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Mee too .. I passed on a Bill Thomas CHEETAH.
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I had three kids .. the car was in AZ .. me in Madison Wisconsin. ..and $7500. was a stretch for something that would get me arrested. I remember it - like it was yesterday. Oh well..

Jim

Ajax: 100% .. I understand; it's an old engine. I have no illusions beyond it is not some old, stock take-out. Thanks for the reality check.

Jim

.... Cool. Superficially, it seems that the sum of its parts might be something... Thanks Dietmar.

Jim

I got this engine (more info in classifieds) with Noble heads. It may -or not- be the real thing. I have found that the VW build date was April 1964 but without cracking the case, there's not too much I can discover besides what is obvious/visible. I was told that true FV engines used an intake mani...

Thanks Steve - that's comforting. I was afraid of one of these cammers where idle is about 1200rpm.. and the powerband very narrow. I know loose; I'm old enough to miss the smell of real CASTROL. I wonder if you can buy that a fragrance to add to your gas? Thanks again.

Jim

I have the opportunity to get a vintage, 1200 engine that sounds-like (not yet seen) a great engine. In reading the spec, everything seems to point that this engine would be good for my street buggy (with re-tinning the cooling) .. but I hear talk of these being 'high strung' .. is that because of t...