This is Danny reading a Golf3 its last rites:
8V: sick
The 16V must have the Golf3-ness cleaned off it:
ABF blocks have this pesky rib down the bottom of the block. This means we need to butcher the ultra-rare Rallye transfer box mount like this:
This is then re-worked to feature a new securing lug on the underside of the rib. Pics later as I don't have any now.
No one makes a 16V tubular manifold to suit a Syncro, so we're going to make one with loo-roll tubes and cardboard. This is the flange being cut. Flange.
I have been saving VW downpipes for about two years, in readiness for this occasion. I still have spare. Here are some that aren't spare any more:
9" FTW when cutting pipe - straight through, no messing.
Fits where it touches: