Drive in, drive out conversions?

[AudiA8Quattro]

Garage labour in these parts is at least 60-70 quid an hour, a tuner will charge more.
Mikester is right, it would cost a fortune.
So in answer to OP, if you can't find it cheap enough then DIY.

[Mikester]

THANKS FOR CLEARING THAT UP MIKE. IF YOU EXPECT EVERYONE TO STAY ON TOPIC ALL OF THE TIME THEN YOU'RE ON THE WRONG FORUM!

AND LAST TIME I CHECKED NOBODY "WALKED" THEIR CAR INTO A GARAGE.

Fully aware of the forum thanks, been on it a few weeks now so in the flow of it Do apologise for my mistake!

[Dan_GTi8v]

I'd say it will be almost undoable for £1500 especially in a weeken as tighter schedules usually mean paying more for the urgent parts you need that either forgot or didnt know you needed.

My advice is have at least a grand on the side for all those little extra bits I'd say I spent around £500 on parts during the conversion I didn't realise I needed or simply couldn't find at reasonable prices so had no choice but to bite the bullet and bend over

[Mikester]

I'd say it will be almost undoable for £1500 especially in a weeken as tighter schedules usually mean paying more for the urgent parts you need that either forgot or didnt know you needed.

My advice is have at least a grand on the side for all those little extra bits I'd say I spent around £500 on parts during the conversion I didn't realise I needed or simply couldn't find at reasonable prices so had no choice but to bite the bullet and bend over

Above is true.

From what i have read, its far less of a bolt in with a Mk1 than a Mk3. You need to weld new mounts in etc. Plus the suspension and brakes you cant get away with like on a mk3.

[craig180]

I can buy all the bits then when I have a weekend get it all fitted.

Won't need to pay through the nose for anything. I can weld and bend pipes so that's not an issue

[Dan_GTi8v]

that's what I thought

£500 and 3 weeks later it was still in my driveway 

started first time though so it wasn't all bad 

[tshirt2k]

Just make sure you're prepared to spend alot more time and money on it. Very much doubt it'll be done in a weekend.

[clipperjay]

I see young kids, hard one that, went through simular thing, but planning and having all bits just sitting there you could do a few hours of an evening in a decent garage. Build it up even with manifold downpipes attached and one long weekend, engine crane drop it in and then electrics. But even then you should have planned everything and labeled plug and play? I just break things down into sections brakes, running gear, engine, electrics, interior etc. Use what weekends to work on each bit and finally and much cheaper you end up with conversion?
Garages can do it quicker as there is more than one person working on it and they have ramps and tools in fairness I can see a garage charge what they charge, but like most people have said it can be done on a budget!
A mate just bought a whole VR6 for £400, it went right into his Corrado in two weekends! I think he sold the rest and make a profit it, cost him nothing in the end 
Time management and having balls to do it fella!
Plus if anything goes wrong you know how to deal with it rather than trying to get the garage to fixing it?
 

[Rhyso]

Just make sure you're prepared to spend alot more time and money on it. Very much doubt it'll be done in a weekend.

^^^ this as you'll have to factor in a lot of different components that get overlooked when doing a conversion

When I helped Dai Cymru do his 1.8T we thought that would be a simple swap seeing as the engine was going from one MK4 to another yet everything from drive shafts, to the anti-roll bar and coolant pips were different.  If he didn't have a donor vehicle, then the costs would have been silly.  As it was he made a few quid on the conversion mainly because he had time, space and he's a mechanic 

[tshirt2k]

Just make sure you're prepared to spend alot more time and money on it. Very much doubt it'll be done in a weekend.

^^^ this as you'll have to factor in a lot of different components that get overlooked when doing a conversion

When I helped Dai Cymru do his 1.8T we thought that would be a simple swap seeing as the engine was going from one MK4 to another yet everything from drive shafts, to the anti-roll bar and coolant pips were different.  If he didn't have a donor vehicle, then the costs would have been silly.  As it was he made a few quid on the conversion mainly because he had time, space and he's a mechanic 

My projected £1500 budget was almost doubled. All those forgotten things like nuts, bolts, clamps, tubes, pipes, silicone bits, wires, connectors etc........ all add up.