[HawgRyder]

Foreknowledge or practice is a nice thing to have.
If you can...by all means...grab a VW and rip it apart.
However...be advised...the VW might suck up a considerable amount of your funds....you get into the "might as well" attitude when you get inside.
VW and Porsche share a lot of the same design aspects...but there are a lot of differences too....so rebuilding a VW will not give you complete insight for the real build.
Read every post you can here about engine rebuilding.. .especially those with picturres.
Then...go for it .... nothing like getting to know the love of your life intimately .... LOL
Bob