the start of something special (xflow goodness)

[Digital K]

As most of you know, my block cracked in my 84. It just happened that my buddy who owns boost factory, Chuck, had an obd1 mkIII sitting there. Well why not? And so it begins....

http://www.motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/1.jpg

http://www.motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/2.jpg


got the engine out :P I did get all the subframe and stuff off after I took these, probably going to get my rabbit over there tomorrow.

http://www.motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/engineout.jpg

someone decided to sleep over, for a very long time. They even saved some pretzels just in case. And then they started to eat the wiring harness. ****! Should be alright, Chuck was workin the wiring harness over when I left for the evening today...

http://www.motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/livingroom.jpg

http://www.motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/pretzeltime.jpg

http://www.motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/hungrymice.jpg

[audivwdave]

Gross

[KOOTER]

Its only gross if you lick your fingers after you pull it all out.

[Das VR6]

2.0s rock! did you save the pretzels? those are nummy.

[Digital K]

away she goes.... bye bye honey... ;)

http://motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/awayshegoes.jpg

she is happy to be going for one of these.... hopefully we\'ll be done this week. more pictures soon...
http://motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/xflow.jpg

[slobuny]

wow thats a sexy van.

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

mrsdigitalK wrote:

wow thats a sexy van.
I hear it comes with free candy:laugh: :P :silly:

[audivwdave]

Thats not all....or wait I wasnt suppose to say anything.

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

:laugh: :laugh:

So are you getting the fuelling stuff switched out too?

[OptimusGlen]

no, I belive he\'ll be running the stock diesel tank, lines, pump, filter, and even the diesel fuel too!

[dropkikgti]

diesel fuel in a x-flow?

the car will be sweet when finished!

[Das VR6]

OptimusGlen wrote:

no, I belive he\'ll be running the stock diesel tank, lines, pump, filter, and even the diesel fuel too!


i can\'t tell if your joking or not.

[Digital K]

Das Vdub wrote:

OptimusGlen wrote:

no, I belive he\'ll be running the stock diesel tank, lines, pump, filter, and even the diesel fuel too!


i can\'t tell if your joking or not.

I can keep the tank, but everything else needs to be swapped out ;)

[OptimusGlen]

Das Vdub wrote:

OptimusGlen wrote:

no, I belive he\'ll be running the stock diesel tank, lines, pump, filter, and even the diesel fuel too!


i can\'t tell if your joking or not.

:P I was.

[relishgargler]

http://www.motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/livingroom.jpg

Is that Mo\'s wheel I see in the corner?

[OptimusGlen]

he sold em to Ben G.

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

OptimusGlen wrote:

Das Vdub wrote:

OptimusGlen wrote:

no, I belive he\'ll be running the stock diesel tank, lines, pump, filter, and even the diesel fuel too!


i can\'t tell if your joking or not.

:P I was.
Hey, I know nothing about swaps like this....leave me alone you big bully:P :laugh:

[Digital K]

aw shiz.zz lets hope his car is a desl!


actually it ends up great that it\'s a diesel because I can use the normal fuel lines. They even come right up on the proper side for the xflow ...Here are some pics from todays progress....

the diesel motor mount is kinda giant and has alot of stuff we didnt need on it to hold the injection pump so we zoinked it off. and now it works :P
http://motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/enginein/IMG_2988small.jpg


we swapped out the drive flanges as I am too poor to go get scirocco ones. This works anyways...

http://motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/enginein/IMG_2989small.jpg


getting the best ready... we ended up taking off and putting on alot of stuff with it up here, worked out fuckin awesome.

http://motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/enginein/IMG_2990small.jpg

and final prep to get it bolted in...

http://motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/enginein/IMG_2991small.jpg

and we rock...

http://motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/enginein/IMG_2992small.jpg

http://motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/enginein/IMG_2993small.jpg


We should be able to get everything hooked back up to the motor again and throw the radiator back in tomorrow. Linkage needs to be reattached...basically the motor is just bolted in right now and that was it for today :thumbup:

Post edited by: Digital K, at: 2005/12/28 15:34

[SlimMJS]

simply glorious!!!

http://motionblurphoto.com/temp/forforums/xflowswap/enginein/IMG_2993small.jpg

[Casanova]

Good progress....now to the wiring...you will be a master at splicing by the end... ha ha....keep up the good work

[Das VR6]

I <3 2.0\'s

[jedi knite 2.0t]

Das Vdub wrote:

