[jpearson]

It seems like the big advantage of the VW engine is that it is a very cheap rebuild (1000 or less to do a very complete job) but I could be wrong. I have been talking with a guy who was a 67 Ghia with a frozen original engine + a second running engine. The complete car with both engines and some othe parts is $1000.
I figured I could get it, rebuild the engine now for practice then let the car sit till I was done with the Porsche then restore it.