Another EJ22 Super Beetle Conversion

[pressy4pie]

So i guess instead of making a new thread at every problem, I'll start a build thread that people will hopefully read and maybe help me with. I call her Doris, and She's a 1973 Super beetle, original paint job and color. (this was a big deal to me when i started looking) Ill start from the beginning for those interested, but if you want to see the current state skip the next bit i suppose. sorry the pics are big and plentiful.

I bought the car a few years ago. Had a stock(mostly) 1600 dp in it. the entire car was mostly stock. after about a year of daily driving it, when i was going to work one day my brake master cylinder gave out when flying down a hill, and i ended up crushing the front up pretty bad.


so i grabbed a 1974 fender i had laying around and drilled some holes in it and bolted it up and threw some bungies on the hood.


it looked awful but it is my daily driver, and i was broke. i slowly started fixing it. starting with brakes. i got a front disk conversion from EMPI. next time ill get it from topline cuz the kit was kinda annoying. i kept drums in the back but replaced every part while i was at it. got a new master cylinder and replaced every rubber break hose. It gets hot balls here so i got some deck lid stand offs. I prefer how they look personally anyway. did quick shift kit, stereo, powered windows, wipers, fixed stuff etc etc. ended up with this..



anyway one day driving to the vw parts store for some cool stuff im sure and i bottomed out my oil pan on a speed bump and my engine cut out. I figured i mangled the internals or something cuz it wouldnt re start. got it towed to the property where i work on cars and pulled the engine.





in the the midst of all this i found out that when i hit the ground my coil power came undone. :oops: :oops: i figured id rebuild it anyway cuz it had been acting up before anyway. then i saw Joel's thread and i was set. i sold the 1600 as is to a friend of mine for like 500 bucks and started gathering subaru parts and taking crap apart.. :P



So here's where i am now. I got the engine and all the goodies with it and wiring harness from pick and pull for like 300 bucks from a 98 legacy. i stole the vin plate for good measure too. i would have liked a donor car but i couldnt find one. I also got the KEP adapter, some rubber fuel hose, a fuel pump, and engine lift. (cuz im scrawny lol) and a donor super beetle that is rusted to crap with no vin plates, enigne or much of anything else really for like 150 dollars.

i did wiring first while waiting for parts in the mail. It was not as bad as everyone thinks. it does currently look like crap because im still testing everything. will clean later.



I got the engine in pretty easily. i had to drill out the rubber a smidge. but it worked out yeah yeah




also started repairing the front, and getting fuel pump in. im sure ill have to do the surge tank thing sooner than later... pardon the mess.



currently im trying to get it started. i think the computer is gettting power and working because when i use my obd2 code reader it says its throwing 5 codes. my check engine light dosnt come on though. i have it getting power from the pin on the ecu. should it be ground from ecu or what? my fuel pump relay also isnt spitting out power. it sounds like its clicking on but im not sure atm. my main relay is working right i think. i have the alternator set up with the post going to the battery thru the old vw loom, the black/white wire is going to an LED that gets ignition power and the other white wire is going to ignition power. i think thats right. the computer is getting power from battery and also has a wire going to the starter (hot when starting) right now im manually plugging the fuel pump in after ignition but its not picking up fuel probably because the tank is empty i think. (my speedo is out of car right now) when i go out tomorrow i am going to try to get it started from a gas can for test. when i cranked it though it sounded a little weird and was cranking waaayyy slower than the vw engine. maybe need a new starter maybe somethings not right. ill check when i head out tomorrow.

anyone know of a way to check if computer is working properly? also anyone have an idea on why my check engine light isnt coming on?

[pressy4pie]

whoa sorry for the huge pictures guys. anyway to resize them easily?

[fahtal]

you still use the original starter for the 1600?

that one is not powerfull enough. I use a baywindow automatic starter. it should fit and is way more powerful.

your other problems i'm not sure. check if you got all grounds in place. the ecu is not grounded, i think...