G40/GT into mk1 golf anyone???

Im v seriously looking into doing this, most likely a GT coz i loved mine, plus cheap to buy and run. And if money ever comes to me i can get a g40.

Anyone ever done this conversion?? or know of any problems i may come across. Got a guy hopefully making me up the gbox mount over christmas, unsure whether offside engine mount would need to be modded. Only other things i can think off is inline fuel pump for injection, hmmmmm wiring when i come to it, and just managing to do it in my tiny little 1 car garage on a slank, and trying to figure all this crap out as its quite adventurous for me?

Any help of advice would be much appreciated?? mite just struggle over crimbo and ride bike for hole month and buy myself the engine first, found a luuuuuurvly one for 350. (alot but has all the trimmings)

Cheers,

Dom (bear in mind this is my first engine conversion)

Oh yeah and what would i have to do with linkages to make 5 speed box work

TERRY!!!!!

What? are you tryin to say bad idea???? Already spoke to the bloke and he is making me gearbox mount over crimbo, hopefully get engine same time, jack prin gnna get me an engine change.

What you reckon on how and where to do it, i was thinking get old engine out down on the road (flat), get new engine in there, then tow/push back up to garage and sort uva s*@! out?? HMMMMMMMMMMM?

id love to have the sapce to do somink like that sounds like a proper fun project

Project is the word at the mo, cars mint, engine could do with work = new engine i vote. (if all goes to plan)

Trust me i havent got much space, tinnny garage away from my house, whic opens onto a slant, no flat land until i go 100 metres or so to the road. I can see the road becoming v coated in oil, coolant and general car juice.

tis an easy conversion nothing will need major works apart from gearbox mount already being made

cool do u have power etc ??

the one i have found is an abd so that gains an extra 3 bhp making it 78 standard. (has 15 more torque than 3f) But the engine has head all bolt on bits and bobs, p+p, dewedged throttle body, 8k chip.

That should make it about 85-90 if i get a fanimold i hope.

any one have an engine crane i can borrow???

its easier on a mk1 to remove the engine from under neath

kool, would that just be a case of using one of those engine brace bars, taking everything off, dropping it on the floor, lifting front of car up. Do opposite to put engine in??

Dom

just that easy!!!!

i think you should scrap the idea and sell the car to me cos i love it!!

other than that do the conversion lol!!

dom, come on tell us how its going ..... iv herd that you may hav a engine already for this

yup engine is sitting in my garage, looking at the loom scares the hell outa me (me and wires dont get on).

Just trying to figure out when i will have money to get anuva s*@! box and get mine off the the road. (hopefully next month) and am hoping to get this mk2 polo saloon, if not just something else cheap!

I think you need an Audi.

Hey fella do the G40... or a 1.6 16v polo/lupo engine

wanted to but g40 was gonna cost me near enuf 800 squid on engine, plus i want something as reliable as possible, 16v lupo seemed like bit more effort,

Seeing as i now have the engine in my garage along with golf off the road, should be going ahead with it v v soon.