J-pipes, Empi stainless Phat Boy
Empi 3.5qt oil sump
German 009 with Pertronix ignition, Flame Thrower coil
Scat wires, Bosch plugs
CB high output dizzy cap and max spark rotor
Dual Weber ICT's with CB hex bar linkage
Steel pushrods (after I bent an aluminum one)
NOS Bosch generator, OEM gen stand
CB billet gen pulley, Empi Equilizer crank pulley
36hp-style fan shroud, dog house oil cooler
CB aluminum valve covers
TRICK "header extension" to fit not-merged header to the merged header muffler (Nice job Matt!!!)

Special thanks with all my heart to my family, friends Matt and Seth, my girlfriend Tracy (for putting up with my sickness) and Wagner VW in Grantville, PA.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• VW
• beetle
• bug
• 1776cc
• Type
• engine

[n5888k]

crank??? 69

pistons¿¿¿

thanks

[67volksrod]

Click on "more info" and I have all the engine specs listed. Thanks - Nathan

[herbienbrian]

thats damn nice for a 1776!

[67volksrod]

Thanks a lot. It took a lot of hard work, money, tears, pain, scuffed knuckles and time, but it was all worth it. I can't wait till the spring to get her back out!!!! Thanks - Nathan

[380Banshee]

What is the best size motor cc?

[67volksrod]

The size you like!

[daimotoo1956]

sure about the straight cut gears?......

[BunnyBUNGALO]

what does the fan shroud do? and why is it called 36 hp fan shroud?

[Sauron767]

@67volksrod

Dumb question: whats the size you like? lol I'd like to buy a 67 bug and put a custom 5 speed and good size cc motor leave it as BONE STOCK as possible cept the 5 speed custom lol

[hamronD73]

beautiful! me and my father just picked up a completely restored 59 beetle in a light blue, has the 1776 in it too, doesnt look nearly as beautiful as yours in the engine bay though, beautiful! i love these old boxer 4 engines, they sound uneal. I own a 944 s2 as my daily driver, so its nice to finnaly have a boxer engine rightfully :) cheers!

[spsmonktoo]

A thing of beauty!  Well done!

[Robin18us]

I had a 67 VW Beetle. My mechanic said that 67 was the best year for the air cooled Beetle. I loved mine. No need to mess around with anti-freeze...LOL.

[AJSBAY1]

alrite mate wat alternater pully you using i'm using the standard 1 and they keep cracking if you could let me know it would be ace

Cheers Ash

[dubsman21]

what do you set your timing at i set mine at 28degrees btdc