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Offline maxp

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Re: £8000 budget for Mk2 did not work - so plan B but need help
« Reply #20 on: 05 March 2010, 23:52 »
Quote from: Bieldside on 05 March 2010, 18:55
I may have sourced a donor car - 3 door 16v in Oak Green with 178000 miles

No service history at all + no MOTS - but does that matter I ask myself if the objective is to "gut" it and start again

My objective is to have a standard 16v externally as it left the factory with leather interior but pondering whether to have a modified engine dropped in so it becomes a wolf in sheeps clothing , Feel the latter is more fun and as the car is only for me it may justify spending £000's

Any recommenadtions on engine choices?

If i were you i'd keep it *totally* standard. A 16v engine, in top notch condition is still damn fast in a mk2. There would be no 'buts' about it being totally oem. Just my 2 pence though! :wink:
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Offline danny_p

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Re: £8000 budget for Mk2 did not work - so plan B but need help
« Reply #21 on: 06 March 2010, 11:23 »
ABF, 1.8T or a vr6   take your pick depending what you want
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Offline dan7

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Re: £8000 budget for Mk2 did not work - so plan B but need help
« Reply #22 on: 07 March 2010, 19:16 »
Make me a sensible offer on my 100k near standard oak!  :wink:
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Re: £8000 budget for Mk2 did not work - so plan B but need help
« Reply #23 on: 07 March 2010, 19:30 »
If you are going to spend that sort of money on a car that you want to keep for ever, then I would re-build the standard engine to as new spec. Ultimate performance would really not matter to me as I would not want to drive it very fast anyway.

Mine is about as original as they come and I intend to keep it that way. It is the car that I wanted 20 years ago. Now I've got one if I moddified it, it wouldn't be that car any more.

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Re: £8000 budget for Mk2 did not work - so plan B but need help
« Reply #24 on: 09 March 2010, 18:20 »
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Offline Neo Badness

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Re: £8000 budget for Mk2 did not work - so plan B but need help
« Reply #25 on: 09 March 2010, 18:36 »
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You don't own a Mk2, you support it.

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Re: £8000 budget for Mk2 did not work - so plan B but need help
« Reply #26 on: 09 March 2010, 18:45 »
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Offline dan_apps

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Re: £8000 budget for Mk2 did not work - so plan B but need help
« Reply #27 on: 09 March 2010, 19:23 »
Quote from: topher on 09 March 2010, 18:45
buy this.. it was oak green once! http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=290887

saw that one, what a stunning motor!
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