Finally, the rebuilt 1600SP arrived yesterday a.m. and now sits in the cargo bay of our beloved '66 kombi/camper. I will begin the surgery tomorrow after work, dropping in the fuel pump, distributor, assembling tins, carb, manifold, etc and then hope to tie it all in on saturday. I will of course take photos and try to get them scanned on the web. At least I'll report back after the beast has roared once again. Last night I opened the engine hatch and stood back to make a photo of the empty, but clean, compartment. It reminded me of looking at Uncle Wally's photos of his chest cavity taken during his heart transplant, after the bad heart came out and before the good one was dropped in. Made me woozy and I had to sit. Maybe it was the leftover gunk fumes. Wish me luck. The motor sure is pretty! ray
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