Southpaw
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Post by Southpaw on Oct 30, 2008 10:04:00 GMT -5
I have a VW motor @ the house that I picked up for my Buggy , It's a 1600 DP . The info I'm looking for is the heads that I pulled off have (GO1) casted in the valve area under the valve cover . Has anyone heard of this after market type head  ? , and are they any good ? |
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Post by dubfreak1 on Oct 30, 2008 21:23:06 GMT -5
Hey Glen, A friend of mine has a pair of these for a project motor. He is still in the parts collecting stage, so no report on function, but they look to be a little better than the other stuff we were finding on the market these days. He got his from Al of FunBuggies fame. Also saw some at Appletree when we looked there about a year ago. Hope this helps. Rudy
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jmallen05
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Post by jmallen05 on Oct 30, 2008 21:31:39 GMT -5
Is Al from funbuggies still in business? I never met him and I know he closed his shop, but anytime you ask someone around here about VW's his name always comes up.
jerry
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Post by Dustin on Oct 30, 2008 21:33:53 GMT -5
That guy had split personality I swear. And yes he is all done. Never got a straight answer from anyone as to why. It was a huge hit to the hobby to lose that store. Butt head or not at least you could get something when you needed it.
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jmallen05
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Post by jmallen05 on Oct 30, 2008 21:45:00 GMT -5
Never met the guy, but anyone dedicated to the hobby can't be that bad, it does suck dealing with people that don't seem to want to help though. You see all types in this scene, I've met some pretty strange cats that have forgot more about vw's than I'll ever know. Sorry for the thread jack.
jerry
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dave
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Post by dave on Oct 31, 2008 4:46:20 GMT -5
That guy had split personality I swear. And yes he is all done. Never got a straight answer from anyone as to why. It was a huge hit to the hobby to lose that store. Butt head or not at least you could get something when you needed it. Just needed a lot of cash when you went there. I heard that he retired because of health issues. |
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Ruffuss
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Post by Ruffuss on Oct 31, 2008 13:09:38 GMT -5
I was told he had cancer by a guy that used to work for him and thats why he retired he is still around the sport I know of a couple of guys that still buy parts through him when he is around. I've bought everything from a to z from him over the years and never I mean never had a problem, I for one wish him luck in his battle with the big C and wish him a long life. Later Kenn
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Kirby
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Post by Kirby on Nov 3, 2008 11:55:48 GMT -5
FunBuggies is not in business any more. Though I believe Al still sells some parts, but that would probably depend on how he was feeling that day.
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Southpaw
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Post by Southpaw on Feb 4, 2009 19:53:19 GMT -5
Still looking for INFO . Thanks Glen
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Post by ghiastein on Feb 4, 2009 20:46:36 GMT -5
Glen I don't have any idea but I too am interested I will do some research on casting numbers of head and get back with you OK
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Post by ghiastein on Feb 4, 2009 20:58:52 GMT -5
So far I found this on thesamba I don't have the book but someone might.
I don't know about online, but the book "How to Rebuild Your Volkswagen Aircooled Engine" By Tom Wilson, HP Books, has complete listing of stock VW heads by "part numbers" Describing all the pertinent specifications for the part number, like year, application, valve size, etc.
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Southpaw
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Post by Southpaw on Feb 5, 2009 7:17:58 GMT -5
Thanks AJ , But I think the key word is after market .
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Post by MadMike on Feb 5, 2009 8:49:30 GMT -5
I can't remember but I think there Brazilian or Mex ;D as long as there not cracked I'd use them ;D As for Al : Maybe it's his "Meds" Madmike |
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Southpaw
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Post by Southpaw on Feb 15, 2009 11:00:08 GMT -5
I Found the Info I needed . It was on the Samba all the time , #495709 A.J.Sims " H.P.Stock "
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? , and are they any good 
