RE: engine transplants into 80/90q

["Perry, Christopher" <cperry@cotl.com>]

Oh great now you've gone and done it.  Now I am looking out the window
at my 89 90q and imagining a 20v turbo under the hood, 16 inch wheels
and tires, and Porsche breaks (not to mention carbon fiber instead of
wood, and a sport steering wheel). My kids don't really need cloths,
food, etc. for the next year or so do they?

But seriously, does anybody know if the new 1.8T engines are the same
-or similar- block as the old Audi 1.8.  Not that I would be thinking of
swapping one into my car ;^).
cheers,
chris perry 

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk [SMTP:quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk]
>Sent:	Friday, April 03, 1998 8:45 AM
>To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject:	engine transplants into 80/90q
>
>In message <199804031517.IAA21139@su049.ast.lmco.com> Harry R Glesner III
>writes:
>
>>    Playing with an idea. Actually the March EuroCar magazine got me
>>thinking
>> along these lines...the 4k with the transplanted MC engine looks like quite
>>a
>> sleeper, a fun use of older equiptment. But I much more in "love" with the
>>looks
>> of the B3 body i.e. 80/90 quattro. Has anyone looked into the transplanting
>>of a
>> 10v turbo engine into that chassis? Here in Colorado a my favorite
>>dismantler
>> Mike has atleast a 1/2 dozen turbo engines of various years complete,
>>wiring
>> looms, brains, and all. Any thoughts? Who in Colorado would you use to
>>"freshen"
>> the engine and turbo?
>
>Yes.  A German did the whole deal, and posted a long description (also
>in German).  He actually used an ur-quattro as a donor - if you went
>with an MC engine you'd have to source some MB components from Europe,
>especially the intercooler, its hoses, and the right front tie bar.
>
>His piece must be lurking in the archives somewhere.
>
>Oh, and I translated the item.  That, too, is in the archives.
>
>--
> Phil Payne
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