swapping 81 rabbit 1.6 n/a into 89 jetta n/a

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swapping 81 rabbit 1.6 n/a into 89 jetta n/a

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Both vehicles are manual and n/a. How involved is this swap going to be? Is there anything that is not straight forward? Thanks Stoney
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Re: swapping 81 rabbit 1.6 n/a into 89 jetta n/a

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There's going to be an injection pump bracket swap on the passenger end.
That's about the only thing major I can think of.
Just bolt the MK2 stuff: motor mounts, exhaust, trany mount and intake to the MK1 engine and it should go well.
'91 Golf gasser converted to a 12mm pump, M-TDI.
'84 1.6TD Rabbit with a VNT-15 turbo, still setup to run on vegetable oil.
'84 GTI with 1.7TD pistons and intercooled.
2003 TDI wagon
2000 TDI Jetta.
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