1.8 dx engines are they any good?

Been offered one to buy to put in my driver, but what do people think of them? 
Any advise would be good 
Cheers Matt 

good solid engiens, cheap n cheerful. if yours is a 1.3 driver you'll have to move the mount bracket on the driver side chassis leg

Was gonna buy it because it's cheap, I have a GTI shell with its loom still in it, so through it might be an easy conversion, is the anything else that needs moving apart from engine mount? 

I like mine, its not the tidiest of engines but i think looks right. Ok so i need to sort out the oil leak and tidy it up a bit but witt 125000 give or take a mile on the clock and is still going strong.
Andy

thats the only bit that wants cutting and re-welding, everythign else its a case of find your gti parts and bolt on

Cool will have a think about it then, what do you think a full engine and box set up should go for? 

thebasic engien block is pretty much worthless, they're all over and no-one really wants em. all the bits that go ewith it is where the value is really. I had 1.8 gti lump from a mk2 which is basically the same and couldnt even give it away for free!

£50 can get you a 16v lump if you shop around, £40 a 2.0 8v etc. everyone wants abf or 20v engines these days and even those dont really set you back that much.

tbh if i were you id be on the look out for a polo 1.4 16v lump, fit with full injection ecu etc. much easier than movign the mount bracket, and tryign to pull toghether a complete kjet system that aint junk

Will the 1.4 16v drop straight in on to the mounts? 
Would like to do a G40 conversion but you just can't find them anywhere 

you wont need to move the mount on the leg, but you might have to make/modify the driver side engine bracket thinking about it, depending on the alternator setup you go for.

keeps it kinda 'in the spirit' of originality as its still technically a small block I like to think plus will till be cheap tax

Still a small block but with a little bit more go!