Knock, knock knocking...

[cняis]

Exactly wot i was gonna say!!! Check the engine mounts...

Open yor bonnet, sit inside and with the handbrake on slowly release the clutch in first gear... if you see the engine lift at the front then the front mounts gone and if it lifts from the rear then it's the rear mount.

ahh never knew this, will try that when my car has an engine in it lol!

just replace them now whilst the engine is out, saves taking the engine out later!

[Benrevs]

Right gunna do the mounts anyways as they are ancient and am just going to eliminate!   1st problem though.. (of possibly many).
  The car is a 1.8 digifant but has a 2.0 mk3 bottom end fitted...  Would the bracket for the front mount be the one off the original 1.8 block or would the 2.0 bracket be used, also same goes for the mount itself. Ere we go, i had this issue with belts etc!lol  Cheers