Just and honest question everyone must ask

stinkbus · Post by **stinkbus** » Sun Apr 14, 2002 9:27 pm

I was just curious after the intensive greasy job of cleaning my engine tin on my type IV motor.Why does nobody sell new sheetmetal kits for type IV motors? I see type I kits all the time. A chrome kit would be nice but I would readily buy just a regular plain Jane kit if it was offered. Comments???

Derek May · Post by **Derek May** » Sun Apr 14, 2002 11:10 pm

Demand? Given the limited # of T4 engines out there, would there be sufficient demand?

Besides, would it fit properly?

And, I I too have been 3 weeks cleaning, wire brushing, phosphoric aciding, priming, painting ...

Worst part of playing with these damn engines.

rich2481 · Post by **rich2481** » Mon Apr 15, 2002 8:38 am

Buy some cheap oven cleaner from the 99 cent store, the fumes will choke a horse but the stuff works pretty good, I spray it for a few days then hit it with the pressure washer.

stinkbus · Post by **stinkbus** » Mon Apr 15, 2002 11:48 am

I find that nothing works better than some Gunk engine degreaser and alot of elbow grease. I think that the demand is high enough that there would be a market for it.

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Mon Apr 15, 2002 5:13 pm

you must be kidding, look at your shround again. do you know how much that would cost to make????? then how many people would buy it? to make money, they would have to produce thousands of shrouds, and there really isn't enough of a market.
type 1's however, the same shroud can be used on all years, and busses too.

stinkbus · Post by **stinkbus** » Mon Apr 15, 2002 9:40 pm

You're right, there were only a few hundred thousand typeIv motors built. They were put into the 72-80 buses, 411-412, porsche 914. Plus sheet metal is extremely expensive

Although the type 1 production has the type IV motor beat in terms of numbers,the demand I think is great enough to merit small production of sheetmetal kits.

scatcat · Post by **scatcat** » Mon Apr 15, 2002 9:49 pm

i too cleaned my tin and repainted it . when i had my engine outa few months back i thought it was the easy part. i 've seen the upright fan conv. kits but i can't see spending the same amount ispent on a rebuild for it. .....later jeff.....

Lavabo · Post by **Lavabo** » Mon Apr 15, 2002 9:54 pm

second time of my engine life i clean the tin...but this time its done forever, i cleaned with Gunk, then sanblasted everything and powdercoated all tin black gloss, they look like new its amazing!!
sandblast cost me 90$ and powdercoating 25$ at a shop where they powdercoat chair frame 9like a bar stool)

Derek May · Post by **Derek May** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 10:12 am

Damn! Powdercoat. Should have thought of that. Oh well, there's always a next time...