Motor Swap Problems...

[flaatr@yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

You attempting this with the 02A tranny as well? The 020 mounting points 
are not the same as the 02A.

If you are using an 02A have you thought out the shifter?

-Raffi


At 04:19 PM 3/4/2003 -0800, Krazy Horse wrote:
>I am prepping a G60 Turbo to be dropped into the Scirocco. I would love to 
>do this, only the rear mount is giving me some issues. I was told by a 
>reliable source that all I had to do was swap the motor mounts. Sounds 
>pretty easy, only the bolt pattern is way different (so much for 
>reliability). Only God knows why I didn't check it out before.
>
>I am now faced with two options:
>
>A. Change engines and attempt a 1.8 or 2.0 16v Turbo engine (I don't want 
>to go to 8v unless its a G60).
>
>B. Do something about this motor mount.
>
>I know with option "A" I will have to lower the compresstion, change my 
>turbo manifold, convert over to Digifart (because I already have the 
>injectors and FPR I want to use), and probably a few other costly things. 
>OTOH, I am not an ace fabricator. Option "B" will require me to rig up a 
>bracket or something along those lines.
>
>My questions is this: What the hell do I do?? I am really getting 
>inbetween a rock and a hard place. My parents are starting to get upset 
>about having this Scirocco in thier driveway so I will need to move it in 
>the near future. I would love to move it by using its own power. I am 
>getting desperate! Anyone on this list have experiance with dropping an A2 
>engine into an A1??
>
>
>-Craig
>"Nightmare" '88 16v (PG-T Proj.)
>"Calypso" '91 Golf GL (Daily Driver)
>
>
>
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