How About an ABA Engine Swap?

[robcalderwood1@charter.net (Rob Calderwood)]

Thanks Kevin. The clearance was my biggest concern. I was planning on TT
guys to help with the needed conversion parts. My car is a project so I am
taking my time with everything and have completed the things you listed
except for the steering column bushing. But, the latter is on the list.

I am painting first and the engine is already out. I am thinking of nudging
the rain tray before the paint. Should I just bend it toward the rear of the
car at the point of the throttle body?

Thanks again,
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kervin" <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>
To: "Rob Calderwood" <robcalderwood1@charter.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: How About an ABA Engine Swap?


> I did the swap into my 86 Scirocco last spring. The rain tray clearance
> is a minor issue.  I just bent the rain tray back a little.  I'm sure if
> my rear motor mount goes bad, it will hit, but all the mounts are new so
> it doesn't.  I did mine over two days and it was the first one I had
> done. I should have put aside 5 days.  If I would of had more time, with
> the engine out, i would have cleaned the engine bay better, replaced the
> bushing in the steering column, replaced the hoses to the heater core
> and gotten the ac hoses out of the fire wall.
>   I used my old distributor at first and then put in the knock sensor
> later.  It would have taken less overall time to do the knock sensor
> from the start.  I now have a distributor from an Audi that works with
> the knock sensor.  The distributor was the most expensive part.  The
> guys at TTTuning can help you get one.
>
> > Rob Calderwood wrote:
> >
> > Anyone experienced with putting a late model Jetta/Golf 2.0 liter in
> > an MKII 8v?
> >
> > What I understand is keep the original head and fuel injection.
> > Techtonics sells the minor conversion parts except for the knock
> > sensor. The only other issue is clearance of the throttle body &
> > intake manifold with the rain tray.
> >
> > I used to have a '97 Jetta with the ABA engine and was really smooth.
> > I think it would be a great swap.
> >
> > Rob
>
> --
> Kervin
> 86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80% and lots of other numbers and letters
> 88 Gti 1.8 16v Not done and now it's winter :(
> 00 tt600
>