1956 Oval

[Dick Mitchell]

Hey all, Going through some tough times right now and need some $$$$  I am not too pumped on selling the car, but will for the right price. However, I am willing to sell the MOTOR ALONE as a turn-key.

DETAILS:

1956 Volkswagen Type-1

British Racing Blue with light tan 2-tone “Resto-Custom” recently completely rewired with factory-style wiring harness. Car currently has a few paint flaws, mainly in the hood but I have a 4-tab hood in good shape that was recently bead-blasted and primed not on the car that will be included. Here’s a list of features...

INTERIOR:

- Stock seats with Wolfberg West grey vinyl covers
- 2-tone grey / off white door panels
- Pepper grey loop carpet
- off-white headliner
- Gene Berg Shifter
- Autometer 5' tachometer
- Autometer oil temp and oil pressure gauge(s)
- Dash was cut for modern stereo (not by me)

CHASSIS:

- 4" narrowed link-pin beam with adjusters
- CB Performance 2.5" drop spindles
- Drum brakes
- 15" x 6" Porsche Fuch alloys
- KYB GR2 shocks (front)
- KYB Gas adjust shocks (rear)

ENGINE:

- 2165cc
- CB Performance Super Case, full-flowed, clearanced, welded behind #3 cylinder
- 94mm Cima/Mahle pistons/cylinders
- 78mm Forged A.J. Sims crankshaft
- Scat I-Beam rods with ARP bolts
- Lightened flywheel
- Kennedy Stage-1 pressure plate / Sachs disc
- CB 044 heads, 42 x 37.5 valves, ported/polished by A.J. Sims
- Eagle Racing Cam #2246 - Adv. Duration 314 / Lift @ cam .411"
- Magnum straight cut cam gears
- CB Performance Lightweight lifters
- 1.1 Solid rockers
- Chromoly push rods
- New Weber 48mm IDA’s w/ CB Performance Linkage
- A1-Performance 1-5/8 “Sidewinder” exhaust with Magnaflow muffler
- Melling 30mm oil pump
- Doghouse oil cooler w/ External oil cooler and electric fan
- 009 Distributor w/ Pertronix unit
- Powder coated engine tin (high gloss black)

Engine currently has roughly 1000 miles on it since built


TRANSMISSION:

- 4:12 Swing axle
- stock gearing
- Heavy duty aluminum side cover
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Car with Motor = $10,000 OBO

Turn-key Engine = $ 3,800 OBO

oldspeed56@yahoo.com

[Rennsurfer]

Any engine pics, Dick? Whereabouts in Cali are you located? I'm in the Long Beach area.

[Dick Mitchell]

Engine Photos

Completed motor (old Carb set-up)




Powder-coated tin:




Current photos (taken today)

[Dick Mitchell]

Any engine pics, Dick? Whereabouts in Cali are you located? I'm in the Long Beach area.

I'm up north in the East Bay Area---Livermore, Ca.  (about 45 miles east of San Francisco)

[Rennsurfer]

Thanks for the quick reply. Sorry if I didn't see it, but what type of case and modifications on the engine? And is it painted? Out of the car, it appears to be bare. But in the car, looks painted.

[Dick Mitchell]

Thanks for the quick reply. Sorry if I didn't see it, but what type of case and modifications on the engine? And is it painted? Out of the car, it appears to be bare. But in the car, looks painted.

The case is a CB Performance AS41 Dual Relief Super Case.  It's been clearanced to fit a 82mm Crank and has a large German oil pick-up tube.  It's also has the welded plate behind the #3 cylinder for added strength.  The case uses standard size bearings.  The crank and rods were also new, so all bearings are still standard. 

Right before I installed the motor, I masked the engine just so that the exposed portion of the case is painted.  (satin black engine enamel)  basically, the only part of the case that's painted is what you can see in the photos.  From under the car, everything is still bare aluminum/magnesium thus better cooling/heat dispersion

[Rennsurfer]

Thanks, again. The engine is tempting to buy. One last question... sorry. I see that you've put 1,000 miles on it since the build. When was it built?

[Dick Mitchell]

Thanks, again. The engine is tempting to buy. One last question... sorry. I see that you've put 1,000 miles on it since the build. When was it built?

I built the motor the summer of 2007.  I got it in the car the day before I moved to San Francisco for school (end of August 07') .  I left the car at my folks house and would drive it around town each weekend when I'd visit (usually to the coffee shop and then a lap around the town and back)  It's seen regular use the past 1.5 years, but nothing major.