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Title: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: knobby on 04 August 2005, 19:04: Hi Guys

Right off on a road trip tomorrow to get pick up a 2L Mk3 engine. Taking my golf to go get it.

Question is.. How much you think it weight? and will it fit in the back of a mk2. (no gearbox with it)

Cheers Guys..

Knobby!!!
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: KKK on 04 August 2005, 19:08: You'll be down on the bump stops!

KKK
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: knobby on 04 August 2005, 19:11: ive got coilovers... running as stiff as there go... worried i should be hiring a van.. 170 miles each way too... AAHHHHH!
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: Organisys on 04 August 2005, 19:19: Thats a lot of load on the top mounts
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: knobby on 04 August 2005, 19:21: recon an engine weights more than 1x person (man)???

Knobby
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: monzablue16v on 04 August 2005, 20:00: Depends how much of a fat b@stard he is really!!!! :) but should be ok in back of a mk2 maybe a mk3 tank would be better suited though ;)

put your small rims back on for the mission don't want to ding them lovely shiny Brocks now do you!?
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: ...joe on 04 August 2005, 20:22: i'm not sure i'd want to be doing it... good luck though!

i'm beginning to think your a touch mental knobby!!!! :laugh:
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: knobby on 04 August 2005, 20:35: U surely gotta be a tad mental to wanna cut ur own arches... fit a 2L bottom end urself and then drive it on the road... he he...

ALL GOOD FUN!
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: ...joe on 04 August 2005, 20:38: i kind meant it seems like you've only been here a week or so and you've gone from "just got a golf!!" to "just taken a grinder to it" to "just fitted a new head" to "now i want a g60" to "just got coilovers" to "now i want a 2ltr" to "i want a piper 285" to trying to fit a mk3 engine in your boot!!!

i can't keep up with you!!! :laugh: :wink:
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: knobby on 04 August 2005, 20:41: Just call me Richard Dickinson.. i am the BARGAIN HUNTER!!!!!

Hey joe.. where did u buy ur cam and pulley???

was gonna fit the G60 but its too big a jump.. silly to spend so much cash when i have just got my 8v running right so its off to derby tomorrow to pick up a Mk3 2L bottom end to fit my PB 8v... should be fun!

Respray next!!! :wink:
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: ...joe on 04 August 2005, 20:49: i bought it from c&r enterprises, i think you'll need a respray, at least around the tailgate, where you bash the hell out of it lifting the engine in and out!!!!
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: knobby on 04 August 2005, 20:53: well think im gonna put me old rims on.. give me slightly more travel... was gonna borrow a van but it should go in no probs...

Got 4 blokes to give us a hang lifting it in.. Were laughing no probs.. LOL
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: knobby on 04 August 2005, 21:45: joe.. what u pay for them?

Cheers

Knobby!
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: knobby on 06 August 2005, 00:22: Well it went in.. Sat her on a small pallet.. wouldnt have been to keen to have done it without the pallet, helped spread the weight loads and gave something to strap it down to. Four of use to lift it in... and three to lift it out.. You could do it with two of you but it would be a struggle...

LET THE CONVERSION COMMENCE!!

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/kn0bby/Image004.jpg)
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: Mr Blue on 06 August 2005, 00:33: Quote from: monzablue16v on 04 August 2005, 20:00
Depends how much of a fat b@stard he is really!!!! :) but should be ok in back of a mk2 maybe a mk3 tank would be better suited though ;)

lmfao :grin:

good work batman :cool:
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: dubslug on 06 August 2005, 00:36: nice one can u pass any info on this conversion onto me plz as im abt to under take the same task
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: Deefadog on 06 August 2005, 07:25: Your mad knobby, but a brave mad man :)

keep us up to date on the work ;)
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: mix on 06 August 2005, 09:35: :shocked:

As well as being mental, you must have

1) a bottonless wallet

2) the eye for what you want for your car :grin:
Title: Re: How much does a Golf engine weight?
Post by: knobby on 06 August 2005, 09:41: I keep telling everyone... I'm Richard Dickinson... THE BARGAIN HUNTER!!!!

Hey... im gonna try and note everything down while doing the job, take a few picies while i'm doing it so I can put a report or a brief "How To" it won't be the right way.. but it will certainly be "my way"!

Before I do anything.. I want to rebuild the 2L bottom end.. Any advice on this would be appreciated. The car had done 94k so i'd say it is well worth doing while ive got the engine out.

Cheers guys..

Knobby!