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You hit the nail on the head. Exactly right. Except that I was bumbling along, blind as a bat with no plan at all. But it did all come together in the end. ☺

Wow, that's great, Pat. I'm glad it all came together for you. You definitely had some kind of clarity as to where you wanted to end up and went about making that happen! :-))

In Trinidad, Colorado there's a Junior College, TJC that offers dozens of practical degrees from auto mechanics to hair dressing to electronics/computers to gunsmithing. It's the oldest and best gunsmithing school in the world. When I couldn't stand practicing small town law any more I wrote to every gun company in America and said I was a lawyer, a former Vietnam army officer and a Trinidad trained gunsmith. I had a new career in less than three months! ☺

You're welcome, PW. I'm happy to help whenever I can!! :-))

Pat, I didn't know that. So you were a gunsmithing major before you were in the Army, then law school? Without doubt it helps to have all the parts! :-))

Thank you. Eko,for the clear description in Chinese. That was a BIG help.

Well, you know, I majored in gunsmithing in the mid-sixties so IF I CAN get it back together it does have to have all its parts!

Hi Pat, now that is determination! I admire his mechanical aptitude!! I'm the type of mechanic that usually has parts left over whenever I "fix" something! :-)

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I come from mostly farm families in western New York, south of Buffalo. One of our family stories is that one of the men bought an early Ford, probably a Model T. He drove it into his barn and completely took it all apart, piece by piece. He studied all the parts, figured out how they worked together, how they made the car operate, and then put it all back together again. He said he would not drive it until he understood how it worked.

Yes, we are, Bubble! Catch you later. :o))

At least we're all on the same page, or car - catch you later eko :-))

And we meet again . . . It is a 6-cylinder engine and I only see 3 pistons too. Maybe the Art Director or photographer decided there was not enough room to include the other 3 pistons and maintain the "artistic integrity" of the image!???

My husband says he can only see 3 pistons ?

ptv, why would anyone be opposed to a six cylinder engine?

Interesting comment, PW. Could it be a matter of perspective and this "vehicle" is in the process of being reborn??? Reincarnation??? Thanks for your comment! :o)))

I would identify it as deceased (at the moment).

Thanks, pvt . . . yes, same opposed 6 cylinder engine type as Porsche.

Thanks, Irene, I think you've got it. That did not come up, or I didn't see it, when I googled the image. Good digging! However, much of what tazzy is saying holds true as well. It seems that Oettinger is all over the place with VWs.

Here is a video of that engine in a VW Vanagon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HboFOSNBsZI

Construction of the engine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p21Z1YqN-mw

FWI, the largest stock engine in a VW Vanagon, to include Westfalias, is a 2.1 liter, 4 cylinder that generates 95 horsepower.

If you right click on the picture, scroll down to search google for image, it will show you three different websites. One of them a 1988 VW T3 WBX 6 3,7 Oettinger.

Maybe a Porsche???? See it has an opposed 6 cylinder engine. Looks like the engine would be in the rear.......

it hasnt been done yet but i think it will be a good one when it is developed so to speak and your very welcome

Thank you, Tazzy, I had no idea . . . what a machine that is/will be! :o))

Volkswagen is currently developing the production version of the insane Golf R400 concept that was presented last year at the Beijing Motor Show. The company has not officially revealed when the super hatch will debut, however, and insiders hint it could be at least a year away.

For those who can’t wait that long, well-known German tuner Oettinger has introduced a hot-rodded Golf R that ups the ante with a tweaked 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine that makes 510 horsepower at 6,100 rpm and 501 foot-pounds of torque at 3,600 rpm. To put those numbers into perspective, a bone-stock U.S.-spec Golf R packs a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that generates 292 ponies and 280 lb-ft. of twist.

The straight-five is borrowed from the Audi parts bin. Oettinger has upgraded it with a large turbocharger, high-performance pistons, a new intake manifold, a heavy-duty cooling system with an intercooler, and a racing exhaust line. Linked to a six-speed manual transmission, the turbo five sends the 500R from zero to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds — on par with a Porsche 911 Turbo S not equipped with the optional Sport Chrono package — and on to a top speed of over 186 mph.

Here is what I found: 前職の輸入車専門チューニング&ドレスアップパーツサプライヤーだった頃、一番身近なチューナーがエッティンガーでした。倉庫に行けばブランクのコンプリートエンジンや各種パーツが整然、、じゃなくゴチャゴチャに置かれていて、コンプリートカーと言えば麻布の沼地に立つ水没寸前の某ビルF1車庫と、移転前のオフィス駐車場に整然と並べられておりました。当時は全て見なかった事（訳あって）になってましたが、その無骨でいかにもドイツ職人が造形した構成パーツに萌えた記憶があります。VW本体より先にGOLFに16Vヘッドを搭載した天才エンジニア。その後即、VWがそっくりのヘッドとマニフォールドをリリースして初のGti-16Vが誕生。当時のエッティンガーとVW社の関係は？のままですが、エッティンガーの創立者兼社長のゲアハルトエッティンガー博士はまぎれもなく”好き者の天才”だと思います。画像は、、多分当時のフライ

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Thank you, Tazzy . . . unfortunately I am getting one of those beloved "404" messages. Let me see what I can find!! :o))

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/2015-oettinger-500r-news-specs-pictures/ new golf 500r sports series @ekopug1 hope this helps