Drive in, drive out conversions?

[scarr89]

£8000...

Just take 4 weeks off work and DIY!

[craig180]

Is this where the love haters thing comes from in the VW scene??!

Cheers for that link dude. Not a million miles away but still further than I'd like

To be completely honest if you are going to pay a reputable tuning company to complete a Mk1 GTI to 20vt you are going to be paying around £8000. Maybe more.

The car will be with them for a month at least.

So in the grand scheme of things, how far it is from where you live is nothing to worry about as its worth it for a proper job.

Not sure where you've been going for your work but that's a bit of an exaggeration.

I could do the conversion on my drive, with basic tools in a weekend, so how it would take a "reputable" tuning company a month I have no idea!

And 8 grand? Gold plated rockers and a diamond encrusted ECU?

[Mikester]

Is this where the love haters thing comes from in the VW scene??!

Cheers for that link dude. Not a million miles away but still further than I'd like

To be completely honest if you are going to pay a reputable tuning company to complete a Mk1 GTI to 20vt you are going to be paying around £8000. Maybe more.

The car will be with them for a month at least.

So in the grand scheme of things, how far it is from where you live is nothing to worry about as its worth it for a proper job.

Not sure where you've been going for your work but that's a bit of an exaggeration.

I could do the conversion on my drive, with basic tools in a weekend, so how it would take a "reputable" tuning company a month I have no idea!

And 8 grand? Gold plated rockers and a diamond encrusted ECU?

I know i know i know....

A few years ago the rough price was £5k for a 20vt into a Mk3.

I would email a few of the companies and see what prices you get. You may be suprised....

[F17BAD]

Is this where the love haters thing comes from in the VW scene??!

Cheers for that link dude. Not a million miles away but still further than I'd like

Mate just ignore all that diamond hell says.. 90% of people know what sort of person he is

Anyhow later this year we do hope to have premises and offer public liability too

But to answer that idiot, if things did go wrong with anything we did then of course we would rectify it. I'm not sure what kind of warrant people think they get with second hand engines but it's not great

Anyhow good luck with the project  

[craig180]

Is this where the love haters thing comes from in the VW scene??!

Cheers for that link dude. Not a million miles away but still further than I'd like

Mate just ignore all that diamond hell says.. 90% of people know what sort of person he is

Anyhow later this year we do hope to have premises and offer public liability too

But to answer that idiot, if things did go wrong with anything we did then of course we would rectify it. I'm not sure what kind of warrant people think they get with second hand engines but it's not great

Anyhow good luck with the project  

Cheers man, appreciate the input.

[thai-wronghorse]

£8000!!!! f**k that, id rather buy a better car.

[craig180]

£8000!!!! f**k that, id rather buy a better car.

Whichever way you look at it, it won't cost 8 gs!

I'll either do it myself, all in for under £1500 or pay someone local up to a grand and supply all the bits.

There is no way it's going to cost more than £50/hr so 3 working days max

[F17BAD]

£8000!!!! f**k that, id rather buy a better car.

Whichever way you look at it, it won't cost 8 gs!

I'll either do it myself, all in for under £1500 or pay someone local up to a grand and supply all the bits.

There is no way it's going to cost more than £50/hr so 3 working days max

This all day long mate

[Mikester]

£8000!!!! f**k that, id rather buy a better car.

Whichever way you look at it, it won't cost 8 gs!

I'll either do it myself, all in for under £1500 or pay someone local up to a grand and supply all the bits.

There is no way it's going to cost more than £50/hr so 3 working days max

This all day long mate

I agree. I would do work myself all day long rather than pay a garage. When i owned golfs i used to post all the work up on here.

However, unfortunately, the "tuners" that specialise in the VW scene are able to charge these prices to people who have the money and not the ability to do it themselves. Not to say they don't do a brilliant job and they do know what they are doing.

The major factor here, which i think Brad will agree with when it comes to money, is the quality and attention to detail that you want with the conversion.

[thai-wronghorse]

Much more realistic, I'm in the same boat really (awaits mk3 digs) As its probably something I could do given the time and space but unfortunately they are two things I have very little of at my new home and with a 10 month old daughter.