Engine Rebuild Part 1 - Parts Assembly and Purchase

I purchased my valve train from Jake Raby.
https://store.rabyenginedevelopment.com

From the reviews on thesamba.com and the general word around the community things should be real good. It's up to me to put it into action. 

Items Ordered:	Price:
1 of : 155 Piece Engine Hardware Kit #80	$49.00
1 of : 2.0 Bus Gasket Set #28	$69.95
1 of : 9590 Cam & Valvetrain Kit 9112	$557.69
1 of : Camper Special Oval Port Cylinder Heads 7600	$1,695.00
1 of : Camshaft Oil Plug #125	$3.69
1 of : Front Pulley Seal #4	$9.95
1 of : Input Shaft Bearing #10624	$9.95
1 of : OEM Oil Filter #5112	$7.95
1 of : Oil pressure relief piston 5084	$9.95
1 of : Oil pressure relief screw 5088	$12.95
1 of : Oil sump screen plate nut 5087	$8.95
1 of : Oil Sump Screen-5096	$24.95
1 of : Rear Seal #8	$14.95
1 of : Type 4 Oil Pressure Sending Unit 5010	$10.95

What I got (revised)
Stock 2.0L case
Stock Crank (Planning to send this to machine shop if necessary) w/bearing, gears and connecting rods.
Stock crank gears 
Main bearings (may purchase these new)
Stock AA pistions (still in the box) for a Stock 2.0L. 

Weber 40IDF jetted for Denver and higher altitude, set up for good milage  (venturi, emulsion, jets) 

Custom dizzy from Aircooled.net for 40IDF & 2.0L setup.

Original oil pump (thinking of conversion to type 1 oil pump)

What I need (revised)

Cam bearings
Main Bearings
Rod Bearings

Permatex Gasket Sealent

Permatex Thread Sealent
Lint free towels

Carb cleaner
Assembly Lube
Camshaft Bearing Lube

Machine work
I took my case and crank to Painters Grinding here in Denver CO. The are performing the following.
Fixing the oil pick up threads where the bolt threads into the case
Polishing the crank

So my sweet find was not so sweet as I thought. The case ended up being cracked in two spots. According to a guy a my local VW shop 1700cc motor and internals are not so sought after. Still I have lots of extras that will fit my 2.0, including tin, fan, alternator and the 1.7 rockers which I need for  my rebuild. So not a loss by any means.

Sweet Find

Picked up a motor for $100 hoping to get lots of good parts. It's CB 1700 72-73.

What I got
Stock 2.0L case
Stock Crank (Planning to send this to machine shop if necessary) w/bearing, gears and connecting rods.
Stock crank gears 
Main bearings
Stock AA pistions (still in the box) for a Stock 2.0L. 

Weber 40IDF jetted for Denver and higher altitude, set up for good milage  (venturi, emulsion, jets) 

Custom dizzy from Aircooled.net for 40IDF & 2.0L setup.

Original oil pump (thinking of upgrading?)

What I want

Raby Engines Valve-train basic 9550 cam kit

9550 camshaft for the VW bus 

Set of 8 parkerized solid lifters

Set of 8 chromoly pushrods 

Modified cam gear

Set of rocker shaft spacers

Set of (8) 911 style valve adjusters and nuts

Set of 8 heavy duty rocker studs. 

The cost of this kit is $532.69

Using this cam kit will require  

1.7L style rocker arms that are easily modified to accept the 911 style adjusters $185 per set, unmodified.

The Camper Special cylinder heads is $1695.

With this set up you can expect more power and cooler running cylinder head temps.

What I need

Cam bearings

permatex

engine stud inserts

seals & gaskets