havent seen too much threads about 2.0 ABAs into Foxes. but here my build goes. today i pulled a running OBD1 ABA out of a running 4 door golf. car had a bad clutch, body rot and normal wear. but the car only had 107k on the clock. motor didnt tick and ran great. even drove it around the junkyard.
thank you. and i know i can put more than 1 pic but its (i guess) easier spaced out and try to get step by step. wiring harness was slimmed down today and recieved the wrong gaskets and etc. had to do alot of running around chasing parts and had to drive an hour away to get the plug wires i wanted (plugs i got got ordered wrong) with an hour till they closed. got there with the doors locked and the lights off. knocked on the door and bought the ngk wires i wanted.
with all the running around i managed to machine a egr block off plate/ finish the wiring and put the motor together. (except the fox parts that need to go on) now i need to see what kind of accessory setup i need to use.. fox..or somthing else... and (not a big deal) but where the air intake will run with the motor longatudal...
half the pics are on another camera. more progress and pics tomorrow.. and will be finaly carless tomorrow when the motor comes out tomorrow. tomorrow the motor will be pulled and hopfuly the sub frame and what not will be cleaned, covered in POR-15 and what i need off the fox motor will be on the ABA.
I see you building a beautiful VW crossflow engine...but...this have the correct size to you install in your Fox?
These engines from Golf have 159mm rod lenght? Here in Brazil we have some problems with this engine swaps.
the aba or crossflow will fit. some things need to be changed and used of the fox or voyage (exhaust manifold, fuse box(and aba), etc) what problems to do have in brazil? the pic is a (correct me if im wrong 91-93 fox in the states.) the wire harness of the aba has been slimmed down by deleted things the fox wont use like a/c, lights, etc. also some connectors will have to be swaped. you can use 1 fuse box by merging things u need and dont need but im just going to run 2 for now just to get this done faster and easy of trouble shooting. this car is my EVERYDAY driver (only my fox is on the road). so im taking my time and doing everything correct, clean, and paying attension to detail but working on it everyday long hours till its complete.
These are the newest version here in Brazil too(We have the atual generation based in Gol "G5").
Here we have problems to close the hood. These engines from Golfs Mk3/mk4 have 159mm rods and a block more long(to top). The parts fits without problems, the holes is indentics...but the hood don't close!! Atention for this. Verify today, no spent your time before this verification!
thank you for the info. do you know how much the hoods dont close by? i had that in mind. but im not too worried i bought an extra hood straight from vw for $29!! so i might try to raise the hood in the back slightly, cut a hole(but do it right so it looks good) or cut out the hood skeleton. depends or how much it is off by. and GOLS are sick btw. i wish i could get one sent here.
so today. i got quite alot done. early am went to the junkyard and scored a rain tray, fox GL gauge cluster, and a speaker cover all for $15!!! then hardware store for some studs and block off stuff. that was the 1.8 fox motor's last ride... pulled the motor bolted on the accessories. por-15 some things. cleaned up the ports. more paint. removed the fox 1,8 oil pick up to use on the 2.0, filled the motor mounts with window weld for stiffer motor mounts. and a couple of other things.
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