1983 5 door 1.8t conversion (NOW FOR SALE)

good thread !!

i m in the process of putting an agu in my gti and the loom is just  giving me a headache !!! could you also pm me let me know how much it cost ?

will also need my ecu immobiliser removing :/

Ok so where was i, got the engine in so was time to fit pipes and rad ect. After was done it wa time to remove the gear stick…



As you can see in that picture the carpet was caput and needed replacing so ordered a new one that took 2 moths to be made and sent but well worth the wait..



Not fitted yet as i thought best keep it out till the loom was fitted plus i wanted to run some wires for the seats i picked up for her…



So breaks was next on my list to get, picked some g60's up got them home and they had been painted blue so my guessing was the bleed nipples would be seezed and guess what they was and snap on me, so i had to send them off to my mate have them removed and replaced as i could not get them out for love of vw's lol  






Sorted



Next up was turbo time as i wanted to run a k03s and as i do these as a side hobby rebuilding them i had one lined up…





Once my engines all ran in i will be going for k04 power but thats long way off yet.

So pretty much had everything but a down pipe but waited for the right time and got one off joe90 nice one dude




Now i feel ill once this came so the car has been in the barn since and only now have i be able to get my ass in gear and send the loom off, well i got the loom back and now i had few more things to get like new coliovers as the ones on the car are shot, so after few questions about best suspention on here and some help from JonP i decided to get some like these



Also i noticed how low the sump was i decided to buy these shallow sump



So this is how the car looks right now but not or long as i'm getting on it this week



Few other bits i got her this week to get my ass in gear so watch this space as i will try to get everything on picn video

4" front splitter



New steering wheel



Brand new 15" bbs rep's




Thanks for looking update soon

Nice read, looking forward to the updates on this swap as it's something I'm cosidering once i start my Mk1 project.

Kedge said

Nice read, looking forward to the updates on this swap as it's something I'm cosidering once i start my Mk1 project.

Cheers any info you need let me know , your only up the road from me too, good luck.

Corr nice read and more local peeps, I bought mine in coleshill

pablos said

Corr nice read and more local peeps, I bought mine in coleshill

lol Didn't realise there was this many local people, i'v only seen two mk1s in nunny two black one's. I'll be about soon rolling in the mrs ratty polo for now lol

I work in nuneaton :-) but drive my b6 pass at as a daily

pablos said

I work in nuneaton :-) but drive my b6 pass at as a daily

Is it low and blue by any chance? See a few passats my mate drive a silver v6 diesel on its ass

It's a small world I lived in Nuneaton two years ago and then I brought my shell from there.

No its nnot mate its a standard estate, I did have a b5.5 wagon on its are before though

pablos said

No its nnot mate its a standard estate, I did have a b5.5 wagon on its are before though

Ahh right i see this blue one alot and another silver one and loads and loads of mk4 golfs lol

So been down to the Mk1 today as i have a week off work i though it would be a good idea to get on with the converstion.

Didn't do a lot today as my mates ramp was being used but as of to mos we both will be on it, but why i was there i put the engine loom back on.



Can wait to get my hands dirty.

Glad i got new coilovers as the car needs to go up fair bit but the coilovers on it are shot.




Anyway up dates soon and hoping to have a vid of first turn over

i'd put some bolts in the wishbones, stops them popping out when moving the shell.

JonP said

i'd put some bolts in the wishbones, stops them popping out when moving the shell.

only have to move it few foot mate. You know the black bar in the pictures you send me with the white writing on it, what is it and you running a 02j box?

you'll be surprised how easily they pop out,

This pic?




Strut brace from Sub11motorsport. Yes i am running an 02J box.

Yer that one how much?

MK1234Golf said

Yer that one how much?

Give James a call at sub11

JonP said

MK1234Golf said

Yer that one how much?

Give James a call at sub11

Will do cheers

Did you run the car with and without a lower brace any noticeable changes?

it previously had a brace on but had to swap it to fit the gearbox, not used the car yet with this engine.

The other mk1 i had was a 1.1 that didn't have a lower brace.

JonP said

it previously had a brace on but had to swap it to fit the gearbox, not used the car yet with this engine.

The other mk1 i had was a 1.1 that didn't have a lower brace.

Ahh right ok mate cheers