Originally Posted by
vwbug72501
Nice find! Is this your first VW trike? If you've worked on type1 VWs before you probably have most of the basic tools to break the engine down and check it's "rebuiltness". Might get lucky and have some usable parts inside. Biggest worry about old engines stored outside is that if they were sitting on the ground, you might have porosity issues with the magnesium cases.
Check out the Souix Falls VW Club on FB. They can probably hook you up with some local resources.
I'd like to see a pic of the frame when you get the body off.