what to do?

hi all,am based in ireland,am new to all this and am looking for some information on getting started. does anyone have any advice on parts etc in ireland?
i have an 82 gti,but the shell is rotten.should i just sell it,or would i be able to use the engine(in great nick) in another(non gti???) shell.
seems quite hard to get stuff here,so any advice on sources would be greatly appreciated.
cheers.

Hiya mate welcome to the site

You could re-shell your gti in another mk1 as you would have all the nessicery parts from your current car to swap over into a better shell & a few spares from the non gti left over. Depending on what engine was in shell you decide to use will depend on amount the work involved.

Theres alot of info on the site about fitting a gti into a non gti shell. For example to use a 1.3 shell I know you would have to move the drivers engine mount back to the base of the strut. You would have to swap the gti fuel tank and fuel lines over. Then theres running the injection which im not much use im afraid!

However theres loads of folks here who would be able to give you a better idea of whats involved.

As for parts theres euro car parts which i think are based in belfast and dublin.  BELFAST 028 9068 9700. Rally Design & ebay seem popular aswell. Hope this helps
Ebo

cheers,problem will be getting a shell in ireland,not too many around,so will probably end up using a non gti one,would prefer a non sunroof shell....reduce leaks and other problems.any idea how much a good shell should cost?

Honestly mate im not sure I bought mine (mostly solid 1.3 driver) of a old gent who had owned it for the last ninteen years for ?25! Good car too left it standing for a year and put fuel in it and it started a few minutes later! I didnt even have to charge the batterey!

cheers,will keep an eye out for that old gent…i'd go to scotland if i got a good shell for ?25! will hit the phones to scrapyards tomorrow evening…you never know..