fuel pump issues? intercooler g40 conversion?

hello i am new to this site as you can see.
i have got a 1978 mk1 3dr campaign model which i have totally stripped.
I am in the middle of dropping a polo g40 engine in it but i have a few problems i need advice on.
The g40 engine i am putting in the golf in an injection engine, i salvaged the enigne from a wrote of car but could not get the fuel pump. As the crappy original 1.1ltr is single carb i need a new fuel pump. I have come across a mk1 gti fuel pump, will this be alright to run with the g40 engine as i am tuning the engine a little or will i need a g40 pump.

Also with this conversion the g40 intercooler cannot be used as it sits right behind the front crossmember. does anyone know of of a suitable replacement that could possibly sit next to the radiator, a vag intercooler would be preferable.

cheers john

A mk1 GTI fuel pump will be plenty good enough for a G40, they run them when putting 1.8T engine in.

For the intercooler, it depends how much you want to spend, I've seen a nice Rad, intercooler and oil cooler all in 1 peice for about ?650 but if not the merc sprinter van intercooler is used alot.

Cabby18t is pretty much on the ball here - the Mk1 GTI fuel pump will be ok, and the Sprinter intercooler gets mentioned a lot in such transplants…

PS: Don't forget that the word Campaign gets mentioned a lot with Mk1 Golfs, but only applies to '84 (some and late '83) GTI models…  :wink:  :wink:

o.k type 17 i will remember that. good news about the fuel pump as i managed to get hold of one very cheap.
I will have to think about the rad/intercooler combo as i cannot stretch to 650 quid on such an item.
i will definately have a look around for a merc sprinter unit.
thanks for the help.

on my conversion i went for the ally fabrication route, custom intercooler and rad. of the handfull of people that have done this conversion ive seen a couple and the ones that have used the g40 intercooler havent done it with much success. most have been placed in pointless position so no air flow would reach it. havent seen the sprinter been used on the g40. the ally can be polished which looks cool. ill send sum pics if u want?

some pics would be great. how much did your intercooler/rad cost? i cant really afford to spend loads of money on items. I am trying to build the car on a resonable budget and so far it is working alright.
what did you do about the driveshafts? i have put the g430 inner cv joints on the golf shafts and kept the golf outer cv's. this is to keep the right track width.

the intercooler and rad were the most costly part of the conversion. i had it all fitted up and specialy made for bout 600 if i remember correctly. its vital to get it right. if they arent in the proper air flow theres no point putting an intercooler in. ill sort some pics out for u. as far as i know my 1.3 driver drive-shafts were used ive had no problems and i give it plenty of stick. its sitting low aswell. my budget was tight too the trick is to spend th emoney over a long period u dont skint urself that way.