Medallion Motors is really David in Langley. He has a piece of Gordon's Used
VW and Porsche parts.
I don't really know him, though I have been to his shop and spoken to him a
few times. I have his phone number if you want to talk to him about the
motor.

Jake

On 10/18/06, Nathaniel Poole <npoole@telus.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the lead, Neil and Tabe. I called and talked to the guy, and
> what
> he says is the rebuilder (Medallion Motors?) buys a rebuilt factory case
> from VW (is this possible?), and installs his own new pistons and new
> heads.
> Supposedly it has new bearings/cam and crank/lifters. I'm going to see it
> tomorrow, but in terms of "right" rebuilds, how do you know? What can you
> look for? The price is sure right for a rebuilt, but not if it blows in a
> month. It sure feels like the swamp water is rising...
>
>
> On 10/18/06 7:49 PM, "neil" <goofymuso@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> > --- Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET> wrote:
> >
> >> SO I got the engine out and flywheel off (needs a
> >> new flywheel), heads and
> >> cylinders off. Unfortunately Dennis was right about
> >> the block - the rear
> >> thrust bearing is moving in its seat, I can rotate
> >> it about 1/8" inch.
> >> Nobody in Vancouver area can machine these blocks
> >> and there isn't an
> >> oversize bearing available, so it looks like a new
> >> used block for me. I'm
> >> leaning towards letting the machine shop do the
> >> parts swap - polish the
> >> crank, mic everything, install new bearings,
> >> probably new cam and lifters. I
> >> could do this part myself and save $400 bucks but
> >> the chances of fouling up
> >> something are good as I have NO experience with
> >> these engines. It's weird,
> >> this engine was rebuilt not that long ago from all
> >> appearances - no cylinder
> >> ridge and you can still see the crosshatch marks on
> >> the cylinder walls, oil
> >> galleries drilled and plugged. I know the heads were
> >> rebuilt this summer.
> >> Yet all told I'm still looking at a grand, not
> >> including new exhaust and
> >> heqter boxes, and I'm still left with a questionable
> >> motor. So now I'm
> >> wondering what one of these engine conversions cost?
> >
> >
> >
> > Being a fellow AC van owner in Vancouver I noticed a
> > recent posting on Craigs List:
> >
> > http://vancouver.craigslist.org/pts/219718221.html
> >
> > I had seen it before listed for more, so pretty sure
> > price has been lowered once already. Regardless one
> > has to make sure that the rebuilds been done "right".
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> > Neil Nicholson.
> > 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
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Jake
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