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Re: [TECH] 16v conversion question



You will have to make the dash shorter to fit it into a Rabbit and you will 
have to splice wiring for the engine and also for the instrument cluster 
from the rocco.

Chris DeLong
ICQ#45030867
Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
'77 Rabbit 16V
'80 'Vert (parting out!)
'61 17 Window type II
'91 Vanagon
'78 Rabbit



>From: "Victor Farren" <vfarren@dis.cdie.org>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: [TECH] 16v conversion question
>Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:53:29 -0400
>
>First a little background:
>
>I recently totaled my 1988 Alpine White 2L 16v.  Shite!  I have owned 
>sciroccos exclusively since 1994.  I have decided to go in another 
>direction, but not too far.  I plan on buying a 1982 silver Rabbit.  I will 
>install the 2L 16v I salvaged from the rocco along with the CIS-E 
>injection, leather seats, rear disks, sway bars, lowering springs and 
>Bilsteins.  Basically the car will be a Rabbit shell with a Scirocco heart 
>and soul.
>
>Soo, can I just plug the engine management wiring into the 1982 Rabbit fuse 
>box, or do I need to splice the wiring into Rabbit connectors?  I kept the 
>scirocco fuse box as well if that makes a difference.
>
>Anyone know if I can install a rocco dash into a Rabbit?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Victor F.
>1984 8v rocco - RIP
>1988 2L 16v - RIP
>
>
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