my G40 project She runs YAY YAY new pics

thinking of this conversion myself, what would recomend as a good base model? did you use the mk1 gearbox?
steve

hi there m8 dont come on much any more any small block will be fine
i used the g40 box as its matched perfectly to the engine and its a 5 speed

How much have you spent on the coversion overall?  If you don't mind me asking.  Seems like a smart upgrade to my driver.  Nice car by the way.

too much i reckon about 3-4k will add it up and see but there is cheaper ways of doing some stuff like i spent about ?100 on getting the right belts and loosing them on the road  :roll:

hi,

looking good so far.

might i ask a few questions?

how much was your intercooler and where did you get it from?

what fuel pump did you use?

and finally how long have you been doing this project?

Thanks matey.

hi there m8
i got my intercooler from a renualt 5 turbo got it off good ol' ebay

im useing the gti fuel pump but you could use the polo one if needs be.

i have been doin this for about 2 years on and off mainly because i have lost a bit of interest  :cry:

after reading this i wanna g40 my golf now haha
wondering what you did tith the engine mount
sorry if youve already explained this 7875621387 time but i didnt get how you did it hahahaha

now forsale at a stupid price would be the cheapest way to do the conversion in your golf :roll:

How easy did the wee engine come out?
I want to save my costs on labour as I am getting a garage to install my g40 as I need everything done correctly.

Don't sell it! I've been watching this build on and off, for a while now, was looking forward to seeing it finished

I felt like selling up a few times with mine, but I just had a break now and again, and come back to it a few weeks later, and now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel :wink:  Nothings going to feel better than getting it on the road and enjoying it!

Pete.

you could take the old engine out in half an hour between 2 people, they're so basic. I'm waiting for forgeman to get back on here. We miss you mate, and our G40 projects are standing still. I'm waiting to get electric installed in my shed so I can get the chassis rails strengthened to accomodate the ridiculous torque produced by my G40 engine, the previous owner spent ?5000 on it. Rebored to 1340, forge pistons, bigger valves, vernier, oil cooler, organic clutch, baffled sump, GT flowed inlet, de-wedged throttle body, 4 into 1 stainless, bigger injectors, lightened balanced flywheel etc. I hope it satys in the bay!

someone mentioned that i would have to take the drive shafts off of the gearbox to get this out, this easy to do?

basically im stripping it of everything is that right?

i have no engine lift but i do have a scaffy pole, a bit of rope and my bro in law to help, that will work wont it?

thanks, Paul

the driveshafts are held in by 6 torx bolts per driveshaft at the gearbox end. When I took the 1100 engine out, we lowered it onto an old tyre and lifted the car up and back over the engine. that might be easier than trying to lift it out with 2 people.

redpetemk1 said

Don't sell it! I've been watching this build on and off, for a while now, was looking forward to seeing it finished

I felt like selling up a few times with mine, but I just had a break now and again, and come back to it a few weeks later, and now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel :wink:  Nothings going to feel better than getting it on the road and enjoying it!

Pete.

** I agree with you pete, every time something gets me down on this project, I imagine myself in the drivers seat, rolling out of the shed for the maiden voyage. A G40 engine is the perfect compliment to a mk1 golf, they should have come from the factory like that haha.**

Thats the stuff! :wink:

Just need to get mine running properly, it testing my anger levels, which are quite high right now

Nothing worth doing is ever easy.

Pete.

I bought this

what did you buy? the g40? well done, can you put up some pics of the drivers side engine mount please dude?

sorry sold the engine on now mount went with it

meat

It's a shame  this thread ended so abruptly, I've nearly finished mine, when it's done i'll put the info up here, but if anyone has any questions, hit me up. Thanks,

Chops