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VW Has Stopped Production of Air-Cooled Blocks
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Zen
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VW Has Stopped Production of Air-Cooled Blocks
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July 28, 2013, 08:56:00 PM »
If you want to buy a new VW block to build your Type 1, 2 or 3 engine with, you better do it quick. Apparently, they ain't makin' 'em no more.
http://hotvws.com/news2.php?contentID=74
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Russ
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Re: VW Has Stopped Production of Air-Cooled Blocks
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July 28, 2013, 09:15:39 PM »
I didn't know they were still making these. Was it even possible to order one in the US?
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Zen
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Re: VW Has Stopped Production of Air-Cooled Blocks
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July 28, 2013, 09:32:50 PM »
All the new magnisium blocks on the market for the past several years came from VW of Brazil. Once the ones on vendors shelves are gone, the only option for a new block will be one of the aftermarket aluminum blocks. This doesn't mean that you will never be able to build a new VW engine again, just that in the near future you won't be able to base it on a real VW block . . . that and the price will probably go through the roof . . .
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certdubtech
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Re: VW Has Stopped Production of Air-Cooled Blocks
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August 01, 2013, 04:01:48 PM »
They have been available, Russ... but the price has already been ridiculous...
Now, I suppose they will be ludicrous...
Guess it's a good thing I picked up the ol' align bore bar... and kept a small stash of decent cases.
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