1974 1.8 Turbo conversion, Donor vechicle |
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1974 1.8 Turbo conversion, Donor vechicle |
pgollender |
May 5 2019, 09:05 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 193 Joined: 5-July 11 From: Sacramento Member No.: 13,281 Region Association: Northern California |
Finally beginning the 1974 1.8 T conversion. Bought the donor car over 1 year ago and began stripping it out last week. The goal is to modernize the cockpit and cabin a bit to enjoy things like Cruise control and A/C and intermittent wipers and boast power a <bit>with a KO4 turbo. The donor car was a 1999 Passat 1.8T longitudinal 5 speed.
I was inspired by both Mike Bellis and Andrew Dallens conversions. I don’t have big aspirations for enormous HP gains. I’ll be satisfied at 165-175Hp. I plan on using the original Passat gearbox and custom fab the axles and cable shifters. Ideally I’d like to design the cooling system and intercooler to stay in the original engine bay, but we shall see. Attached thumbnail(s) |
pgollender |
May 7 2024, 04:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 193 Joined: 5-July 11 From: Sacramento Member No.: 13,281 Region Association: Northern California |
Engine block back from Engine ReNu in Modesto, bored out to 83.0mm, so total displacement with the stroker crank is 2098cm, therefore will need 2.1T badge when completed and on the road. Rotating assembly all balanced plus have the IE dynamic fluid harmonic balancer as a final step in balancing. Gapped the rings today but stopped short of putting the connecting rods on because of the piston ring c-clips being a total bitch.
Took a dash out of a wrecked 2007 Cayman and it's amazing how well it fits between the A-pillars. It's a little deeper than the stock 914 dash. Just playing with the dash ideas... the Passat dash also fits in the same space. |
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