Pee's cabby

So this is my first adventure with a classic. I travelled 150 miles to find the right car for me and I came back with this







I'm part of Unphased in the north west so done a few shows in my previous car but all the shows made me do is want a mk1.

Now I also need a bit of help if anyone can point me in the right direction. 
I need a manifold and weber carb for a 1.8 asap it's sat there and I can't drive it!! Cheaper the better as long as it works.

Thanks for looking Paul

Very nice, can't remember seeing a Cabby with ATS Classics on before.

Cheers pal. I'm in to minds whether to keep them or not. I'd love some 15" bbs reps so I can lose the arch gap

If you were a paid member I would love to have that on the club stand at Harewood house leeds  next month.

Don't worry il be a paid member soon. Need to get her running and see how much that costs me. When is the one in Leeds?

Sharp looking Cabby that Pee, congratulations mate!  
Also get a little 'Bumpy' as your looking for a Carb.  

Thanks. It's been a nightmare trying to get one. It was running with twin 40's but I was having to many issues with them 

Looks sweet. Good luck with the carb. I bought one off here complete with the manifold. Was cheap enough but needed a full strip and rebuild as it had sat for years and water from the manifold leaked on it rusting the throttle solid.

Rebuilt kit is fairly pricey as are the adapters for manifold and air box so try and get a complete running set up otherwise you might aswell just but a new kit.

thanks jay. ive had an email off a guy selling the lot for £200. carb looks in good condition but I think im gonna buy a k&n filter so I don't have to deal with the air box.

sounds right in theory but im not good with engines  

The K&N gets a lot of negative press on here. Personally I run one as my weber didn't come with the stock airbox adapters.

It's shot down as some people have problems with carb icing in winter and also in summer the carb is sucking hot air from the rear of the engine bay rather than cold form the front.

Anyhow mine didn't ice in the limited winter running mine had. I think some people fail to install the block heater off the old pooburg. As far as the hot air, well mine isn't a race car but still pulls fine in the high 20's heat.

K&N does look nice and gives  a great roar. It's pricey though new. I picked mine up used bolted to a weber dmtl. Same mounting. Sold the dmtl afterwards for what I paid so freebie!

Very nice motor mate.

If you're selling the twins and the manifold I'd be interested!

sorry mate the twins have already gone.

so on my parts list I need

inlet manifold
weber
gaskets
bolts
pooberg block heater
k&n filter and a mount

this is gonna be a joy to do haha thanks for the info jay

Pee said

Don't worry il be a paid member soon. Need to get her running and see how much that costs me. When is the one in Leeds?

Hi its the 15th/17th of August tickets are £39. from Friday to Sunday.and it is a great show lots to see and do.If you were to go and are camping get it booked soon as this one gets bigger each year.

so found a guy on flee bay doing an engine conversion kit to the 1.8t for £500 which seems a bargain.

u get
1.8t aum engine
5 speed box
ecu and loom
engine mounts
alternator
pas pump
inlet and exhaust manifolds

what else will I need?

Intercooler, radiator hoses cables….. the hoses and cables you should be able to get from work  

also what gearbox does it come with?

i think the 5 speed is an 02j

might be best keeping my old one in

yeh keep your old one, even as a spare