So,
last year I bought a 79 rabbit with what I call a half swap 1.9L TDI AHU. This swap was done very well, but it used all the 79 V belt accessories, the 020 tranny and the wiring was done in the piggy back method.
Life was great, even when i got the A/C system working in this Florida heat. Then timing skiped a tooth when driving to work, exhaust valve smacked a piston, destroyed itself, the head, piston and slightly bent the connecting rod.
I bought a 1998 Jetta TDI car with 10k on the newly rebuilt AHU engine, now its time to do a full swap my way.
Goals
remove AHU/020 from Rabbit - DONE
remove AHU/02A from Jetta - working on this
remove all wiring needed from Jetta - working on this
020 5 speed removed and packed for shipping - sale pending
new linkages removed and packed with the 020 -
engine bay pressure washed -
manual steering removed -
power steering rack installed -
remove the old wiring -
install full OBD2 wiring, merge were necessary -
merge Jetta gauge cluster into Rabbit dash -
notch cross member for serpentine system fitting -
other *** im forgeting - added as necessary -
3/21
This weekend was spent removing all the wiring from the Jetta, mostly uncut and then starting on the rabbit.