I had one, dropped a valve on engine 1, swapped in engine 2 on the street outside my parents house using a single trolley jack and basic socket set. Worked better than engine 1 by some margin. Surprisingly large inside.
Had a lot of issues with engine 1’s carb, and it would diesel.
Sounds a bit like my beetle experience but probably far lighter, guess I'll keep an eye out for a spare engine assembly! Glad to hear they're not too cramped, was worried I'd end up driving it from the rear bench seat.
I had one, dropped a valve on engine 1, swapped in engine 2 on the street outside my parents house using a single trolley jack and basic socket set. Worked better than engine 1 by some margin. Surprisingly large inside.
Had a lot of issues with engine 1’s carb, and it would diesel.