Im the New owner of this baby!
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Im the New owner of this baby!
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'83 MK1 Golf GTI
'02 Land Rover Discovery 2 Td5
'08 Audi S3 2.0 16v TFSI
'02 Land Rover Discovery 2 Td5
'08 Audi S3 2.0 16v TFSI
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Well was thinking about a g40 but they are hard to find :/ or maybe a polo gt engine nothing to powerful and they will fit on the same mounts but will need to find someone to help me so I don't wreck it haha
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1.8T CABBY
TINTOP THREAD (SOLD 2016) SPORTLINE THREAD (SOLD 2015) CLIPPER THREAD (SOLD 2012)
1.8T CABBY
TINTOP THREAD (SOLD 2016) SPORTLINE THREAD (SOLD 2015) CLIPPER THREAD (SOLD 2012)
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100bhp standard, and with some hot cams, a remap and other tweaks it can be made to produce over 130, which in a car as light as this is very potent - whilst still returning 40mpg!
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I can see you are looking after her, these pictures do make me sad I sold her but glad I kept her dry all her life.
Keep us updated with the progress, as you say she is in great condition. Looks great on the small bumpers.
What wheels are you building?
Good luck
Dave.
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Yeah I am so glad she's been kept dry too!
It really does amaze me just how solid she is! I almost sent you a pic after I put the bumpers on! But didn't wanna make you too jealous ha
I have a set of bbs RM's and I'm getting them painted the same code blue as the car with 1.5 inch dishes and gold bolts should look preeety! And they are 15" and being in cornwall the extra ground clearance could come in handy! I'll put some more pictures up when they are done although might be a while before I can afford tyres haha
P.s had a mare with the exhaust lol got a down pipe off a guy on here any turned out to be a polo one after about three hours battling to remove the old one I then realised that the gear linkage smashed into the exhaust in certain gears so ordered a new one from vw heritage and fitted last night! Runs like a dream again
Ha any luck finding a new toy??
Oh and thanks for all the comments
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If you're looking for an engine conversion, consider the 1.4 16v engine out of the polo 6n.
100bhp standard, and with some hot cams, a remap and other tweaks it can be made to produce over 130, which in a car as light as this is very potent - whilst still returning 40mpg!
How easy are they to fit? I did consider one of them or maybe even a 1.6 6n Gti motor??
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Glad you sorted out the exhaust…..in the end
There is a Red 20v on here for sale i am interested in, but still looking just does not feel right not having a vw in my life.
Well keep the post updated with the build and again she is looking sweet
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Pretty keen to get the wheels back from paint shop now I've got these puppies
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dub-step said
How easy are they to fit? I did consider one of them or maybe even a 1.6 6n Gti motor??
The engine itself is a doddle, gearbox and lump fits (roughly) onto the same mounts I believe.
But because the engine is injection, there is the fuel pump (on the head on your engine, in the tank with the polo) and the ECU, which if done properly requires the splicing of the loom and re-fitting.
Those are the hard bits, there are guides on the net though
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dub-step said
Pretty keen to get the wheels back from paint shop now I've got these puppies
Very nice mate. Where did you get the rims & bolts from & how much? I'm after some outers to finish the refurb of my BBS RM's.
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dub-step said
You literally don't even Wana know they were a FORTUNE… To me anyways haha
Ta for the PM, that's where I've been looking at, refurbing a set of BBS's aint cheap, that's for sure. Worth it in the end though!
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