My 69 Westfalia - Oxyboxer engine

[gninnam]

Got a mail from VWParts yesterday.. parts shipped

Exciting times ahead :mrgreen:

 

[tmatre]

I got my Bug->Bus Firewall engine tin from Steve (67Bay) today.
Looking good, excellent service!

 

[tmatre]

I have been looking for a tow bar for a while, but there has not been any for sale here in Norway...
Finally this week I found one.. NOS

Now, I just need to finish my wood strip canoe.. and make a nice trailer )

And the Parts from VWparts was delivered today

 

[67 BAY]

Cheers Torgeir, will be keeping an eye on this started collecting bits for an oxyboxer a couple of years ago but didin,t do anything about it. Looking good




Steve

 

[tmatre]

I found a trailer frame on my brother's farm this weekend. I have sent an request to the Norwegian road authorities about registration/license plates. The trailer was produced in 1969 (which suits the car well) in Norheimsund here in Norway.

I will then build something like this

 

[gninnam]

Looks like it could be a good find.
You have to register your trailer - don't think we need to do that in the UK :|

Will look good if you can get it to look like the trailer in the lower picture 8)

 

[tmatre]

Some more parts in house...
CB head bolts with more threads than the originals, and can therefore be cut to correct length.

Bugpack heater boxes 1.5"

The welds of the flanges are really bad, and has to be grinded down

I’m waiting for the cylinders to come back from machining and new mains fro CIP1
VWparts did not sell the WBX mains

 

[tmatre]

We did not have available bottom tap when we plug, drill and tap the engine case.
This happend :shock: on the last hole...and set me back some hours :evil:

I used my air powered file, with diamond bits.. I was able to remove the broken tap and the threads is undamaged

 

[tmatre]

Dipstick tube modified
Cut 42mm abowe the flange, then the tube need a litbe bit of straithening before the T1 dipstick fit.

The top upper mark is now the same as for the WBX dipstick now, but the bottom mark on the T1 is a bit obove the lower mark of the WBX.
The bracket at the bottom of the picture is the VR sensor bracket. It needed some adjustment to fit the WBX case

Standard CB santana pulley machined and VR trigger wheel fitted (epoxy glue).
The center of the pulley is also machined down to fit the sand seal of the WBX engine

 

[tmatre]

Cylinders machined down for 1.2mm piston to top clearance, and to fit the adapter rings from Rocky Jennings.

 

[gninnam]

Keep the updates coming dude - looking good apart from the few set-backs 8)

 

[tmatre]

My wife has been away from home a few days.... :lol:

All engine parts are now clean, and i have started to reassemble the engine.
New bearing and CB 5.5" rods

And a picture of the WBX crank besides a T1 crank to show the difference

 

[gninnam]

Did you have to wash the plates by hand then :mrgreen:

Looking good

 

[tmatre]

Cylinder head studs cut to correct length
I have cut about 18mm in the block end and about 8mm in the head end
Note, The Oxy block needs 4 short, 4! medium and 8 long studs compared to the standard T1 that uses 4 short, 3 medium and 9 long studs
You have to buy two sets of headstuds....

Now I'm ready to start assembling of the short block

 

[tmatre]

Both the cylinder tin needs some customization and massage to fit the wider WBX block with 5.5” rods. About 10 mm have been removed where then tin meets the block. The small part distributing the air to each side inside the dual port tin has also been trimmed a few millimeters
Left

Right

The firewall tin, which is not modified with the new bus part yet, does not need any customization except the screw holes has been filed a few millimeters wider.

The rear engine tin and behind pulley tin is Empi parts, and the quality is so bad that I am not going to use it. I will modify the rear tin and the behind pulley tin I got on my bus today.

 

[tmatre]

I changed my mind abbout the behind pulley engine tin. I made a new tin today, but used parts of the Empi tin.
I think this is the best and cleanest solution.

Minor adjustments was needed to fit the fanhousing. 3 small hack
Small adjustments were required to fit the fan housing. 3 10mm deep notches and some millimeters removed at the center where the fanhousing meets the block.

As the enigne is wider than a standard Type 1 a spacer is added on each side

 

[Airtime]

This will be an awesome engine! :shock: 8)

Great job on your home made continental bed! 8)

 

[tmatre]

This will be an awesome engine! :shock: 8)

Great job on your home made continental bed! 8)

Thanks!
I am happy with the "continental bed" and so are my kids

So much I want to do with the car, but there is not enough time
Next week i will spend all my time on the canoe..
It is now epoxied on the outside and removed from the Jig...
Looking forward to hook this up on a trailer behind the bus 8)

There is some hours of sanding before I can epoxy the inside :evil:

 

[gninnam]

That canoe look fantastic 8)

Any pics of that being made :mrgreen:

 

[tmatre]

That canoe look fantastic 8)

Any pics of that being made :mrgreen:

Thanks
http://32bsyncro.com/Images/NoasVennerbyggerkano/index.html
The text/comment to the pictures is in Norwegian :lol: