Good news, a bit of progress today as we got our tinware back from the blasters - it's looking pretty clean - now we just need to have a proper look through it to make sure everything's in good condition before it goes off to the powdercoaters.
Check out this great article from 1965 about a '54 beetle in Australia that has had it's original motor pepped up to 1488 with a Okrasa crank and 82mm pistons. The compression ratio is a whopping 9.5:1. 85bhp and 105mph is pretty impressive stuff for a 1200 based motor. - Click on the pic to read all the detail. One of my favourite things about this article is that the picture of the motor was printed upside down - and the headline reads b.p.h instead of b.h.p. - good copy checking :-)
Thanks for reading Oldspeed-Mouse-Motor. It's a blog about the research and build of our first 'old speed' style Volkswagen air-cooled motor in 2007 and 2008. The main engine build is being done by our friend Ian Kent of E's Autos, with other work being done by specialists and help from friends and helpful forums. Cheers!