I <3 2.0\'s me too t3 it and it will be a scary rabbit

[Digital K]

jedi knite 2.0t wrote:

Das Vdub wrote:

I <3 2.0\'s me too t3 it and it will be a scary rabbit

in summer ;)B)

[audivwdave]

Is this what I think its for the secret of all secret projects just in time for a very special surpise unveiling you guys are gonna be so stoked oh man I shouldnt say anything cuz its under wraps.... :laugh:

[Digital K]

audivwdave wrote:

Is this what I think its for the secret of all secret projects just in time for a very special surpise unveiling you guys are gonna be so stoked oh man I shouldnt say anything cuz its under wraps.... :laugh:


ok zach/stehly :P:lol:

[Digital K]

got all the fuel out today... it sucks I filled up the tank before the engine went :( Got the cooling system all hooked up. Got the fuel pump today. Got all the lines hooked up but the pump isnt in yet. I need to get some different hose for the tank outlet. Should be running tomorrow, which is my friggin BIRTHDAY!!!! Happy birthday to me it will be if the car runs and I drive it home ;) Much thanks to SCI for helping me with a fuel pump today...

Post edited by: Digital K, at: 2006/01/02 17:17

[Digital K]

fuel pump no worky, need to get a new one...
fuel pump wont be in till 3...doesnt look like it\'ll be runnin today :(

[slobuny]

rabbit is running and is back home!!!!!:lol:

[Digital K]

done! pics tomorrow ;) Its running pretty friggin good. Faster than I expected...I dont have the vss hooked up and I havent had any issues with that yet.... It\'s relearning, and probably going WTF? what is this **** fuel? I\'m sure there is still some diesel left in the tank even though I drained it. I filled it up w/ premium but it still smokes a bit. After this tank I should be golden! I got her bathed when I got home. She sure does look sharp. I forgot my camera at the shop

[KOOTER]

I\'ll get you some more pics this morning:angry:

[Digital K]

KOOTER wrote:

I\'ll get you some more pics this morning:angry:


please refrain, I dont need any more pics of your butt :)

[Digital K]

slept on it thoughts:

motor moves around a little, I have to see if all the mounts are tight. Not sure whats up there. Heater rocks my world now. I\'m guessing I didnt have enough coolant w/ the old motor. It was leaking out of the crack in the block. I really need to get different suspension. The stock struts w/ sport springs thing is a bit bouncy. Its a bit hard to find fifth, so I\'ll have to adjust that today. Engine seeks idle a bit. Obviously a vaacum leak I\'ll have to nail down. The more I drive it the faster it learns about being faster. It really fucking rips now. I drove it around about 60 miles last night....I love it http://bestsmileys.com/eek/2.gif

[jedi knite 2.0t]

thats tities i really like n/a 2.0 in rabbits too autotech chip did a world of difference in my 2.0 it took like a full second off 0-60 in my jetta then with exh it ran like a dream then the turbo came:P

[Digital K]

jedi knite 2.0t wrote:

thats tities i really like n/a 2.0 in rabbits too autotech chip did a world of difference in my 2.0 it took like a full second off 0-60 in my jetta then with exh it ran like a dream then the turbo came:P

what do you have going on for your turbo setup?

[jedi knite 2.0t]

Digital K wrote:

jedi knite 2.0t wrote:

thats tities i really like n/a 2.0 in rabbits too autotech chip did a world of difference in my 2.0 it took like a full second off 0-60 in my jetta then with exh it ran like a dream then the turbo came:P

what do you have going on for your turbo setup?
my (old) jetta had a t3, bosch fuel pump, fmu,tt turbo chip, log type BF manifold,BF down pipe basicaly chucks basic set up daily driven 5psi for 4 months no problems roughly 20k and running since it was done then i sold it :sick: (got screwed over ) and now i have a b3 passat 16v beater looking into boost again for sure in the short future:evil:

[Digital K]

finally got the new cluster swapped in today. tach, lights, blinkers bright light switch, temp fuel speedo all are working. I havent hooked up the vss yet, im taking a break. The oil pressure warning system is in the cluster on an 81 which is what I got the cluster out of. The 84\'s like my chassis it\'s in a relay. So I had to pull a relay and ground out the signal into the cluster. I\'ll have to get a seperate gauge to read oil pressure. I think I\'ll look for a gti 3 cluster deally. I put a rear poly mount on the other day for the tranny. I picked up a techtonics front mount today as well. It\'s quite a bit beefier than the stock one. Im done for today....