Giving a 405 Sport Wagon another chance

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I started to tint lenses,I'll finish rear ones on Saturday.

I found these on Chicago CL,I should have this sometimes next week. i'm hooping they will clean up nice.

6-28-2014

Coilovers and powder coated parts are on the way. I also got all fluids needed,VW Tbelt tensioner,spark plugs,radiator cap,oil filter and injector seals at Napa.

That day is sooo close now :-)

7-7-2014

Powder coated parts came in for XU9J4 swap :-) and I took Tuesday and Wednesday off to make this happened.

7-10-2014

It was hot last two days but we got it done. I had big help from Thomas and Jarek with out them it would take me lot longer. Cleaning engine bay,replacing steering rack and resaling engine took lot longer then expected and pushed us four hours behind,about 2am today Sport Wagon got a new heart XU9J4. I'm extremely happy and excited.

Thomas took these photos.

7-14-2014

WOOOOOTTTT She is alive :-))) runs like a champ. I worked till 5am this morrning to get it done and I got no crank and cooling fans were going 200MPH,so it was time to call it night. Right after World Cup ended I opened my wiring book to see what differences A/T and M/T had in cranking department. A/T had a few extra relay and with out neutral safety switch and ECU circuit was broken so all I had to do was to jump 46A to 46 wire and boom I got running XU9J4 sport wagon. M/T cars are using 2wire from ignition switch to 46 all the way to starter solenoid,It is the same for A/T cars exept they added 46A and relay in between so it was not dificult to convert it to start manual car. This is why I love 405's,all plugs and wires are the same if the car was M/T it would be swap-plug it in-turn it over and it runs. 

I may have leaking radiator and I need to see what's up with cooling fans but first I need to reduce that ONE FOOT WHEEL GAP ;-)

7-17-2014

Lowered the rear today and flushed brake fluid. This car will need all brake lines,lower ball joints,sway bar bushings,lower control arm bushings,brake rotors pads and shocks :-(

7-20-2014

Here are few pictures guys.

What I started with.

7-27-2014

Alternator was not working and fans are on at full speed with key on and engine running. I fixed alternator problem,alternator bracket is powder coated and was not providing good ground. On Monday I'll take it to A/C place to have it recharged and start driving it about every day.

7-30-2014

I got check engine light fix today,charged A/C and fixed cooling fans. She drives and runs really good now.