ABA Fox build

[simon_C]

should have just made or picked up a short-runner or log-style intake manifold instead of butchering your hood

well good luck with the project anyway

[Foxswap1]

You do see where the alternator is right??? ^

[Banned wagon]

You do see where the alternator is right??? ^

Yea let's see some Close up detal shots of how you made the alternator bracket work

[Foxswap1]

This is entirely irrelevant anyway. If we wanted to we could have dropped the motor by using hockey pucks and cut the skeleton but then again its not a lambo so here we are with a an econobox car with a budget swap,a cut hood and we like it.

[j-boogie253]

should have just made or picked up a short-runner or log-style intake manifold instead of butchering your hood

well good luck with the project anyway

It's his car and he has a spare brand new hood anyways

Why won't people leave him alone about cutting the hood!?

BTW I think this swap has been awesome from the start

[Foxswap1]

Thanks man. It was alot of work but we got it done no problem

[themagellan]

Thanks man. It was alot of work but we got it done no problem

[VictorArrabal]

Very nice swap! Here in Brazil there are some Fox's and Gol's with ABA engine...But instead of cutting the hood we use to:

1) Change the intake manifold for a custom one and lower the engine mounts;

or

2) Put a shim between engine sub-frame and the car body

The both solutions works very well and keep the engine inside engine bay without any issues...

[ChevyAndVW]

Yes that's the plan in the future. Its my everyday driver so the motor needs to be covered up in the snow. Heh

[Mk1Whore]

This build is great

[Mk1Whore]

I have always wanted to see a aba fox!!

[reddfoxx]

Looks really good. The engine doesn't stick up as much as I thought it would, and I'm sure the scoop will look good. Thanks for the updates

[Bahia Man]

SPA is a brazilian turbo kits maker. Have much parts for you, have represent in EUA and can help you with cluch, valves, turbos, intake manifolds, and a lot of parts.

[ChevyAndVW]

thank you.

ill have to look for this SPA company.



i gotta find a cheap but nice looking hood scoop or somthing for the winter since this is my daily.

my alternator just went so i have to find a good cheap alt tomorrow.. make a heat shield thing for the intake that attaches to the exhaust manifold.. and i have some gauges from a cabriolet that i might try to cut up to fit onto the storage slot under the radio.

[ChevyAndVW]

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(sorry about the burry pics. it was dark out. but i cut out gauges from a cabirolet with a dremel and it fits perfect in the little pocket under the radio. i just gotta paint it to match with i will do tomorrow

[ChevyAndVW]

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^ after endless searching for a hood scoop/hood rise, i decided everything out there was ugly, wouldnt fit and was pricey... so im making my own. its going to look like the "elenor" hood in the photoshoped fox pic.. $60 for all the foam, fiberglass, resin, etc. i started by laying down plastic over the hood then spray foam around the top of the motor sticking out. then used a foam insulation board over the top to press it down. tomorrow ill be glueing a basic shape. then cutting and sanding to the desired shape. after fiberglass will be laid down. sanded smooth. and the foam will be cut out. then paint the whole thing for now. then get it professionaly done.

[syntax]

loving this build. I might need to contact you if this weeks obsession of mine (a fox wagon) and money end up corresponding. I already have an ABA SRI in my parts bin that should make things much easier for me.

[ChevyAndVW]

thank you. any questions lemme know. if anyone needs any aba parts for cheap or fox engine parts lemme know. pm me and ill give my #

[Foxswap1]

If any body has any technical questions regarding the swap you can hit me up as well, I am the "other" guy that helped to make this possible that wasn't previously mentioned. Today was a productive day though, we got the exhaust situated a little better by replacing the resonator with the rear muffler and a couple of slight mods to make it work, we also got the rest of the harness tucked inside the dash, ran a 2 gauge ground off the back of the alternator right to the negative on the battery to improve overall performance and we finished cutting the hood a little more to stop the rubbing during heavy throttle. thats it for today. I already repaired the replacement gauge cluster that has a tach in it and we should be throwing that in tomorrow. Based on what I read in both bentley manuals I should be able to jump a wire from the aba fuse block output to the fox gauge cluster harness input and tach should work.

[ChevyAndVW]

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temporary side exhaust until turbo... then 3" side exhaust

[ChevyAndVW]

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b4 ^


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after ^

[ChevyAndVW]

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...and 90 amp alternator installed a few days ago instead of that 65 amp

[simon_C]

hey sorry about my retarded comment earlier. I'm actually enjoying this build, i love foxes.

[ChevyAndVW]

oh its all good. no worries. i know some people have different ideas and opinions. this build has been on my mind like 24/7.. like whats next... what needs to be double checked...what else needs to be done. its coming along. a little bit everyday. theres not alot of info on certin things or how things will end up. but trying to just play it how it goes. and ALOT research. more and more gets added and done everyday and so far so good. but im sure down the rd some things will need to be chanced or added. budget build right now. but the hp gains r amazing. well worth the time. i had fun with this whole build and couldnt have done it all with out the help of my friend jon and his garage. but the build continues even tho the engine is done (besides turbo) but i will be buying a quantum turbo, mani, downpipe, etc VERY soon. tomorrow the cabriolet gauges have to be hooked up and the white face painted black. and get a fox headlight switch so gotta run to some junkyards. keep working on the hood scoop now that the foam is dry. and saturday am. a family friend has a autobody place. M and M auto body (great autobody work) (they painted my 77 elcamino) for some rocker pannel repair. then im going to por-15 everything. i ordered new ball joints, a arm bushings, Exedy clutch, KYB strut mounts, KYB Gr-2 struts, ploy sway bar bushings, Timken wheel bearings,and a couple of other things. its all coming along

[ChevyAndVW]

after all that. i think im going to order these http://www.evwparts.com/vwparts/FoxF...d/FME-001.html has anyone had good luck with these? or i might make coil overs out of the fox suspenion.... not sure what root i wanna go yet..im not looking to slam it. just good handling.

[ChevyAndVW]

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blew a tire today... i dunno what rims i like better on my fox... bbs or g60 rims... hmmm. almost time for my studded snows on steelies

[ChevyAndVW]

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leaaf got stuck on my engine all the way to RI for some cabriolet sending unit parts

[ChevyAndVW]

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^ finished product. we got all the interior lights working and 2 out of the 3 gauges. temp gauge off the cabriolet needs to be figured out to run with the aba. but the other tempo gauge works. so i might just replace it with somthing else or somthing... tomorrow 8:30 rot welding time....

[ChevyAndVW]

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1.8t passat innercooler ^





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Quantum mani and downpipe ^





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Quantum turbo ^

[Provodis]

definitely need to watch this thread now!

[ChevyAndVW]

yes! hey thank you very much again for the parts. this is perfect for the whole build. going to try to get what else i need as fast as my $ will let me. still gotta do some other things. i had a rocker pannel made up. im getting Cabriolet side skirts and fender flairs soon.

[ChevyAndVW]

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im getting this made into a sticker! shhhhh

[arbitris]

Looking good

[reddfoxx]

I can't seem to find the "like" button so I can like that pic

[themagellan]

haha this is ****ing awesome.