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Title: 80´s Autocraft VW casting heads? Post by: JS on February 24, 2010, 23:13:27 pm Guys, I´m trying to find out something about these heads. Mike @ Autocraft could only tell me that these were made in the early 80´s and was referred to as a "Stage 3" head.
Does anybody have any more information? ??? Title: Re: 80´s Autocraft VW casting heads? Post by: JS on February 27, 2010, 21:14:50 pm THAT rare huh? ???
Title: Re: 80´s Autocraft VW casting heads? Post by: dangerous on February 28, 2010, 03:42:06 am Until the pro series 910 casting came out in about 1983
the stage 3, 4, & 5 were still using the VW shape rocker covers pictured. Stage 5 from memory had billet chambers welded to the VW casting, but stage 4 had spread inlet ports, just like stage 5. Hot VWs mags from the era showed the range of stages, but I have a feeling that stage 3 may have been"spread port" inlet, although in your picture, they use the stock stud space for the manifold. I may be wrong. Possibly a little "rare" or "scarce" due to many being 'used up' in speedway melt downs. ...but I'll bet there are a lot of those engines just sitting under benches. There has been a resurgence(?) of late, with classic migets being built/re-bilt and raced everywhere, so perhaps more will re-appear.. Title: Re: 80´s Autocraft VW casting heads? Post by: dangerous on February 28, 2010, 04:34:18 am Try March 1983 hot VWs for a feature on the stage 5 heads.
Excellent issue by the way! (http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/dangerous_05/Picture002.jpg) Title: Re: 80´s Autocraft VW casting heads? Post by: DKK Ted on February 28, 2010, 08:28:01 am Guys, I´m trying to find out something about these heads. Mike @ Autocraft could only tell me that these were made in the early 80´s and was referred to as a "Stage 3" head. You say Mike @ AutoCraft, you mean Mike Dawson?? I believe the head porter back then was named Harley, don't know his last name. I worked there around that time, those heads worked very well. I ran a smaller set from AC, wished I had them now! Those valve covers worked very well also, very strong.Does anybody have any more information? ??? Ted Title: Re: 80´s Autocraft VW casting heads? Post by: JS on February 28, 2010, 12:58:31 pm Thanks a lot for the info!!
Mike did not put his last name in his e-mail, but I assumed it´s Mike Seymour who´s the owner? Could be another Mike of course... He said that the way to spot a stage 3 from a 4 was to look for 2 or 3 bolt for the manifold. Thanks again!! Johnny. Title: Re: 80´s Autocraft VW casting heads? Post by: speedwell on February 28, 2010, 14:41:50 pm johnny here's the report from march 83
Title: Re: 80´s Autocraft VW casting heads? Post by: Bewitched666 on March 01, 2010, 08:09:42 am According to the newest Hot vws edition CB performnace is making them again with the help of autocraft.
Maybe you can check with Pat Downs for some info as he is improving the old type heads 8) Title: Re: 80´s Autocraft VW casting heads? Post by: deano on March 03, 2010, 06:36:12 am The original owners of Auto Craft were Ray Fitzpatrick and Bill Steiner, based in La Habra, CA. Bill recently sold out to Mike Seymour of Autocraft Engines, so the original Auto-Craft that made those VW-based heads is no longer. Mike Dawson worked for the original Auto-Craft in LaHabra for years, and has since moved to Lake Elsinore. There's a ton more gossip, but you get the idea....
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