newb questions

[pid]

hi all,    newb on here.

i have just been offered a 1992 mk2 golf NOT a gti though a ,1600 cc, body work needs 2 new sills but not a problem as i work with a professional welder. rest of the car ok just failed the MOT on that but not bad for free!! 

im thinking of putting a 16v gti lump in (as i really wanted a 16v gti but cant afford one at the moment!!!)

anything i should know before taking the project on???

also after doing a quick internet search cant seam to find a 16v gti engine are they really hard to come by?

p.s sarcasm is my best friend

[Sam]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mk2-Golf-GTi-16v-Engine-/190463455537?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2c5881b131#ht_500wt_1156

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/volkswagen-golf-mk2-gti-16v-engine-vw-/300485799845?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45f6596fa5#ht_500wt_1156

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mk2-golf-gti-16v-kr-engine-block-g60-20v-8v-/110607308006?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c0b594e6#ht_500wt_1156

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-CORRADO-GOLF-MK2-GTI-16V-ENGINE-BLOCK-/330432917881?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cef563179#ht_827wt_905

[Sam]

there is everything here

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=pfsw&action=display&thread=86439

old post though

[pid]

thanks
 i was toying with the idea of a 20v turbo lump instead but would this be too much power as i will have to drive it now and again from the midlands to work in portsmouth.

[lemski]

Never to much power haha.

[The Mighty Elvi]

Good for you. The starting point for any good Golf is a good shell.

All the rest is plug and play.

[pid]

 :grin:never to much power.

im putting the 1.8 20vt lump in now even if the insurance company will take all my hard earned pounds. 

then swap the sub frames for gti ones and deck the suspension 

cant wait to be on the road now!!!!!

[lemski]

Yeh am doin it to a mk1 after cristmas my 16v race engine just isn't quick enough haha. Good look with the conversion though.

[pid]

cheers buddy

im doing a skyline at the moment for a mate turning it into a drift tramp but cant wait for this golf to be finished already. 

[Wayne]

Why not drop a VR in it.