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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Fielder on 03 April 2006, 09:13
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Well folks, for the 3rd time in 4 weeks the dubs off the road again.
First it failed its MOT, Then when this was fixed the alternator went, Then after that there was the unfortunate accident while sombody was test driving it.
Then last night on a (Closed) Bypass i managed to get the Dub off the clock (have photo to prove it), Although speedos are in-accurate i managed to get the needle right past the 120 mark and back around until it couldnt go any further. Weee i thaught this is fun....
Then i stopped....No first gear, a few minites of grinding later i manage to find first, pull into a car park and let it cool down, phone kev for an on the phone diagnostic, Seems the Sync mech / clutch / gears have broken,
However all is not lost, Last night i managed to buy (from a family friend) a Mind, 4door, imperial blue Mk2 1.8 Driver with 82miles on the clock and one lady owner from new. Admitadly i have not seen the car, However a lot of friends have as a close friend of mine was going to buy it but couldnt afford the insurance.
The new car was driven to a friends last night where the front end was removed, The engine and gearbox has been taken from the car and stripped down to recieve a full service. Im dropping my car off later on tonight to have its engine, gear box and drive shafts dropped out and scrapped. the 1.8 driver engine will replace my nackered one, We will also be changing the engine mounts and a few other bits and bobs. My car should be back on the road by the weekend if all goes to plan.
The other great thing about this is i dont need to make a trip to the scrappy, Ill be taking a few items off the doner car such as window rubbers, a few interiour bits n bobs, door cards etc. The rest i will be breaking. I have also been told the car is sat on a set of immaculate P-slot Pirelli Wheels.
If anybody knows how much these P-slots are worth can they let me know? the entire conversions costing me £250 including buying the doner car, Servicing the new lump and labour so im looking to cover the costs by scrapping the Doner car. Also, If anybody needs any parts cheap let me know as Golfgti.co.uk owners will get first call before it all goes on E-bay. The bodyshell is in perfect condition appartently, with exception to a few carpark dings in the doors.
Woooo excited :smug:
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sometimes i really do wonder if you should be driving at all :shocked: one of these days your going to end up hurting yourself quite badly and im afraid to say itll serve ya right :rolleyes: but woooo new engine like me :evil:
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Was only around the 130 mark, Nothing spectacular and at least i was wairing a seatbelt (well harnesses to be precist) so lets not start on learning lessions here :smug: :wink:
and yes, Woohoo indeed :smiley: Im trying to find some infomation on the 1.8s, any body know the differences between the 1.8 drivers and the 1.8 8V GTI lumps?
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the fuel injection system, the 1.8driver will be in carbs we as the 1.8v will have the fuel injection system (digifant and what ever the other one is called..) also the cams are different i think and maybe a few other things....
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Camshaft, exhaust system, injection? But just get some twin 40s, yum!!
Would have been better to see you putting in a 2.0 16v from a Passat, but never mind.
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ahhh would love the passat motor, But money and other restraints. Will only be temp, thinking of getting a raddo next year.
So, Fast road cam and Webbers should give me the smae output as a 8V gti? or at least close?
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Probably more to me honest!
get the crank lightend and balanced aswell!
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More power then a GTI? Or will need more mods to equil the power?
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with twin 40's and a bigger cam, prob slightly more I would say.
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you might want to get a roll cage as well as I'm sure we will hear you have flipped it or crashed it after a few weeks..... :rolleyes:
Fielder - read this thread... http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=37102.from1144084406;topicseen#msg304061
Might put some sense into you...
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you might want to get a roll cage as well as I'm sure we will hear you have flipped it or crashed it after a few weeks..... :rolleyes:
Haha, who's that guy in a black golf with a crash helmet on?!
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im guessing its easy to convert the carb to a digifant system? :rolleyes:
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im guessing its easy to convert the carb to a digifant system? :rolleyes:
Depends on who's doing it... lol
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yet again fielder you never seize to amaze me!!!!!!!!
you nutter! :grin: :grin: