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Vw bus alh mtdi build

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Finally getting started on my bus tdi swap! I'll be posting a big backlog of pics from the start until present.

First up was I found a donor car, 01 jetta for 100 bucks! It was quite a drive and a bit of a fiasco but well worth it. Next day had the engine out ready to strip it down for a rebuild/upgrades.
 

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Such a badass project! I actually just purchased a hightop Adventurewagen that was TDI swapped much like you are doing (grafted front section and all, but a custom grill)...hope to revive this thread and see more updates...I think mine has the stock automatic (from a vanagon) and I like the idea of going to a subaru transmission and possible retaining the option to go AWD in the future. Whd did you do the "early" front apron, is that to use an earlier bumper? Mine has a weird franken bumper that has the wrap around step but has a bunch of welds all over it to seemingly make it fit. I have an ALH mTDI, but I kinda know nothing about it and am trying to learn what I can.
 
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