Aussie work Van

[MWMRacing]

We have had a SWB Caddy Runner with the powerhouse 1.2 litre turbo petrol for the last 5 years, we have used it as a work van carrying everything from IT infrastructure to Engines and gearboxes for our racecars.

The time has been coming for a while that we wanted another work caddy, but wanted one a bit more practical for us- so in came the idea of a TFSI swapped Caddy to get a touch more grunt- ans wanting a Long wheel base.

So we set about the research, talking with several people who have already done much the same swap- researching basic theories on wiring and soon discovering it is actually a rabbithole, and what will go into the diesel to petrol swap.

We have located a 2010 Diesel Caddy Manual with a blown diesel- which we will be picking up shortly- this will be our donor for the swap- theory being that given this will take some time that we dont want to take our existing caddy off the road.

Now- the engine/gearbox/wiring donor- we dug into potential donors and the costs associated and we settled on getting an EOS or Jetta as they usually havent been ragged on as much as a GTi- after perusing for some time we found an EOS donor at the salvage auctions that was in pretty reasonable condition.
BWA TFSI- DSG- and being a 2008 we arent too far apart on the year of the Caddy and Eos so that should minimise the incompatibilities during the swap Module wise.

First step is getting the EOS drivable so we can test to ensure there isnt anything reliability wise we need to sort before the swap- and we are also organising a list of parts we will replace as precautionary repairs.

Next is something we are beginning to work on immediately, developing our comparison tables for the ECU pinouts to know what we need to put where during the splicing.

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[itease]

Good to see you posting on here mate and looking forward to seeing the progress of your Caddy. Hit me up if you need any help with the conversion.

Cheers,
Mark

[MWMRacing]

Good to see you posting on here mate and looking forward to seeing the progress of your Caddy. Hit me up if you need any help with the conversion.

Cheers,
Mark

Thanks Legend, i certainly will- already appreciate the assistance thus far!

[MWMRacing]

Well, progress ran to a halt for a short period as i finished my university courses, but back onto it now- we have the caddy itself now, were told it was a long wheel base before we picked it up but it turns out its a short wheel base, but alas full steam ahead.

Unfortunately, it is wrapped and its in terrible condition, but its protected the paintwork underneath so it will be slow progress but it will tidy up, thus far we are 3 hours in with only the side door and rear quarter mostly stripped.

Wiring conversion diagrams are currently in progress and are about half done as well, so just working on getting the EOS running properly to scan and test drive to ensure we dont have any issues, then we will start the swap.

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