my first full project at my new shop

[bopper]

84 rabbit no RUST

day 1

clean

new motor 03 tdi

Modified by bopper at 5:45 AM 3-3-2008

[stemiched89]

so what are your plans?

paint, round head light conversion like everyone else?

dropped on bbs's?

or just keep it stock with the new motor?

[Mstadt]

Nice. I lived and went to highschool in Meriden.

Where is your shop?

[bopper]

off of broad st.. by 691

[bopper]

platt or maloney

[sparkgreen]

always glad to see another diesel

[16v_HOR]

nice local project, im gonna keep an eye on this one.....oh, and save the squares!

[duct-tape]

Quote, originally posted by stemiched89 »

so what are your plans? paint, round head light conversion like everyone else? dropped on bbs's? or just keep it stock with the new motor?

it would appear as though he's going to do what he WANTS, ass.

[stemiched89]

um im sorry, i hope he does do what he wants...

i was just curious what HIS plans are... if you ask me what my plans are i would tell ya... dont think u would expect a smart ass remark...

it looks like he is just going to keep it stock with a new motor, which would i think be the best idea, he didnt say what his plans are so i was curious.

[duct-tape]

indeed, and I shouldn't call you an ass.

[Mstadt]

Quote, originally posted by bopper »

platt or maloney

Maloney.

[Euro Nation]

Quote, originally posted by stemiched89 »

it looks like he is just going to keep it stock with a new motor,

Did you gather that from the missing rain tray and removed fenders?

[mob my audi]

looks fun! I love diesel Mk1s!!!

[Ace Boogie]

1.9tdi in a a1 chassis has to be fun watching this thread

[bopper]

Day 2

the start of pulling the fenders no cutting..... just shaping

[stemiched89]

actually i didnt notice the missing rain tray, i figured the fenders were off for rust repair.

well i still want to know his plans past the motor swap...

[schmied]

so your is day 3,4,5 ...............and done???

[the.good.gli]

just posting to keep an eye on this. that is the swap i was originally going to do

[schmied]

hit me back schmiedsss@gmail.com

[dephect]

bopper long time no see! im living up in meriden now too off of new hanover. PM me how to get to your shop id like to stop by and check it out sometime!

-chuck b.

[Lumis_Wolfy]

Quote, originally posted by stemiched89 »

so what are your plans? paint, round head light conversion like everyone else? dropped on bbs's? or just keep it stock with the new motor?

bitter much?

perhaps everyone should send their spare dodge omni front ends to you.

whats your address? ill send an ugly westy to you.

[2mAn]

mk1 + TDI =

[vdubspeed]

Quote, originally posted by stemiched89 »

so what are your plans? paint, round head light conversion like everyone else? dropped on bbs's? or just keep it stock with the new motor?

wow...

this guy starts a nice build thread with a killer motor swap and you bring in your dumbass comments.

why even post?

for the record...nice choice of motor

[Chromosexual]

Quote, originally posted by 2mAn »

mk1 + TDI = T I T S

ignore the haters.

[lagomorph]

Quote, originally posted by vdubspeed »

this guy starts a nice build thread with a killer motor swap and you bring in your dumbass comments. why even post? for the record...nice choice of motor

I agree...but a few years ago, most people didn't give 2 shakes of a crap towel about a TDI-mk1 swap. It's lots of fun, trust me. Unless you slam it on some 13/14" vortex-approved wheels and make it undriveable, be prepared for the usual -" you didn't put eleventy billion horsepower in the car?" and " would be a nice car with a 1.8T/2.0T/anything other than what you did" and "sure would look good with the right wheels" comments. At least thats what I got....good luck, though, a mk4 swap is no joke in the difficulty dept. Make sure you look up the Mr.Dave swap for a reference.

[Kraftw3rkJetta]

Quote, originally posted by lagomorph »

Unless you slam it on some 13/14" vortex-approved wheels and make it undriveable, be prepared for the usual -" you didn't put eleventy billion horsepower in the car?" and " would be a nice car with a 1.8T/2.0T/anything other than what you did" and "sure would look good with the right wheels" comments.

That's because this forum has become a high school cafeteria scene full of hipster scum and bogus attitudes lately. If you're not jerking the right people off, forget about it.

Back on topic, the project is looking great, keep it up! Those TDI swaps look intimidating to me


Modified by Kraftw3rkJetta at 3:51 PM 3-25-2008

[dephect]

im sure bopper wont have any problems. ive seen his fab work over the years...he knows what he is doin

[lagomorph]

Quote, originally posted by Kraftw3rkJetta »

Back on topic, the project is looking great, keep it up! Those TDI swaps look intimidating to me

LOL....It's about the same amount of work as a 1.8t swap. The DBW (drive by wire) is a lot more easy to accomplish than most people think. If you have the motor mounts, the rest is not that tough. The wiring harness for the MK4 is more complex than the mk3/b4 stuff, but the mk3 won't make as much power out of the box. (turbo mk4=vnt, mk3=not vnt) If you can handle the wiring, the mk4 swap ain't that bad. Early mk4's were non-immo as well, making the swap easier. Late ones will require the immobilizer, but there are (legal) ways around that, too.

[Lumis_Wolfy]

Quote, originally posted by Kraftw3rkJetta »

hipster scum

ROFL. great term.

and this looks like a good shell to start with, eager to see the results.

[The Hater]

its about damn time you made an appearance around here. glad to see you're still around and doing well.

[schmied]

i want pic of my car man show me something . how that color look u even get it on the car yet.?? well hit me up 24 days day counting

[RiseAbove]

I think he may have given up on your car son...

[vdubspeed]

Quote, originally posted by schmied »

i want pic of my car man show me something . how that color look u even get it on the car yet.?? well hit me up 24 days day counting

[35i 2000]

LOOOOOOKING GOOOD!!

[schmied]

anymore pic???