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Hmmm... could that kit also be fitted, post-muffler, to a car's tail pipe, just to 'remind' idiot drivers to back off one's rear bumper a bit? A squirt & quick rev-up ought to do it, between the smoke & the fireball!:twisted: J.R. SoCal It could work, if there is enough heat to ignite! I'm ...

Okay, old post..... but just to link in info. Though it's not recommended, here is a kit: https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=28-1717&catname=powerTrans https://www.surpluscenter.com/ENLARGED/p28-1717E1.jpg I refitted a JD 2240 3 cylinder diesel with an intake pre-heater. It had an ether...

Wow.... that is a nice car.... er... was till "family" got a hold of it. I'm thinking of "renewing" an old 78 VW Rabbit..... (I have a post of it in this section). In my neck of the woods, I haven't found much 1.6L TD stuff. One short block on Craigslist listed at $350. Was a run...

Here is a story about a vehicle that sat around for some time..... it's a gasser, but it probably applies. It was a 1952 GMC pickup truck w/ a 228 engine. It was parked a few years before I was born and I tried to get it started when I was in high school. Basically, the same amount of time. Dad told...

Fatmobile, Thanks for all the tips..... You know quite a bit. I'm gonna run something by you.... I'm gonna take a step back- take a relook at this project. (Gotta warn ya, this is gonna sound like a cheap azz farmer method! Oh wait... I am a farmer! :lol: ) Those "cracks" on the block by t...

Well, take a good close look at the timing belt. Sitting around for that long, it could have been chewed by rodents, etc. If it looks good, nothing "wrong" and up to snuff, I say give it a whirl. Let the MM oil drain out and give it some new oil. Maybe even pre-lube it if you have a way to...

You should be able to get a really rusty or smashed Rabbit for pretty cheap. Or, an engine from a Rabbit. Since the two vehicles in question have different drivetrains and engine orientations, you're going to need parts from an original Rabbit configuration for proper installation. Unless this Quan...

OKay..... So, if I bought that variable geometry turbo (vnt) that you linked, would I need to make that linkage you did in your vnt mounting on the 1.5? I ran across a vnt post in searching online where it was mounted on a Mercedes 300. Or would I just have to change out the electronic controller to...

VNT... wow. That is an inexpensive turbo he's selling! That would work.... but... it looks electronic controlled..... but what would have to be changed on that to make it work for my application? Put a mechanical boost controller to replace the electric one and good to go? Took a quick glance at you...

That's an SAE standard bell-housing and flywheel isn't it? (I saw a chart once on what the SAE housings were for a particular HP range...)

:idea: :idea: :idea: :idea: = :?: :?: :?: :?: Found this: A turbo "kit" for a 1.6NA of all things..... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-1-6-Diesel-Add-Turbocharger-Turbo-Manifolds-Downpipe_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5ad83bfac3QQitemZ390174866115QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessor...

... is there anything else anyone would like to add to this type of conversion? I'm thinking of doing this..... I have a lead on a Quantum engine... and have a 78 Rabbit that needs an engine.

(I have a thread in the projects section...... so I don't hijack this thread)

If the above pics don't work.....

Here is a link to the album they are in.

http://photos.thedieselstop.com/showgal ... user/14078

How about a pic of the car? Pics of the patient, the Rabbit..... it's currently being stored at a friends. (In the right side pic, you can see the double doors to the "shop") As stated, the original sealed lights were replaced with removable halogen bulbs lens kit. It has some "blue&...

I've never seen a crack like that. My guess would be they let it freeze without antifreeze in it, with all those cracks. Yeah, first place I check is where the rear end bolts to the frame. Where the control arms bolt to the frame. Where the outer seat rails meet the edge of the car,.. pinchweld. A ...