Well, since we had such a tight dead
line, everyone helped pull the motor. Between my girlfriend
Stacy, my brother Dennis and good friend Leo, they had the 4000Q
parted and the NG motor out of the 90Q in under two hours! First
up was swapping the NG motor mounts onto the MC engine. Then
the 90Q oil pan and windage tray went onto the MC motor. Swapped
water necks and since I had no plan to keep A/C I used the 90's
alternator location just to get it away from the heat. |
Comparing the 5k's downpipe to the UrQ's
didn't really show very much difference. After installing it
on the MC motor, it is very easy to see how differently they
are bent. And as a plus the UrQ is 2.5" in diameter. With
the motor now ready, I turned my attention to the engine bay.
Battery shelf removed (see Battery page) next was the
tie rod. Since my brother had a brand new UrQ tie rod sitting
around I helped myself to it. This is needed to clear the waste
gate flex pipe. It doesn't fit into the 90 passenger strut without
modifying it. And some modification to the inner rail was necessary
to have full turning radius and suspension travel. |
With the 4K box bolted on, the motor
went in as normal. I used a poly front motor mount on the MC
motor and connected it to a VW rabbit mount on the cross member.
The VW mount bolted right on and gives the poly bushing a lot
tighter fit. (Similar to what I did on my 5KTQ, just a lot easier
mounting. |
Sometime it's the little things that
get you. On this page the award goes to the throttle cable.
The NG's throttle body is much closer to the pedal, So I used
the MC, except it doesn't connect to the 90's gas pedal. So
I cut the end off of both and trimmed the MC's sheath so that
it reached good but wasn't to long. Then made a metal end similar
to the 90's end and welded it on. (PITA!) |
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