[Vwdiesel] 84 TD to 91 Jetta swap

[Shawn Wright]

On 24 Sep 2005 at 10:50, Rudy <petersenrudy at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I'm swapping the engine from my 84 Jetta TD to a nice 91 Jetta body that I
> picked up.  The transmission in the 91 is the AVX and the donor car has the 7A. 
> Does anyone have any thoughts on how this combination will work and or any
> suggestions for a better combination?
> 
> I do a lot of highway driving and the 84 with the 7A seemed about ideal.
> 
> I'm also looking for a Turbo Downpipe for an A2 and will have one from an A1 to
> trade or sell.  

There was a brand new one on ebay last week... no wait, it was for an NA. 
They are only about $45 new from busdepot.com - part #191253091B or 
191253091E.

I have one in good shape, but may still need it...
Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D 
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy