Jamie Gibson from Carmaster Mechanical has been undertaking the engine rebuild of my 1989 T3 Caravelle. It's a South African "JT3000" model, a commonly available upgrade in South Africa which included removing the 2.1 fuel injected VW motor and replacing it with a Ford Essex 3 litre V6 unit, with the benefit being bucket loads of torque. the upgrade could be ordered from new straight from your local VW dealer.
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- Comment by Ash on December 12, 2011 at 10:21am
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Yes Andy, top end rebuild. Bottom end looks solid, so that'll wait for another day. All in all this time around it's getting:
- new lifters
- Lifter faces re-profiled to suit cam lobes
- new valve springs
- new valve retainers & collettes
- new intake/exhaust valves
- heads have been ported and polished
- custom cam shaft grind
- new timing gear
- new Pacemaker headers
I think that's about it. Build work should start later this week. More videos to come.
- Comment by Andy Wood on December 12, 2011 at 10:06am
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Gee, Bill, now tell us how you really feel.... ;o)
So isn't Jamie removing the motor from the car? Is it just a top end rebuild? I can see the exhaust system is better. What other mods, apart from aftermarket valve cover paint, is it having done?
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Comment by Bill Moore on December 11, 2011 at 7:25am -
From some peoples perspective the only bay that a Ford V6 motor should go is "Botany Bay" I understand that they have a special coating which prevents barnacles build up. They make a great boat anchor or mooring weight.
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