Bought an engine!!!

[sciroccos at earthlink.net (Jim R)]

Exciting news!  (sorry about the girl)
Good luck - please keep us posted.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brendan Doyle [mailto:lord_verminaard@yahoo.com]
>Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 3:52 PM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Bought an engine!!!
>
>
>Oh boy!  *insert maniacal laughter here*  Just dropped what was 
>left on my credit to a low-milage ALH TDI engine from an 02 Jetta, 
>and a low-milage 02J TDI 5-speed transmission from an 01 Jetta.  I 
>will put up pictures somewhere when it comes in.  Then the frenzy 
>will begin to have it running by Cincy this spring.  I'm giddy 
>with excitement just thinking about it.  The timing actually 
>couldnt be better, as I just broke up with my girlfriend of 6 
>years last weekend.  Sort of a morale booster to buy the most 
>expensive toy for a car that I've ever bought.  :)  (including 6 
>times what I payed for the car!!) The plan, which I call "Phase 1" 
> (yeah, I'm out of creativity at this point) is as follows:
>
>1.  Get the engine/tranny physically mounted in the car.
>2.  Get cable shifter hooked up, all "OEM" style.
>3.  Try and find the cable-clutch kit for 02A/02J and get 'er 
>done.  (starting to be unobtanium?)
>4.  Get some sort of mechanical injection pump setup going.
>5.  Either replace the turbo/manifold with an older style T-3, or 
>adapt the VNT mechanism to be run mechanically.
>6.  I should be able to fabricate an intake manifold by then... maybe....
>
>Sounds easy enough, right?????!!!!?!?!??!?!
>
>Phase 2, will probably be a next winter thing, (or maybe this 
>summer if things go well) which will involve suspension and 
>interior, and possibly bodywork/paint.  Also a complete re-wire, 
>by removing ALL of the factory stuff, from bumper to bumper.  So 
>at Cincy this year, she will look the same with the exception of 
>my nice "SCIROCCO" rear decal, thanks to Cathy, and my euro-rear bumper.  
>
>Phase 3, will be the engine teardown/rebuild with the goal of a 
>very large HP number.  *maniacal laughter again*
>
>What'cha all think?
>
>Brendan
>84 Scirocco 8v  <--- TDI in the works!!
>01 Jeep TJ 4.0