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Title: My new toy...
Post by: Devon Joe on 06 November 2006, 21:13
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/shonadog/mk1.jpg)

Picked this baby up on Saturday for £250, MOT till April, TSR 285mm disc conversion and a half decent respray.

It does have a conrod 'slightly' poking out the block though..


And I only went to the damm scrapyard for some rear doors for my van  :grin:
Title: Re: My new toy...
Post by: Neaty on 06 November 2006, 21:15
bargain! an engine shouldnt cost you too much either!

good find!
Title: Re: My new toy...
Post by: adie on 06 November 2006, 21:50
you jammy bugger!  nice find mate. :wink:
Title: Re: My new toy...
Post by: Stu.750 on 06 November 2006, 21:54
Its a deal its a steal its the sale of the century in fact its so good i think you should keep it for yourself

 so what engines going in it ?
Title: Re: My new toy...
Post by: maximk2 on 06 November 2006, 22:12
mmmmmmmmmmm nice how much is a new engine for a mk1?
or can you fit a valver unit in from mk 2?
Title: Re: My new toy...
Post by: Stu.750 on 06 November 2006, 22:31
Can defo fit a valver

 ask one of the members mk1 mad he`s got one
Title: Re: My new toy...
Post by: Devon Joe on 06 November 2006, 22:58
I am defo putting a 2.0 bottom end on - valver conversion can wait till next winter!!
Title: Re: My new toy...
Post by: Neaty on 06 November 2006, 23:07
my mate had a mark 1 gti 1.8 head and an audi 2.0 shortblock bottom end, was pretty damn torqy, didnt need ot rev it that much tbh
Title: Re: My new toy...
Post by: gibby on 07 November 2006, 14:39
Bargain ! :cool:
Title: Re: My new toy...
Post by: ...joe on 07 November 2006, 17:25
wicked find! :cool: