Need some advice on a project!!

hi everyone , im kind of debating between minds of what project i would like to do

iv got my own car as a project all ready but i want a second one but a full on one, engine transplant and body modification, the works, so im debating on weather to by a donor car, my choice being a golf mk1, scirocco mk1, polo mk2 coupe, but what tempting me is the polo coupe as it is very light and the engine bay has potential to fit a 8v gti engine in it, plus also you can pick up a polo coupe of the internet for around 300 pounds and that being one in good condition.

so my plan would to strip the car of everything, and start from scratch, try to fit a mk2 gti interior dash and clocks,then there would be no need to splice the engine wiring loom, it would be basically getting the gti engine and loom and putting it into the monococ of the coupe

then with the body i would use the mk2 golf subframes to mount the engine, also giving the car a very wide look, but then i would need to re do the suspension, and then the anti roll bars and of course widen the arches, but ive herd all of this is possible, but im debating weather i should or not, ....... any ideas please

lots money for small gain dude,

id go for G smiles straight forward swap in polo coupe. im runnin mk2 polo running mk3 GT 1.3 check my build thread

yea, but i wanted something different, my m8ts got a polo nd he thinks its gt a gt engine in it cus its gt multipoint on it, what sort of power is a 1.3 gt engine put out ?

theres two multipoint polo engines, the gt engine and the nz engine

i think the nz is around 55bhp could be wrong and the gt engine is 75bhp HTH

yea, thts not bad, but i think i wud try to do the gti conversion into it or try bike carbs :s cause what ive heard all you really need is a full gti car as a donor car and then just shome metal and a good wlder for qualifications

meant to be a very tricky swap....

http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=102660

could always go for a 1.6 8v AEE engine

i like if sumone can fit a 20v t, im sure an 8v gti will fit as the exaust and inlets are on same side (for sum stupid reason) allowing a bit more room

theres one way to find out lol....

yea, theres a scrap yard where i live so it wud be easy to source parts from there (theres 2 gti mk2 there, but id get the engine and gearbox from a m8 or ebay, as their quite cheep) but i am debatig on what to do first lol :s

i want to do a few bits to my daily driver first though, as i am looking 4 a job now nd tht then shud be able to fund my little project lol hopefully

GT's are very tunable easy get them around 90bhp plus with lil money.
biggest restriction is the airbox i think.

problems with GTi engine is its a tall block.

so the engine will weight more

put it this way power to weight ratio:

100bhp at 750kg = 133bhp
120ish bhp(gti engine isnt it) at say 800-850kg is roughly the same.

so all that time an effort for not much,

ive upset a a few gti 8vs in mine top end they get me.

if that makes sense?


cheers

i understand yea .,,,,, they should of mde the engine out of an alloy like the 20v t lol,

maybe a 1.6 16v out of the mk4 wud fit, it gt sme power as a gti, but its an aloy made engie, but the wiring will become a bigger bitch then

thin i might look into the gt engine and try looking 4 a supercharger conversion maybee?

lol again massive job superchargering a GT engine as the compression

they did a G40 which is basacilly a GT engine super chargered but with all the compression changed an alll the other bollocks lol

but there getting expensive nowadays.

cant go wrong with GT engine cheap an nippy easy to fix an tune

when mines all sorted ill take you for a spin at the next meet?

Was yours the GT next to Martian's saloon at Colwyn Bay? It was very nice.
I reckon mines probably the NZ then, but I couldn't find any mention of it in my owners manual, that's why I assumed that someone had put a GT in it... I'm a bit gutted really, so I'm after a GT or a G40 engine now

nah no1 seen my mk2 GT in the flesh yet will soon tho, i used to own the black GT at the vagwales meets think a lad called tristan owns it.

now miss that car

aint the nz single point?

nice lol

we need to know what toms bloody cars engines gt lol its confused him, im pretty shure its just normal, cus apprantly on a link ive seen, all 1.3 injections from 89 onwards was multipoint :s

get a pic up ill soon tell you and so will cymro