Salvaging a toasted 2.4/4 back to 2.0 or so?

[racertimc]

I acquired a nice 914 with a 2.4 /4 engine. Ran very strong but was leaking oil around the cylinders and cam seals, etc.
Local Porsche shop disassembled the engine and recommended against trying to seal the cylinders to the case as it had very little surface remaining.
So here's the question.
Assuming the crankshaft and camshaft are still good and I do want to keep the Dellorto 45's and 1 5/8 European racing headers( no heat exchangers) and use the front oil cooler(Patrick GT Conversion).
I’m thinking I must find a 2.0 Short block, or will a 1.8/1.7 case work?
Obviously I will have to find barrels and pistons for whatever case I use.
Rod journals on a 2.0 are smaller, so if I keep the crank I must use a 2.0 case, eh?
I found a set of 2.0 heads today at the PCA swap meet, hopefully they will check out.
Final question, what are those 2.4 cylinders & Pistons and heads worth?
Thanks for reading.
Cheers
Tim

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

The cases are basically identical, so starting with a 1.7 or 1.8 or 2.0 means the same work. The rod journals don't affect the case at all.

Most of the 2.4 kits require machining the cylinder spigots to fit the larger P&Cs. If you're going to swap the 2.4 stuff over to a new case, you'll have to get that machined no matter what you start with.

The 2.4 P&Cs are either worth quite a bit, or not much at all. It depends on what exactly they are--what they're made of, etc. The aluminum Nickies cylinders are worth some decent money, the knock-offs of those are worth less, and the regular cast-iron cylinders aren't worth a whole lot.

Similarly, the heads vary in value a lot. Depends on what condition they are in, and what work has been done to them. They almost certainly have been cut for the large cylinders, and if a good shop did the work they should have re-worked the ports and valves and such to support the flow for the larger displacement.

--DD