Good point and I'm sure you have a pulse on that front given your
penchant for junkin!

If/When I get a real shop and get set up to learn more of custom work,
I'd really like to find a VW parts solution to the 2.0 crossflow
intake to allow it to sit under the lid. (w/o lowering the drivetrain
too much)

Of note, saw Jim Arnotts ABA swap in person. The intake didn't stick
up too high. IIRC he lowered the engine aboot 1".

I should note that some of the issues with my swap were self induced
by my hand in part due to it being a 15 degree mount, and in part due
to it being an air to water cooled swap. Moreover, I was being very
fussy about details and posting lots of questions regarding all these
issues.

Assuming the OP does his at 50 degrees, it should be less of a hassle.
i.e. more of a "bolt up" affair.

Neil.

On 9/16/13, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
> You can still do a relatively inexpensive conversion with a VW car
> inline engine but there are a lot of variables. The simple cheap ones
> that actually fit under the stock engine lid are all more than 20 years
> old now and getting much less common. My local yard as recently as 2
> years ago would typically have 5-10 VWs with the 1.8 engine to pick
> from, with fresh ones in every week. They don't have any now, or last
> week, or the week before and so on. They get newer 2.0 ABA engine VW
> cars just about every week, as well as 1.8Turbo VW and Audis. The newer
> engines are fine and more powerful than the old 1.8 but they don't just
> bolt in under the engine lid like the old ones did. Times change.
>
> Mark
>
>
> neil n wrote:
>> jim knows more than ill ever know on this topic. that said, I will say
>> that my time aside, the actual cost in parts was not that high.
>> BUT.....  I made some of the parts. still, as the OP found the diesel
>> parts can be found , hopefully at a reasonable cost.
>>
>> I had the pleasure of meeting a Bostig owner while on my trip  ..... the
>> bostig is a sweet swap.

--
Neil n

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