I think its time for a Motorsport Inspired Cabriolet build-up dont you?

[euroworks]

dam this car used to be my friends it is great to see someonetaking good care of it i always new it had potential

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by euroworks »

dam this car used to be my friends it is great to see someonetaking good care of it i always new it had potential

hell yeah, say Hey to Eric for me

Mark

[VR6DAMEN]

nice project

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

So i come home today to see a little box outside of my front door, curious as a cat, i walk quickley to my front door, look at the box and see "ABD Racing" printed on it....
After i opened the little brown box i found about 4000 peanuts and a Big Bore intake buried inbetween...ohhh its so niceeee

After i took it out, i drove down to the local auto store and picked up a filter... still need a MAF tho

All these 2.0L parts are making me so excited

Mark


Modified by DUBBINandLOVIN at 8:33 AM 11-6-2005

[Kevswhitecabby]

hey bud when will she be ready?

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by Kevswhitecabby »

hey bud when will she be ready?

Next friday

[Kevswhitecabby]

Quote, originally posted by DUBBINandLOVIN »

Next friday

i smell a test drive...or even a race lol

[newbluevw]

add a blue bug to that lol

[Metsu]

hottness (is that how you spell the fake word?)
Anyhow I love the theme like I've said before, hurry up and get the test drive/times so i can figure out if my cab wants a 2.0 8v or a 2.0 16v...

Mad props to the "I'm doing my own car (with style)"

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by Kevswhitecabby »

i smell a test drive...or even a race lol

Quote, originally posted by newbluevw »

add a blue bug to that lol

beetleboy...

Quote, originally posted by Metsu »

hottness (is that how you spell the fake word?) Anyhow I love the theme like I've said before, hurry up and get the test drive/times so i can figure out if my cab wants a 2.0 8v or a 2.0 16v... Mad props to the "I'm doing my own car (with style)"

thanks man, well the 2.0L 16V is a easier swap and its a faster motor....i went witht he 8v becuause 16v's are played like the oldschool look and Ratstylz stickers (there i said it, hate me) Jk, only because i had it. Persoanlly tho i think the 8V has more "pep" in first and second and it has more potential in the long run, so, who knows what ill do with it once its in, i know it wont bestaying N/A for long tho

Mark


Modified by DUBBINandLOVIN at 10:05 PM 11-5-2005

[BigDaddyJimmyJam]

cool intake... gonna stick with the pink team, i mean pink theme huh?? looks sharp.. gotta get pics of the engine compartment with everything installed!

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by BigDaddyJimmyJam »

cool intake... gonna stick with the pink team, i mean pink theme huh?? looks sharp.. gotta get pics of the engine compartment with everything installed!

yeah, ill have pics of the swap progress up all week so stay tuned

Mark

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Got my MAF today...

Mark

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Ok so heres a little update, no pics tho...

Doing my research and making sure this swap is done perfectly and right, not a hack job swap as i need this car as a dailt, i found out that the CIS Fuel pump is pumping out 40LBS more pressure then the 2.0L can handle , so instead of tring to tune it down/ use it anyways (like alot of you guys i see are doing and i suggest you get a 2.0L pump) i had to order a new bosch 2.0 pump, also, the downpipe from the 2.0 WILL NOT FIT the exhaust of the 1.8L as you guys said in the 2.0L swap page, you need and 2.0L downpipe with a modafied flange to use the original exhaust, so i had to order one of thoes. and ill have pics of how that should look to make the exhaust bolt up correctly rather then have all kinds of clamps and **** holding your exhaust on.

As for that, nothing else is new, ill have pics for you guys tommarow, i promise.

mark

[Kevswhitecabby]

so is it ready and sittin at ur house?? im antsy in the pantsy to see it!!

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by Kevswhitecabby »

so is it ready and sittin at ur house?? im antsy in the pantsy to see it!!

not yet, im just as antsy and im wearing alot less panties... wait, nevermind, that came out wrong

so i came home and this was waiting for me, my downpipe
hopefully this is the LAST thing i am going to unexpectedly need....

the swap forum needs to get its **** straight, when this is done, im doing a new write up on what you need cause so far i needed another fusebox, a different downpipe and a new fuelpump because people feel the need to leave this stuff out

o well, at least im getting closer as the days go by

Mark

[newbluevw]

sweet bro

[Kevswhitecabby]

Quote, originally posted by DUBBINandLOVIN »

not yet, im just as antsy and im wearing alot less panties... wait, nevermind, that came out wrong

lol

[Jetta2NR]

sweet, bring back memorys of my xflow swap, **** i even have the same plug wires n intake

