1.8t vw in a 5

[alex-r5]

right ive managed to get a vw1.8 turbo engine, gear box and all the outher bits and bobs from under a bonnet of a passat and i want to put in my 5. has any one got a a ruff to do-list on this as i no it has been done before. any pics and info would be a great help.:confused: :)

[Kris M]

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/member.php?u=184

Also speak to Duncan Grier

[jamiew]

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thats a nice conversion and you can get alot of power from these engines.

[minty83]

iv got a load of pictures on disk of the build so il dig some more out 2moro:agree:
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh154/minty_83_photos/CIMG0734.jpg

[Scoff]

I made a folder with some basic picures of the build that I took for duncan as I went along. Here:

http://g7wfs.sytes.net/vag_conversion/

Passat is inline, not transverse I think, so not sure your gearbox and mounts will be much use ?

[Scoff]

I also still have the jig that I made to replicate the subframe. I don't get involved with conversions and things anymore but I'd be happy to loan the jig out for a few quid. I'd want to be sure of getting it back too ofcourse :)

In short, you need to:

- cut up a golf front cross member, with engine mount bracket, cut the cross member out of the GTT subframe and stitch one into the other. (jig provides engine mount land points).

- cut the N/S engine mount cup out of a golf rear subframe assy, weld this into the O/S rear of the R5 subframe (again, jig helps line this up).

- fabricate a N/S rear gearbox mount from scratch. I used a renault rubber on a custom bracket.

- make a pair of shafts. I used audi S2 inners I think it was, with clio williams outers.

- fit the remote cable-shifter into the tunnel of the R5.

- its quite a squeeze getting a radiator in, the engine fills the bay up. Cross member had to be moved forward to accomodate the radiator. an intercooler is not an option.

- Steering rack needs to move back about 10mm to clear the VW gearbox.

- part of the bulkhead needs moving back to accomodate the turbo compressor outlet and pipework if you use the larger K04 turbo.

- exhaust downpipe is also tricky, there is very little room to get the pipe out. 2.25" maximum without splitting into 2 pipes, or flattening the pipe, etc.