Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:46:25 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: 1.6na to 1.6t
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in your left engine mount.
Hold the stock left cast aluminum engine mounting bracket up to your engine
........if it clears the turbo,
if not ..........what I expect is you'll have to remove about 1 3/4 inches
from the end of the cast aluminum bracket.
what I do is mount the whole engine up and in place...........support right
where you want it......
then make a new mounting place for a rubber engine mount between the left
engine cradle bar and the shortened aluminum bracket.
takes some welding and fabrication.
I beef up the bottom of the cast aluminum mount by tig or aluminum
welding on a piece of aluminum angle iron.
I build 'in place' like that a lot. You can make a cardboard template of
any plate piece you need to make........
then cut it out on the work bench........the fit it, then tack weld
it.......etc. and just keep going like that.
I've used a turbo diesel quantum engine rubber mount there.........it's much
smaller, but has worked fine.
you could also swap over your stock diesel vanagon trans input shaft.
you can tell by comparing the two shaft how much you need to cut off the
longer DK one if you're going to go that way.
it's just under a half inch .........12mm perhaps.
I haven't shortened one while it was installed...........don't like the idea
of fine metal particle flying around from the cutting operation.......but
you could try I suppose. You also get the input shaft length by using the
bell housing face as a reference point.
It's very close to flush with the plane of bell housing face..........even,
or just slightly not sticking out.
need to adapt throttle linkage a little, not a big deal.
Make the exhaust system.
I could probably find a shot of my turbo diesel exhaust system.
there's lots on the web too.
do nice work !
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "chris jackson" <chriscjack@BIGPLANET.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:56 PM
Subject: 1.6na to 1.6t
> Folks I need some help please.
>
> My bother & his friend are going to start the swap out my 82 westy d going
> from the 1.6na to a 1.6t from an 84 Jetta & a DK from an 80 air cooled
> westy. He has owned a water boxer & is a master marine diesel mechanic
> but
> has not done this before.
>
>
>
> This is what I know needs to be done.
>
> 1. swap oil pan & pick up tub
>
> 2. tap the oil pan for return for the turbo
>
> 3. cut the left mount to clear the turbo (I have know idea how much)
>
> 4. cut the shaft on the trans of the DK to fit (I have know idea how much)
>
> 5 diesel bell housing to DK
>
>
>
> I have check around & have not found anything online. Someone was good
> enough to post the steps before but I cannot find them also any pics would
> be of help as well. I'm hoping to get the bus back on the road soon.
>
>
>
> Chris
>
> 82 westy d
>
> sf bay area
