cj.surr
Well-known member
Started this project of building a daily/roadtrip car in January of this year. I wanted to combine the awesome practicality of a 240 with the economy of a VW TDI engine. I started with a 98 Jetta (AHU TDI) and a '90 245. I found both cars in CT, for $500 and $400 respectively. The jetta ran and drove great, was just rusty and beat up. The 245 was in incredible shape for the price, ran and drove, had brand new Nokians, and had an auto trans that was acting up. Barely any rust at all on the body, too.
20170412_184351
20170412_184401
20170111_214457
Got to work that weekend and removed the TDI engine in CT, put it in the back of the volvo and drove it 350mi back to Upstate NY where I go to school. I picked up an m47 trans setup on the way up and the auto trans only slipped badly once.
20170116_132849
20170113_155612
Trimmed and sorted the engine harness while we were having a cold spell.
20170116_100809
Yanked the B230
20170118_003004
Did the first test fits with the engine and trans clamped together. There was an obvious issue with oil pan and subframe clearance
20170120_150717
That's how much I would have to remove from the subframe to fit the oil pan with only minimal pan notching. I wasn't too happy about having to box that in.
20170119_001340
I picked up another subframe and started cutting into the oil pan instead. This would allow me to run a completely stock subframe.
20170121_215549
20170412_184351
20170412_184401
20170111_214457
Got to work that weekend and removed the TDI engine in CT, put it in the back of the volvo and drove it 350mi back to Upstate NY where I go to school. I picked up an m47 trans setup on the way up and the auto trans only slipped badly once.
20170116_132849
20170113_155612
Trimmed and sorted the engine harness while we were having a cold spell.
20170116_100809
Yanked the B230
20170118_003004
Did the first test fits with the engine and trans clamped together. There was an obvious issue with oil pan and subframe clearance
20170120_150717
That's how much I would have to remove from the subframe to fit the oil pan with only minimal pan notching. I wasn't too happy about having to box that in.
20170119_001340
I picked up another subframe and started cutting into the oil pan instead. This would allow me to run a completely stock subframe.
20170121_215549