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Mk1 GTI shell to Mk1 BAM

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Mk1 GTI shell to Mk1 BAM

Hi all,
Ok so this conversion will be happening very soon! Within a week!
I'm buying a complete mk4 1.8t BAM, so will I need anything else that isn't on the car already to do this?
I've searched the forum and found this list

From donor car I will require:- 

Intake manifold and throttle body 

Exhaust manifold and turbo 

Intake trunking (from turbo to airbox). Is this just a pipe?

Exhaust down pipe.

Lambda sensor & mounting boss

Alternator and bracket 

Water pump. 

Boost control valve 

Ignition coils 

Fuel rail with fuel pressure regulator and injectors 

Bottom radiator hose? mk2 golf gti? 

Metal and rubber heater hoses? 

Intake air and coolant temp sensors 

Charge air hoses. What are these? 

Engine wiring harness 

Crank sensor 

Mk2 engine mounts? I've heard For my car I need a custom cambelt end mount and a poly uthane rear mount? 


Additional Parts To Source 

Air Filter? What do you recommend? 

Intercooler. I spoke with a garage and they said the Mercedes Sprinter one fits quite nicely into a mk1 golf. 

Additional charge pipes. Where can I get hold of these? 

T piece for oil pressure sensor. What is this? 

1600 carburettor throttle cable. Another guide suggests using mk2 golf 1.3 throttle cable? 

Suitable radiator and fan. Will a mk2 golf 16v one do the job? 

Top radiator hose. Mk2 golf or Samco hose? 

Fuel hose and clips to join fuel rail to mk1 engine bay pipes? Will the ones already in my mk1 do? 

Hose clips for coolant and charge pipes 

Altinator belt from a non a/c mk4 golf. 

16v cambelt tensioner and bolt (tensioner matches the width of the cambelt) 

Washers required to space cambelt 8mm away from block

Non p/s - a/c fanbelt 

EFI fuel filter custom bracket. Where can I obtain this? 

Mk3 1.9tdi gear box



Any info greatly appreciated!

Cheers
Chris

2000 - 1.8 20v Audi A4 B5 - fükn low, 18" Merc monoblocks
1998 - 1.8 20vt Mk4 gti - donor for….
1983 - 1.8 Mk1 gti - soon to be 20vt'd
1983 - was a 1.8 Mk1 gti - bare shell with too much rust - soon to be scrapped

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mk4s never came with the BAM engine?

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definatly wont be a bam engine unless its had a bam conversion at some point.
the engine code is located on a flat flange on the osf of the cylinder head.
danny
you only have to look at it from a birds eye view.

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ive decided against that mk4 now,

found another closer to me with the AGU engine, and this car actually has service history and tax!

2000 - 1.8 20v Audi A4 B5 - fükn low, 18" Merc monoblocks
1998 - 1.8 20vt Mk4 gti - donor for….
1983 - 1.8 Mk1 gti - soon to be 20vt'd
1983 - was a 1.8 Mk1 gti - bare shell with too much rust - soon to be scrapped

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i wouldnt be bothered about service history to be honest. i would much rather have a bam than a agu. its about 75bhp diffence out of the factory

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Agu has alot stronger internals so bolt a ko4 onto that

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or bore a bam out to 1900 forge it and then strap at gt30 and get launch control fitted by nick at r tech and have some realy stupid 1/4 times
if only money was no object
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