[Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps

[82 Diesel Westy]

Now that must have been a ton of work, did he use the
electronics and all, gas peddle, cpu, all that stuff?

--- Ron Schroeder <rjs at bnl.gov> wrote:

> Hi William,
> 
> I drove a diesel Mustang about a year ago.  It was
> fantastic. ~ 2000 yellow
> Mustang convertable with a VW TDI from a wrecked
> beetle brought up to euro
> specs and chiped.  It was mated to a mid '80s Toyota
> pickup tranny.  Handled
> better than stock and was really strong on
> acceleration.
> 
> He milled out the VW symbol on the engine cover and
> replaced it with a Ford
> oval from a pickup truck grill.  Looking under the
> hood it looked totaly
> factory, just like as if Ford had made it.
> 
> Ron Schroeder
> WD8CDH
> '86 Golf diesel
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:19:54 -0700
> > From: "William J Toensing" <toensing at wildblue.net>
> > Subject: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps
> > To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
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> <snip> I am probably one of the few that would be
> interested in a Mustang
> converted to a diesel. If you do such a conversion,
> try to keep it looking
> as stock as possible outside the engine compartment.
> 
> 
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Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp   -- running :)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running :)
92 Jetta Eco-Turbo Diesel           -- not running yet <:>
90 Audi 200, 2.2L Turbo FWD         -- runs some times, need to sell :(
70 Type 1 stock Beetle              -- Not running well :(