kr, 9a, abf?

i recentley had the chance of a kr engine an all the bit's for my rebuild but crappy ebay seller pulled out last min.!! I'v been tryin to do some research on engine conversions and it was the kr i was planning on using but since i feel there is something else i can use. i was hopping to spend up to £500 on a donnar car for most of the bits, my current shell is a mk1 1.3 driver. i'v read abit on 9a bottom blocks bolted to kr heads and people using abf engines even G60's. Any views on these conversions concerning avalabilty, how difficult to fit, best gear boxes, any other conversions i'v overlooked etc would be muchley appreciated. i know i need to know alot more but i jst want to single my choices down.
 thanx Shaun

Have you read the article on it?

hi paul, yes i did read your artical on a 16v conversion i think thats where i got part of the 9a idea from. i did read it a while ago so forgot a lot of the gumf, lol. Very good article tho if you don't mind me saying. i was jst after some opinions on the different conversions available, and what cars i can pull these conversions from.
thanx for reading

Pound per bhp i dont think youll find a cheaper conversion than the kr, there always turning up for sale, just need to make sure its a decent one.

thanx for the view, yea kr was my idea from the start fairly easy and in abundance when not looking for one, lol. what do you think about bolting to a 9a bottom block.? i'm guessing you have an abf.?

No I meant this one:

The Mk1 Golf Owners Club

haha, yea i did read this artical a year or so ago n forgot all about it, thanx for reminding me, i'll have a good read and all the link's relating, before i ask any more questions on this, lol.

ABF > 9a > KR

?? :dontknow: lol

think lee means got for the abf first then 9a then kr

Matt

cheers guy's i'd had a few jaggers so not thinkin so straight, lol. any ideas what vw/audi's i can find these engines in..?

na then,

i have just gone kr, 2.0l 16v from rado. i bought the engine, gear box, ecu, loom, manifold, drive shafts, engine mounts already on as it was out of a mk1 ( he's going 20v! ) the full works to just drop in. saw it running also which was bonus. all for princley sum of £250!, should be in my tin top by next week and will form part of my resto build thread which i havent got round to doing yet but have loads of photos. anyway, abf slightly more money and slightly more modern, theres plenty of kr's out there but like you say when you dont want one and when you do they dissapear! i will keep you posted with mine and let you know. cheers

ug said

na then,

i have just gone kr, 2.0l 16v from rado.

The Corrado used both KR and 9A in its lifetime. the KR is a 1.8 16V and the 9A is the 2.0 16V.