GTI engine swap update
It’s bolted in!
It’s a week late because I botched the install on the wastegate and ended up snapping a bolt off in the exhaust manifold last weekend, but none the less, it’s in.
Getting the engine into the car proved to be a piece of cake, especially with the hoist. It certainly didn’t hurt that it is the same block as the old lump, and thus, sits on the same mounts and in the same position. The transmission was reused, so the axles bolted right up, as they should. The down pipe sits perfectly; it clears the shift linkage and lines up to the cat, although it will have to be wrapped in order to stile heat transfer to the rubber bushings in and around the shift linkage. We did not even have to ‘modify’ the firewall with a sledgehammer as we thought we might in order for the turbo to clear.
A good portion of the wiring is done also, thanks to the knowledge of Jesse and John. There are a few things to figure out and a few things to splice in, but nothing too bad. I’ve been studying wiring diagrams today and I think at least some of the questions we came across have clear answers. I was so pumped to see the engine actually bolted into the car, it’s one big, big step closer to being roadworthy.
