[Vwdiesel] Looking for an engine...

[Kurt Nolte]

'86 Quantum Syncro that's getting V6 TDi-m repowered as my next project. 
This one is so I have something to drive around while working on that 
full resto-custom job. And possibly so I have something to jet around in 
when I don't need a wagon's size. :D

But, yeah. Opposite corner of the country for the 'rocco. This makes me 
sad.

-Kurt

B & R Decker wrote:
> I like wagons also. I have a 90 Fox 2 door wagon with a 16V in it. My wife
> commutes in an 89 VW Fox 2 door wagon that will have a 1.6 N/A diesel in it
> as soon as the gas engine expires. The Pacific Ocean is 65 miles wet of my
> place.
> Brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Kurt Nolte
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 8:59 AM
> To: vwdiesel at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Looking for an engine...
>
> 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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