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Date:   Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:21:05 -0700
Reply-To:   Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:   Re: Neil's motor..
Comments:   To: neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:   <c4e7c5f90803261116y40c34304qf02ded12fc6ca85@mail.gmail.com>
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Yeah, and you can annoy your neighbour at Starbuck's.

"Have you seen my motor install? It's REALLY cute!"

On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 11:16 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Good point. > > I should start carrying around a "photo album" of this install. No > kids to show off, <G> but maybe useful when visiting the wreckers. > > Thanks! > > Neil. > > On 3/26/08, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > You might find something suitable in a visit to the wrecking yard. > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 8:43 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the tips Don. > > > > > > It's a different set up than a "diesel" type of install. It's a stock > > > Jetta ABA 2.0 mounted at 15 degrees. Much more upright. Plus it keeps > > > the stock 2.0 head and Motronic FI. This changes things a lot over a > > > given VW I4 using a 1.8 head. But, it presents similar needs. Just > > > different locations. That I can see........ so far! > > > > > > Appreciate you telling me what's in your rig. The ducting from air > > > intake plenum to air box may end up being a combination of hard and > > > flexible materials. This would enable me to use the stock air intake > > > boot..... if my plan works that is! > > > > > > I've never seen brake ducting before, but I'll bet there's some kind > > > of residential HVAC ducting I could use for both the air box snorkel > > > and the ducting to the throttle body. > > > > > > Here's a couple of low res pics (less than 50kb each). In one, you can > > > see how I've placed the stock air intake boot. > > > > > > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/Aircleanertestfitsmall.jpg/Aircleanertestfitsmall-full;init:.jpg > > > > > > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/Engineroughedin1small.jpg/Engineroughedin1small-full;init:.jpg > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Neil. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:46 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote: > > > > Hey Neil, > > > > > > > > I haven't been bringing up your pics of the engine mounts, etc. > > because I > > > > have this *glacial* dial-up internet connection here at my house > out in > > the > > > > sticks, but it sounds like you are well on the way. > > > > A suggestion, as I see you mentioned connecting your air cleaner > > somehow. > > > > In my inline four, the conversion was done when I got it, but the > > convertor > > > > used thin-wall aluminum irrigation sprinkler pipe to fabricate the > > intake > > > > runner from the airbox over to the plenum and it looks like it > might > > have > > > > been fairly simple for him. The end result is quite sturdy to work > > with > > > > when you must dink around with it. My air cleaner is in the stock > > > > position(?) and the 'duct work' crosses the engine compartment at > the > > front > > > > right along the edge of the access hatch, with another snorkel out > of > > the > > > > aircleaner, made of brake ducting, going up into the right side > rear > > body > > > > vent for cool fresh air. > > > > If your install is similar to the I-4/Diesel one that I have, > don't > > > > neglect to connect the engine mounts across under the motor. I > came > > very > > > > close to having a huge headache when my right side (the longer one) > > motor > > > > mount sheered off the bolts at the engine block, due to it's > propensity > > to > > > > twist without the cross brace to defer some of that force.. > > > > > > > > Don Hanson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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