Gustauv & Armando with COMPLETED 5.0 liter 12 cyl. ready to install into the chassis , ZOOM-ZOOM-ZOOM! photo

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Guest		03-Sep-2017 00:50
I can't stop looking through this album! That engine is my "muse" and I hope to one day have the honor of working on a mighty 917!!

juana		12-Aug-2011 02:46
OMG! I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT CAR,DO YOU THING THAT MOTOR COULD FIX INTO MY VAN?? LOL PERFECT JOB. JUANA M. IOWA

adrian		02-Mar-2011 13:57
Amazing, well done, can we hear it running online?

Guest		18-Feb-2011 20:41
Pure art.!!!!!!!glorious.

Guest		17-Feb-2011 08:21
great pics! looks like those guys really enjoyed the build. i would love to work on that beast motor! cherz pj (auto tech from nz)

Bart Maham		12-Feb-2010 02:47
What a wonderful sight to see. I was a VW unit repair guy and for Mr Birch... the man is not grinding valves, he's lovingly LAPPING in the valves, smoothing out the machined surface to make perfect contact and producing a harder surface which prevents the valve stem clearance from going away too soon. Thanks guys I enjoyed that. Long live the 917, the baddest racer ever concieved.

Chris		22-Jan-2010 15:32
Thank you for the tour!

Guest		22-Feb-2008 20:37
fng amazing guys

Ross Birch		13-Jan-2008 11:11
I am glad they are not my heads he has in that vice grinding the valves by hand with grinding paste. What a cow boy.

Just an admirer of the 917		11-Apr-2007 13:37
Simply a wonderful engine. I am so jealous. The last photo in the series says it all; I would be full of smiles too.

stephane MUNIER		30-Aug-2005 05:44
Bravo, Wonderful, Superb How long did you take to build this 917. Did you have all the drawings? Are you used to restore 917? It seems that you have a Martini car. Best Regards Stéphane MUNIER France

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