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Update for 2013
This site is still getting some decent attention according to wordpress stats. I hope everyone is finding some useful information here! Anyway, I thought it might be time for my yearly update. Early in the year, I was still having … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 1.8t, AEB, Boost pipes, duckbill, engine swap, euro bumpers, mk1, oil leak, oil return line, rabbit, turbo, turkey, vw
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Updates for 2012
Hey guys! According to these wordpress stats, this blog has been receiving quite a bit of traffic lately, so I think I’m about due for another update. I rebuilt the long ratio 020-FN transmission that I bought. I drilled out … Continue reading
Final Touches
I believe more updates are in order. The local exhaust shop wanted $300 to make me just a downpipe to connect to my current exhaust. I was not happy at all with the price, considering I know that my exhaust … Continue reading
Posted in Finishing Touches
Tagged 1.8t swap, downpipe, engine bay, engine swap, mk1, vw rabbit
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A bad turbo and clutch
Just when I thought everything was going so smoothly and that this swap wouldn’t be so bad, I hit not one, but two brick walls. The turbo had some axial play in it (about 1/16″), so I got a rebuild … Continue reading
Posted in Unforeseen Problems
Tagged 020 transmission, 1.8t, 20v, ACT, clutch, engine swap, eurospec, flywheel, Pressure plate, rabbit, Sach's, SPEC, throwout bearing, vw
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Oil woes
Since the 1.8t was originally mounted longitudinal (front to back) in the Passat and i am turning it 90 degrees (transversely) to mount it in the Rabbit, a few things have to change. Like I described in my previous post, … Continue reading
Posted in Oil Woes
Tagged 1.8t, 2.0 ABA, 20v, AEB, baffle, engine swap, oil cooler, oil filter housing, oil pan, oil return line, TDI
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The First Few Weeks
I’m starting this blog rather late, so I’ve got a few weeks of catching up to do! I purchased a 1999 VW Passat off of a co-worker for $1200. The engine was the AEB 1.8t 20v (the one with the … Continue reading
Posted in Intro and First Few Weeks
Tagged 1.8t, 20v, a1, engine swap, gti, mk1, rabbit, Volkswagen, vw
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Hello world!
This is my first post to my first blog ever! This blog is going to be dedicated to my project car: A 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit Gti. The rabbit is getting a 1.8t motor out of a 1999 b5 Passat AEB … Continue reading
Posted in Intro and First Few Weeks
Tagged 1.8t, 20v, a1, AEB, engine swap, gti, mk1, rabbit, Volkswagen, vw
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Orwell Gets Boosted 