engine conversion question

hi guys im new to the mk1 forum  i have 2 mk4 gti turbos and want to go old skool for the summer show seasons  i want a mk1 convertable with a 20v turbo engine in it  im going to do all the work myself through the winter in a barn i have  right  . .    is this a hard mod? and can any1 send me a link to a build thread as i cant seem to find any ! all the best . . .     mat

I've said this a lot, but to be totally honest, if you have to ask then it's not an easy job. Unless you're very, very good with the spanners and especially the electrics!!

there aren't really many build threads as although it's done a lot, not many people with them are on here!

Theres a couple though.

Jon.

here is a guide about the 20v turbo into a mk1

fastgolf.org.uk

here is the 1.8T Conversion Parts List

fastgolf.org.uk

It is a lot of work to do I've managed it with not much experience with cars at all, however I have had to get help with the electrics.

Drew

I'm about a third of the way through my 20v conversion got most of the stuff bought, I've even built my own Megasquirt ECU in the bay at work (dont know if it works yet tho), its taken me ages to get to this point, where I've got the engine in and water system plummbed in. Its taken me a while cos my wife always dreams up other ways to occupy my time like xmas shopping in october for crying out loud!

The hardest part so far for me was sourcing the drivers side engine mount. The next major headache to come will definatly be the wiring loom!

There is loads of information on this site and all over the web, two or three really helpfull sites, Qpeng, Fastgolf and funksoulkitty were all very usefull when I was researching the conversion. Two old threads on here are good too, Bens_cab and jamiegolf's are a good read.

sorry for the late reply  i joined TALK TALK and everything whent downhill from there as they couldent get me on this site . right im not doing to bad at all with the conversion im not to bad with the spanners!  i think i may struggle  when i get around to doing  the loom tho .

i used the standard agu loom and ecu , jsut got the ecu decoded for £100 and wiring is simple once you find out which wire does what

thats the bit ill probablly get stuck with so if i have to then ill send it away to be done ! ill get the ecu decoded do i have to get the drivers engine mount changed? i havent looked into that yet ? i have a full doner car so i have everything that i need ?

You will defo need to change the driver side engine mount, you'll need to cut up an old mk1 engine mount and weld it to a metal plate then drill the four or five holes to fit the 20v block. I got a mate to weld mine for me, after I drew up some plans, I used the funksoulkitty web page for reference, some good pictures of the angle you need to set it to.

Or you could buy a mount, think some one sells them on the caddy forum?

that funksoulkitty is pretty good !  thanks for that  ive pm'd you jeevesraf aswell

crazyquiff sell driverside mount for 59 quid and the 02a/02j mounts