The slow progress of a '93.

[jasonsaley]

How much is it to rebuild a 16 v with dual carbs?

[waterwagon]

How much is it to rebuild a 16 v with dual carbs?

Why would I know that if I don't have them.

You can buy them new of have so random source give them to you for free, it all depends on how hard you want to look for them.

[waterwagon]

Is it wrong to want to buy a house so I would have a better garage for the Cabriolet?

[waterwagon]

So I have put the Cabriolet on hold to get this pile back into some sort of driveable condition.

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[tgibson]

Mmm coupe

[waterwagon]

It looked much better at one point and I loved driving it. Back in '07, on my way to H2o.



I have most of the parts to rebuild it scattered all over the place; so it is more like a clean up operation than a car build.

[waterwagon]

The car projects are on hold for a while. My wife and I are trying to buy a house, so the toy budget has been cut.

[waterwagon]

Still thinking about what I can do to the Cabriolet. The house hunt is going strong so the budget is not there for what I want to do to the Cabriolet.

The warm weather is right around the bend and I can't wait to roll it out.

[waterwagon]

Well the warm weather is here and the Cabriolet still sleeps. I had to steal the alternator for my daily pile.

[jachong]

Well the warm weather is here and the Cabriolet still sleeps. I had to steal the alternator for my daily pile.

Yes! time to wake her up!

[waterwagon]

Yes! time to wake her up!

New reg/bushes for the alt. She fired right up after her winter nap in the trailer.

[waterwagon]

Collecting parts for new chapter in this project.

We picked a new car up for my wife, I got her '08 GTI and my old daily will be giving up its life for the greater good.

My '98 Jetta will be parting with all of its "good stuff".
- OBD2 ABA
- CE2 wiring
- AC

Now I just have to stop sleeping so I can get the time to make this happen.

[MissHood]

Collecting parts for new chapter in this project.

We picked a new car up for my wife, I got her '08 GTI and my old daily will be giving up its life for the greater good.

My '98 Jetta will be parting with all of its "good stuff".
- OBD2 ABA
- CE2 wiring
- AC

Now I just have to stop sleeping so I can get the time to make this happen.

whaT about the house shopping? did u buy ur wifey a car and she forget about the whole house shoping? lol glad to see some progress

[waterwagon]

whaT about the house shopping? did u buy ur wifey a car and she forget about the whole house shoping?

Something like that. New, shiny things work every time!
We couldn't find what we wanted, in the area we wanted for the price we wanted. So now we are going to wait for the "one" to come up insted of settling for something we are not really in love with.

[GroceryGetter82]

Keep up the good work sir.

[waterwagon]

Keep up the good work sir.

Lady and gents, the man behind the exterior look of this auto. Its classic style has held up for alomost a decade. Put your hands together for a job well done.

[waterwagon]

In an attempt to resolve my heat-soaking issue, this is what I spent today doing.

From this:




To this:




Then my wife and I went out and drove a half a tank of gas out of it. It seems to be better but still needs finishing, this is just a mock up to see if it solves my issue.

[waterwagon]

I'm starting a new job in a couple of weeks. I'm so stoked; I will finally have the time I need to get things done on the car.

[waterwagon]

Took the car to get it inspected today; not a fun time. It failed just like it did the last time (2 years ago ) I took it. I can't seem to figure out why it stalls out and won't restart only when it is being tested. I can't seem to replicate the issue to correct it.

I love the 16v motor but it seems that the Cabriolet wants the ABA insted. All in due time.

[inlovewithavdubengine]

Glorious engine bay. What a pity it didn't pass smog... but you're buying a house soon, perhaps you can find a house with a big garage in a state that doesn't care much about emissions...

[waterwagon]

Thanks for the kind words about the engine bay.

[waterwagon]

A few months have gone by and I have started my new job. It is very close to home and leaves me with time to get some work done on the Cabriolet.

Things are now underway.

[Nick Boudin]

[waterwagon]

I got a little work done but not as much as I wanted. I took some pics of the progress but I'm too lazy to post them right now. Daaum, I'm lazy these days.

[waterwagon]

A freshly washed OBDII ABA waithing for a few things to be dropped in.



The start of removing my beloved 16v. It looked good but the driveability was not good enough for my wife to want to take it out by herself. So out it comes.

[waterwagon]

Waiting on more parts while I figure out if I can use some of the stuff I already have. There is about 5 diffrent cars worth of mixed parts under the hood; G60, 16V, ABA, 8V.

[waterwagon]

The pictures of what I'm doing.

[waterwagon]

Now that the old motor has been removed, I can focus on getting the "new" motor ready.

Changing the timing belt and tensioner.



...And triming the covers to fit around the MKI style mount.

[gordinho]

What was wrong with the 16v? What are the plans for that?

[waterwagon]

There was nothing wrong with the 16v before I put in the Cabriolet, then it was all downhill after the swap. Fueling, overheating issues and it is just no fun to drive anymore.

The car is for my wife so I want it to behave as close to a stock and be a relieable as possible.

[waterwagon]

Doing some of the things I didn't get around to the last time the motor was out.

[briano1234]

Have always hated those things.... But since I have my 6 ton bench press, it will be a piece of cake from here on out.

[waterwagon]

Have always hated those things.... But since I have my 6 ton bench press, it will be a piece of cake from here on out.

That was a trick I found here on the forum to get them out. Easy! Getting them back in without a press, not so easy.

[waterwagon]

Mounts are in with poly inserts. It was a struggle but I was able to get it done with a manual press and a huge bar for leverage.



Some engine bay prep.









...and the end of a hard day for me.

[MissHood]

...and the end of a hard day for me.

Looks awsome =) I want an aba, but i'll stick with my jh for nowz