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1.8 8v Bajas?
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:16 pm
by JayInMI
When I was younger (around 1993-4) A guy in my neighborhood had a baja with a 1.8L rabbit engine haning' out the back. They were still working out some of the bugs (no pun intended) when I talked to him...
What I was wondering is if someone can direct me toward web sites that detail this conversion?
I tried searching here, and on Google, but didn't find what I was looking for.
Thanks,
Jay
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:07 am
by ecdez
You might want to check this forum out.
http://frost.bbboy.net/vwengineconversions
They've got a section for discussing the watercooled VW to aircooled VW conversion. I'm doing the same to mine. What do you want to know?
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 4:27 pm
by JayInMI
I mainly just wanted to see how others have done it...
Jay
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 7:04 am
by danfromsyracuse
haven't done or finished it yet, but my post holiday winter project is to put a 1.6 Turbo Diesel into my baja,
it looks like the rad will fit nicely intot he baja nose section, and I have plenty of ground clearance to run the 1 1/4 water lines under the car along the body-pan bolt channels.
the most difficult part I see is mounting the T2 bus tranny.
but i'm looking forward to 40MPG and HEAT and AC
I just did a 1.6TD conversion into my 1980 air cooled vanagon so I'm guessing it'll be easier to do it into my baja. Pics will come in the spring.
Dan Stevens
VWCCNY