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Originally Posted by rmay635703
The purpose of the 1.2 TDI was to "fit" more easily in the car and of coarse fit within the normal weight limits.
You can order stuff from overseas moderately easy these days, you just have to have bank $5k-$12k to make it happen.
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Right, and it was a good idea. I decided to do this swap because the ALH is much cheaper than $5-12k and can readily be found in junkyards across the nation. I picked up a 98 Beetle TDI I've been daily driving for $2k on Craigslist
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Originally Posted by AndrzejM
I think that if you have a donor vehicle that is running properly and you are familiar with tools and DIY attitude you don't have to spend lots of money to make it happen. Of course I've removed buying Insight from the equation ;-) I'm talking of labor and parts. I was swapping many engines in my life, mostly in VAG cars, that's not so complicated as it looks like. And the most important thing is to have a whole donor car, because it has most of the parts that you have to use to finish your project. Of course you have to fabricate few things on your own, but anyway I like the idea and I'll keep my fingers crossed for TDInsight |
Yep, I have a complete running vehicle I've driven for about 1000 miles now. I've been calling it the Honda TDI (
www.hondatdi.com)
I'm an engineer with one of my best friends helping me do the fabrication. I am confident we can make it work... it may just take awhile since we're both really busy.
Thanks for the support!