08/29/2026
Time to get back to some more positive posts , and something that I’m super super proud of .
Recently I began the process of rebuilding an air cooled 1600cc engine from a 1971 vw bus . What started out as a simple top end , pistons and cylinder replacement unfortunately turned into an entire motor rebuild as cylinder 3 had a hole in the piston . Here’s where we started and here’s where we’re currently at!
Generally I work solo but on this project I had my 2 best friends help me out , my friend Kyle has a sweet baja bug of his own and his knowledge of some items has been invaluable , and my friend Riley was nice enough to let us use his families wood shop so we had an indoor space to do all this work . So so thankful for that 😌
Also huge shoutout to Avr Import Specialties for building a fantastic shortblock for us !