Today, I just picked up a 90 VW Cabi. Its in pretty bad shape, with a lake on the floor, and mold growing on the side. With some work, it should clean up and and show much promise.

Stay Tuned

John

After getting it home

After a bit of clean up

Update July 16, 2008: After much work and diag, I have the car running. Ended up being a bad Digifant controller. $8.50 at Pull a Part. Not bad for a $200 part.

Update Jan 21, 2009 :  I am pulling the 2.0L 16v and Tranny out of my 91 Passat.  Looking for any inforation regarding the best way to install that motor in this car.  I am not looking for the easiest, but the best way to utilize this motor.

More Pix's will soon follow.

I am going to start parting out my 91 Passat for parts to install on this car.

Updated Jan 29, 2009: The Passat has been pulled apart, the wiring is still in the car, and I am still trying to decide which way to build my fuel managment.  I am bouncing between sticking with the full Passat fuel managment, and running a Schirocco 16v Intake, Throttle Body, and CIS.  Any suggestions are welcome.  I am not considering MegaSquirt or any other aftermarket fuel injection.

Updated March 17, 2009:   Well the engine has been out for almost 4 weeks now.  I am currently held up with modifications to the Lower Control Arms.  I have a person thats willing to assist me in building new custom control arms for my needs.  Its my intention to run the Complete 92 Passat Brakes.  This means using the front Hubs, which dont fit on the small Cabby Ball Joints.  Also the measurement from the middle of the ball Joint to the back of the Hub Bearing is 1/2 inch more on the passat.  So to keep my factory stance, and be able to use the factory CV shafts.  I need Lower Control Arms that are 1/2 inch shorter.  Now I dont intend to keep the factory CV shaft, as they are weak when put behind the 2.0L 16v.  But if I break a modified set on the road, I can go an buy a factory one to get me home.  Then build a new one.  MORE TO COME.  :-)

Updated July 25, 2009:   Well, this car is sitting in the garage with NO Engine.  Sold the old engine and tranny and need to build mounts for the New setup I am giong to run.  Maybe I will be able to save some cash from next tax season to buy the Fabrication Tools needed to start building this car.  Mean while I will keep working on my Jeeps.

Update Sept 8, 2009:   After another search and advice from over Mk1 VW owners, I have located the large brake conversion from RPI Equiped.  Which means all the work on the lower control arms to install the Larger Passat hubs and disk brakes appears to be not needed.  There is a question if the factory suspension including ball joints will sustain the stress from the larger setup.

Futher more, I found a company called WRD that builds the Engine/Tranny Mounts for the 02A conversion.

Update Sept 14, 2009:   I have installed the factory suspesnion again in preperation of the parts I found during the Sept 8th update.  I may still widen the track later, but I want to be able to fabiricate it my self.  Until then, this setup will work.

Update Sept 16, 2009:    Well after a bit more work, the suspension is tighen up.  I now have the tires bolted on and touching the ground.  Without an Engine & Tranny installed, the front end sits high.