Mk1 abf conversion in progress

Hello so this is now my second foray in to the mk1 world and it's bean a long time coming this is my new car   
She's a 1.6d that has been imported so she's a lefty and is mint! she replaces my old project car that unfortunately turned out to be crash damaged and beyond repair so my plans for the new car are as follows rhd conversion and abf on standard injection will be looking to turbo this at a later date will do my best to keep this up to date! Thanks for reading Dan 

New one looks a stunner

Yea she's a beaut much better than the disaster of the Last One 
 

That's nice, I like the colour!

Wow looks like someone has already spent a load of time making that lovely  

Welcome to the club first of all. 
Lovely looking car that mate! 

Sent from my mobile phone. 

Yea she's lovely the colour is a chevy metallic witch was only sprayed last year cars never bean welded witch was my main reason for buying tbh as finding a car thats not bean messed with is difficult thanks for all the positive comments! !!

So this Last couple of weeks I've done a fue little bits 
So the Mk3 abf is in for breaking for the conversion 
The golfs just stood up at the moment while this happens as I can't fit it in the garage aha have a spare loom for the abf witch I've decided to use as a template for the conversion when I get it out the Mk3 so that's started the old car is now gone with the remaining parts to be sold as and when I can and the steering column and dash are redy to go in the car as not injoying the lhd also looking at break upgrades asap as that's a priority 

So update have started pulling the motor progress is slow and difficult due to the fact I only have a single garage spaces is tight and grazed knuckles are standard  engines In Good Nick apart from a dent In the sump and a leak from the waterpump witch will be replaced once out of the car
Parts I will be replacing are as follows
Waterpump
Cambelt
Timing chain
Sump

I'm planning on a oil cooler so that will be something to looking into are there eny other parts that enyone would recommend it renew before I put it in the mk1 ?  

Up date so today saw the removal of the engine and box after a stubborn drives haft held me up for 2 hours  (rounded bolts at box end) I finally dropped the box after the box came out had a fue issues with the exhaust all the bolts were rusted to a nubs so had to remove the heat sheald and then undo the 6 main bolts a lot easier with the box outo the way last was the fuel lines and the final mount this was a bit of a juggle alas it's free!!!! 
Loom was then removed all that I have left to take out is the immobiliser box and it's little loom as well as the lamber 

Did this swap to My 88 Cabby… running it on Digi2

Nice man looks good I'm trying to get it to look like factory so trying to keep everything off the shelf 

Quick one of my abf setup for you.

Nice thanks for the inspiration! Gonna need it as there's lots to do aha 

did you keep the old golf for the rhd conversion as that would save a bit of time. on the bulkhead.

 if you didnt and need any bits cut off i have the front end of a caddy that i cut up

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I was thinking about doing a abf conversation to my mk1 but ended up doing an afh 16v seemed easier at the time

Sean Thomas said

did you keep the old golf for the rhd conversion as that would save a bit of time. on the bulkhead.

 if you didnt and need any bits cut off i have the front end of a caddy that i cut up

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Hi yea I've kept all of the rhd conversion (there's quite alot)
Cut the complete coloum and rack the bar and servo for the engine bay plus the dash so quite a bit  

coxcade said

I was thinking about doing a abf conversation to my mk1 but ended up doing an afh 16v seemed easier at the time

Afh the polo engine? Had a bit of experience with those in polo mk2s good motor I bet that's fun  in the golf main reason for the abf is that I got the Mk3 very cheap and my cars configured for big block so it's bolt in with the gti box 

cool if you need any of the brackets off a shell let me know. i bought the spax coilies off you.

i fitted a mk1 oil cooler on my kr but kept the mk2 water cooler thing on and i dont think it ever gets hot enough to flow through the mk1 oil cooler.

im tempted by the door you have for sale but cant get to you for a while

Sean Thomas said

cool if you need any of the brackets off a shell let me know. i bought the spax coilies off you.

i fitted a mk1 oil cooler on my kr but kept the mk2 water cooler thing on and i dont think it ever gets hot enough to flow through the mk1 oil cooler.

im tempted by the door you have for sale but cant get to you for a while

Aha o yea lol yea got lots of bits still to go not moving fast thow think when I we met I was selling up didn't think I'd get a nother one with the price of them lately till I got this one I'm looking at supercharging or turbocharge
Ing it at some point so will be going for a mocal job for peace of mind as it will be getting track time I'm sure