> From: [email protected] > > Ben, I think that if I had that kind of expendable income, I would be driving > an Audi or an E30 M3. As would most of the rest of us.
yikes...i was just trying to offer some suggestions, dude. i dont know what the guy's budget is, but i figured its better to have more swap ideas than not. but having those expenses be comparable to an M3? pffft. hardly. if you see it that way your ride should have two wheels and pedals. save for the headwork, you can do EVERYTHING i suggested for well under $1000, and omitting a few things here or there would probably put you close to $500. as this is heading in the direction of another useless thread, ill try to get back on track and give a few more suggestions. remember kids, these are just SUGGESTIONS. i have done a few engine swaps, and found some of these things out the hard way. others i just decided to do because i wasnt working on the actual swap, but i felt like doing something with my car...later to realize i was glad i did what ever i did when i did. without further fanfare: use the time to clean all of the engine's electronic connections. you're more likely to find the time to do it when the engine bay is empty. you can also inspect and then clean up any wires with flex loom and hell, install relays if you dont have em. and if you go to a car stereo shop, for $20-30 you can score all the materials to build an overkill wiring setup like the kind ND rips you off for 100+. at the very least, hose out the radiator and the condensor, and flush the radiator if youre feeling sassy. give your car all the standard tune up parts, unless its had them in the VERY near future. its always a good feeling to have your car start "fresh" once you compelte a big project like this. oh...play the shifter bushing game. replace em all and be happy you did. its one of those things that even if you did it last year, you might as well do it again. remeber to grease em up a little bit, and epoxy that golf ball! ummm....i dunno. i did a lot of little cleaning things here and there, and i was really happy with the results. i would take in my fuel distributor or something like that as i was watching teevee, and do it up all nice. if you have the time, its well worth it. ben randolph 92 16v gti _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