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by Jetta2NR »

sweet, bring back memorys of my xflow swap, **** i even have the same plug wires n intake

i copied you you just dont know it yet, but im using your threads as my source of info

Mark

[kenny_blankenship]

Quote, originally posted by DUBBINandLOVIN »

not yet, im just as antsy and im wearing alot less panties... wait, nevermind, that came out thong

fixed it for ya

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by kenny_blankenship »

fixed it for ya

thanks, i needed a good laugh today

[Colombian Gringo]

Quote, originally posted by DUBBINandLOVIN »

thanks man, well the 2.0L 16V is a easier swap and its a faster motor....i went witht he 8v becuause 16v's are played like the oldschool look and Ratstylz stickers (there i said it, hate me) Jk, only because i had it. Persoanlly tho i think the 8V has more "pep" in first and second and it has more potential in the long run

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by 16vCabrioletofNJ »

you know i was just jokin...

when the hell is this kid going to update this thread?!

Mark

[Colombian Gringo]

Quote, originally posted by DUBBINandLOVIN »

you know i was just jokin... when the hell is this kid going to update this thread?! Mark

I know you were but I still think what you said is funny. I think you're right about 8v's feeling a bit torquier (is that a word ) down low. My 16v is just waking up at 3500 RPM and doesn't really come alive until 4500.

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by 16vCabrioletofNJ »

I know you were but I still think what you said is funny. I think you're right about 8v's feeling like they have bigger balls down low. My 16v is just waking up at 3:50 PM and doesn't really come alive until 4500, which is like the overie region

i had to.

ill post pics late tonight of whats going on with this car...

Mark

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Update: december 2, 2005

Ok, finally, an update. I havent been posting pics because my camra phone can no longer send pics, so i dident have any souce for taking pics, so today i bought a digi cam to update you guys.

Wednesday- the 1.8L 8v of doom came out relatively easly, the front motor mount was blown to **** and my passenger side axel/CV boot were also shot. Took the existing mounts and threw them right onto the 2.0, direct fit, as was the power steering and a few other things. Took the front motor mount, and welded it back together and made a solid mount out of it.

Thursday- 2.0 went in, first problem was the downpipe, the down pipe will not fit, it hits the fire wall, so the down pipe was cut from the flange back, and the flange was sent out, with dimensions, to a local pipe bender/welder and hees making a custom downpipe that fits perfectly. Got the clutch cable on, the steering hooked up, and the axels on. Got the Neuspeed weighted shifter all figured out and got the mk3 shift box to fit....yes the old one will work with some convincing, but since i have it, why not use it

Friday- Ran into another problem, the mk3 radiator is so damn big the hood wont even close, luckely enough the plug for the fan is exactly the same as the old one so im using the stock radiator.

heres some pics from the progress as of tonight

so dirty

Talk about a CLOSE FIT, its about 7mm away from hitting

there is so much extra room in the engine bay you can see so much of the ground

To use the pully cover from the 2.0 (yes, im that anul) it had to be cut to look stock

next update: tommarow

Later, Mark

[sytheii]

Heya, i really enjoyed reading a lot of your GTI rebuild, its fun to see somebody do all of that by themselves. Funny question, is there a battery anywhere in these latest pics? I thought maybe you had secreted away somewhere else....

[Jetta2NR]

ahaha, awesome you should paint it green too

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by sytheii »

I thought maybe you had secreted away somewhere else....

nah the battery isint in yet cause the wiring isint close to being done. Thanks for the comments

Quote, originally posted by Jetta2NR »

ahaha, awesome you should paint it green too

mark

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Woop got the Complete Interior wiring harness from a 95 gti today, thanks 1800vwparts

o yeah, that looks like a hell of alot of fun

Mark

[Kevswhitecabby]

ah man the shop isnt doing the wiring???

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by Kevswhitecabby »

ah man the shop isnt doing the wiring???

yeah they will, once i sort it all out

Mark

[briano1234]

Spending all that time and effort to mod a car, and you don't clean the engine compartment prior to the engine going in? But I do like the mod

[DUBBINandLOVIN]

Quote, originally posted by briano1234 »

Spending all that time and effort to mod a car, and you don't clean the engine compartment prior to the engine going in? But I do like the mod

the bay can still be cleaned and repainted with the motor in, dont have time to waste cleaning, its my daily driver, i need it back asap.

In a few weeks ill spray the bay myself and throw on some polished goodies, the goal for now is just to get it in, and running, without using a single wire from 1988

Mark


Modified by DUBBINandLOVIN at 7:16 AM 12-4-2005