That V8 engine goes into the bay front to back, as aposed to across (left to right) and is meant to drive either the rear wheels or all four wheels (Audi's Quattro system) so you'd need to modify the bulkhead, put in a tunnel for rear wheel drive shaft, new rear axel and new front axel whether your were powering the front wheels or not.
You might even have to look at a new chassis to cope with the extra weight and power.
And if you put it into a Cab, you'd have to do a lot to it to stop all those horses from twisting the car.
Could be fun though.
I'm fairly sure that one of the VW transplant specialists was going to do a V8 Golf project, but can't remember which.
Renault 25 turbo/Espace box, eliminates the need for rwd, and the internals are stronger than a normal french piece of dung!!!
