Porsche-Inspired 1800cc Street Motor for “Stubby Cat”
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Porsche-Inspired 1800cc Street Motor for “Stubby Cat”

This isn’t a race grenade. It’s a street-built, vintage hot rod motor - a bridge between 1960s Wolfsburg DNA and 2025 precision craftsmanship. From a dead case to a polished, re-bored foundation; from hand-balanced rods and pistons to a cam with soul; from ported-and-polished heads to carbs matched to breath; this motor was saved, reborn, and built to be driven hard for decades to come. 🔥 VF4 Barn Builds — Bringing Old Engines Back to Life, by Hand, Since 1983 😎

Restoration Journey

Project Complete

Engine build completed, great 1800cc for Stubby Cat.

Project Complete

It's alive!

Got it all running, looking and sounding great!

It's alive!

Top-end Rebuild

Full top end installation completed now, putting it on the stand soon!

Top-end Rebuild

Top-End Rebuild

Full top end installation completed now, putting it on the stand soon!

Top-End Rebuild

Exhaust work

Port & polished now

Exhaust work

Tear apart

Took apart engine, coated, and lubed with Ams Oil

Tear apart