A new spin on a SAH 1.8t conversion, 5 speed!, Quattro!!

[Macwesty]

I eyed that VT Syncro for weeks wanting it to convert my 2WD. Know all about east coast rust and that it would not be trivial. Glad it's living on in another van! Thanks for taking the time to share what you are doing. Also not trivial!

Scott
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'82 Vanagon Westfalia
Subaru SVX power!

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out with the old......

....And in with the also old....

I pulled out the 2wd front suspension, fuel tank, steering rack, spare tire, and cut out the three 2wd specific cross-members. I had stripped the Syncro steering rack cross-member and cleaned it and painted it the correct L90D pastel white beforehand. Very carefully measured and measured again and clamped it in place then welded it in.
A little more welding of the two plates to cover the holes left from removing the front cross-member and I'll be ready to bolt up the sub-frame and hopefully start hanging the Syncro front suspension tomorrow.


Andrew-

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moving right along....

next step is to mount the Quattro rear diff that will become the new front diff. It fits very nicely through the hole in the subframe, no need to drop the sub to get the diff in or out.


Andrew-

[Zeitgeist 13]

Pretty stuff. Is the Bay project on hold while you're completing this one?
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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik?

[ledogboy]

Mmmm.... Beefy! Looking great, Andrew!
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1986 Westy Weekender
Now a full camper
1.8t Syncro conversion
Some people call him Maurice...

[tristessa]

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[tristessa]

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Front diff is in place, mounts are all fabbed up.....

Fuel tank is in place....

The fuel tank was a challenge with all the hoses and wires that were up there. Once in place, I made up some straps from 2" wide stainless steel.

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1" spacer for the drive-shaft.......

custom rails for the drive-shaft, also being used to mount the rear end of the front diff, the center bearing in the drive-shaft, and the transmission mount..

[Wangta]

Wow, looking good!!!!

[Howesight]

Hey Andrew:

On your install, does the Audi drive shaft centre bearing end up acting similar to a double-cardan joint to eliminate/reduce driveshaft vibrations?
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'86 Syncro Westy SVX

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[quote="Howesight"]Hey Andrew:

On your install, does the Audi drive shaft centre bearing end up acting similar to a double-cardan joint to eliminate/reduce driveshaft vibrations?[/quote


I assume that's the reason Audi uses it. The Audi drive-shaft has a CV joint on each end, a U-joint in the center, and a center bearing.

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Link



First road test! Not even a hint of any vibration, very smooth. The video is a bit noisy with a box of loose parts and windows open, but everything sounds and feels just the way it should.

[ALIKA T3]

Berry Nice !!!!

Great job again, everything looks so clean

What type of cv boots do you use on the outer front? They look like Dorman stuff??
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Silicone Steering Boots and 930 Cv boots for sale in the classifieds.
Syncro transmission upgrade parts in the Classifieds.
Subaru EJ22+UN1 5 speed transmission
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=416343
Syncro http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4...num+gadget

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Thanks ALIKA,

Yes, Dorman silicone boots on the front outers, and Empi silicone boots on the 6 other axle CVs.

[levi]

Pretty damn cool.

I'm just about to come up on 2 years with your reversed engine/transmission set-up, zero issues, and this is a daily driver, not just being used for the occasional trip, I've put a lot of miles on my heavy rig (right at 5,000 #).
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One of these days I'm gonna settle down,
but till I do I won't be hangin round.
Going down that long lonesome highway,
gonna see life my way

https://youtu.be/cSrL0BXsO40

[ALIKA T3]

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These are the ones.......

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C13-86-9303K


Looking into it,I'm mistaken, you are correct, they are neoprene.