I want to build an engine

Go to a motorcycle scrap yard, buy a cheap aircooled twin / triple / four as cheap as possible, completely strip down and rebuild. Preferably blueprint and polish, refurb all parts.

Motorcycle engines are small enough not to need a lot of space or hoists etc.

Next stage build a lightweight single seater chassis to take your engine. :)

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Having seen an ariel arrow twin 250cc modified to a triple 375cc by bolting an additional half engine on and modifying the crank and case and also a friend many years ago turning two 600cc M20 BSA singles into a 1200cc twin (albeit a slowish sidevalve one), that is the sort of project I like. Would like to take a modern motorcycle engine and SLI ( :) ) it.
 
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abf is a rip snorter of an engine in a mk2 golf :) especially if you stick a set of carbs on it. They tend to make a fair bit more than their quoted power figures and are not that far off a healthy VR having played around with both engines in mk3 golfs theres not a lot between them in standard specification and its the lump of choice for a well sorted mk2
 
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