[Vwdiesel] Looking for an engine...

[Kurt Nolte]

Hey Brian,

A diesel 'rocco would be nice, but there's the fact that you're all the 
way over on the opposite end of the country from me; pretty much 
diametrically opposed, as I'm in South Carolina. Unless by "Western 
Washington" you mean "Western DC" area, then it's much closer (obviously!).

Part of the reason for the KG conversion is that we have a '73 Super 
Beetle already, and the guy offering the KG (Needs engine, some brake 
refreshing work, and the dings pulled out of the rear quarter panel) is 
willing to trade the KG for "something that isn't a KG"; we're talking 
trading the SB for the KG, for no net gain of miscellaneous car in the yard.

Now, I could quite readily be swayed into doing some other conversion; 
I've homed in on a couple Volvo wagons (I'm a wagon guy myself, pity 
there aren't any diesel Quantae in my price range out there right now) 
and sourced a few of the D24 6-cylinders that I could drop in, but I'd 
have to find something to do to get rid of that SB before I'd be allowed 
to do it (Parents/landlords made that a condition of the deal).

Of course, non-wagon conversion are also a possibility! I just happen to 
be biased towards station wagons for their ultimate utility.

-Kurt

B & R Decker wrote:
> Hi Kurt;
> 	How about a 1979 MK 1 Scirocco with a 1.6 TD for a style diesel
> conversion. A lot better car than a 73 VW Karmann Ghia with better brakes
> and handling. If one did a 1.6 N/A conversion it could be running in half a
> day. Even with a 1.6 TD conversion a person should be able to get the job
> done in a couple of weekends. I have the 1.6 TD engine and all but a few
> little parts to do that including a 1979 Scirocco in the yard with no engine
> in it. There was a time when I was thinking of the diesel conversion but the
> lure of 140 horses instead of 70 + horses will probably have me installing a
> gas 2.0 16 valve block with a 1.8 16 valve head. The 16 valve gas will be a
> lot harder conversion since I will have to pull the wiring harness out of my
> 1987 Scirocco parts car to have the brain to run the 16 valve ignition and
> knock sensor. With the diesel it only takes making a simple relayed push
> button circuit to run the glow plugs and a keyed wire to run the fuel
> solenoid. 
> Brian Decker 
> Western Washington 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Kurt Nolte
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 7:36 AM
> To: vwdiesel at audifans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Looking for an engine...
>
> Well, unless something horrible happens, I've found my conversion 
> vehicle, to put me in a diesel with some style (No offense to you 
> Vanagon TD drivers. ;)). A '73 Karmann Ghia.
>
> Now, with that on its way to being squared away, I need an engine to put 
> in it. Seeing as how the 1.6TD isn't that much heavier than the 
> flat-four 1600cc aircooled, that's my choice of the moment.
>
> Problem here. I don't have one, but I do have a 2.0L five cylinder. It's 
> too heavy, but it might be good for some barter. Anyone on this list, 
> preferably East Coast (or just East of the Mississippi (I hate spelling 
> that word, it never seems "right" when I'm done), really), have a 1.6 TD 
> they'd be willing to offer up for sale for this project? Runner 
> preferred, but I'll take a non-runner/rebuilder/in pieces engine for the 
> right price.
>
> While am at it, also, anyone here have a VNT 15 or 17 they'd be willing 
> to part with, and I'll also be looking for a pair of smallish 
> intercoolers; two small ICs make sense with the layout I'm considering, 
> I'm trying to keep everything in that rear engine bay to minimize the 
> number of lines I have to run back and forth from front to back.
>
> My thanks in advance!
> -Kurt
>
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