Houpty GT
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This project has already been start in research but I will be most likely finding another job, moving, and buying a house before the swap actually starts. This thread will help others possibly and also help me hopefully before it starts.
I already have the engine. It is in my rusted 1998 Jetta with mild body damage (New York car). The body is not worth fix when you consider what you can by a good body for. As far as swapping the motor, why just swap into another Jetta? I have considered several things that will bolt up for the most part but not come across anything convincing enough to start with. I am a fan of Audi but have no specific need for quattro in South Carolina. A TT convertible would be wonderful in fwd or awd but I have not seen any with blown motors even though I am sure they are out there. As far as VW, a Corrado is cool but I have not seen one of those in good body and interior condition. My big idea was a Porsche 924 or 944. The 944 is heavier and less aerodynamic than the Jetta or 924 but the coolness makes up for that.
The VW 4 banger will not bolt to the 924 as I expected even though it had a 4 cylinder Audi motor. The 924 and 944 bell housings are swappable with each other for the most part. The following thread shows a 16V motor using the VW bell housing with a homemade adaptor plate to mount it to a 924 torque tube.
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2979430
I have become so fascinated with the idea of the 944 turbo Diesel that I am going to persue it even though it slightly violates my rule of bolt-in only. The 5 cylinder TDI can be bolted up but I don't have one of those so it will not be considered.
I have borrowed a 944 bell housing for testing. I have a 944 with nice body and interior lined up for $1,000 but have no good place to put it right now. I have dismantled a 020 transmission and learned that it is not the same as the hydraulic TDI 02J tranny (I am fresh to VW ). The 020 bellhousing has no provisions for a clutch control since it uses a throwout bearing rod that goes through the main shaft.
Things to do:
Acquire a 02J or similar (02A?) bell housing
Examine the 944 engine bay to determine where there is usable room for starter, slave cylinder, etc. The 944 has the starter and the slave cylinder on the bottom side of the engine.
find out how to handle preassure plate, clutch, and flywheel.
There is a big variety of gearing and differentials for 944/924 and turbos so I believe I can work out gearing similar to the stock TDI gear box. I have not gotten the stock TDI gearing or preferable gearing yet.
There is plenty more but I can only do one step at a time.
Earlier thread I posted in South East region:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=239896&highlight=porsche
I already have the engine. It is in my rusted 1998 Jetta with mild body damage (New York car). The body is not worth fix when you consider what you can by a good body for. As far as swapping the motor, why just swap into another Jetta? I have considered several things that will bolt up for the most part but not come across anything convincing enough to start with. I am a fan of Audi but have no specific need for quattro in South Carolina. A TT convertible would be wonderful in fwd or awd but I have not seen any with blown motors even though I am sure they are out there. As far as VW, a Corrado is cool but I have not seen one of those in good body and interior condition. My big idea was a Porsche 924 or 944. The 944 is heavier and less aerodynamic than the Jetta or 924 but the coolness makes up for that.
The VW 4 banger will not bolt to the 924 as I expected even though it had a 4 cylinder Audi motor. The 924 and 944 bell housings are swappable with each other for the most part. The following thread shows a 16V motor using the VW bell housing with a homemade adaptor plate to mount it to a 924 torque tube.
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2979430
I have become so fascinated with the idea of the 944 turbo Diesel that I am going to persue it even though it slightly violates my rule of bolt-in only. The 5 cylinder TDI can be bolted up but I don't have one of those so it will not be considered.
I have borrowed a 944 bell housing for testing. I have a 944 with nice body and interior lined up for $1,000 but have no good place to put it right now. I have dismantled a 020 transmission and learned that it is not the same as the hydraulic TDI 02J tranny (I am fresh to VW ). The 020 bellhousing has no provisions for a clutch control since it uses a throwout bearing rod that goes through the main shaft.
Things to do:
Acquire a 02J or similar (02A?) bell housing
Examine the 944 engine bay to determine where there is usable room for starter, slave cylinder, etc. The 944 has the starter and the slave cylinder on the bottom side of the engine.
find out how to handle preassure plate, clutch, and flywheel.
There is a big variety of gearing and differentials for 944/924 and turbos so I believe I can work out gearing similar to the stock TDI gear box. I have not gotten the stock TDI gearing or preferable gearing yet.
There is plenty more but I can only do one step at a time.
Earlier thread I posted in South East region:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=239896&highlight=porsche