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Offline greendragon

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mk1 upgrade
« on: 20 January 2013, 00:16 »
just a quick question really what parts can be put out a mk3 2.0 8v gti into a mk one and how hard is fitting  like engine etc
reason being ive got a mkone shell and a mk3 which is being stripped for parts
thanks

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Re: mk1 upgrade
« Reply #1 on: 27 January 2013, 20:05 »
nothing is impossible... i wouldn't tinker with anything that works on your mk1... you can end up asking for trouble imo.

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Re: mk1 upgrade
« Reply #2 on: 28 January 2013, 01:09 »
just a quick question really what parts can be put out a mk3 2.0 8v gti into a mk one and how hard is fitting  like engine etc
reason being ive got a mkone shell and a mk3 which is being stripped for parts
thanks

First things first, what's you MK1 currently running with engine wise?  If it's a 1.8 K-jet, it's not uncommon to do a 2.0 bottom end conversion.

Offline greendragon

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Re: mk1 upgrade
« Reply #3 on: 28 January 2013, 22:48 »
its running a 1.3 engine but wana put my gti mk3 golf engine in as its goin spare