205 GTi 1.9 Engine Conversion
Discussion
Hi all,
Quick question for the GTI beards out there if I may.
Considering a 1.6 GTI with a Skip Brown 1.9 conversion, J-plate IRO £2,000.
Seems a fairly good deal to me, i'd be looking to restore and keep, or would I be advised to steer clear of this? 1.9 GTI's are of course more desirable.
Quick question for the GTI beards out there if I may.
Considering a 1.6 GTI with a Skip Brown 1.9 conversion, J-plate IRO £2,000.
Seems a fairly good deal to me, i'd be looking to restore and keep, or would I be advised to steer clear of this? 1.9 GTI's are of course more desirable.
Thanks for all the help.
The car is Cat D, which was just body work rather than anything chassis or suspension related.
The engine has uprated valves, verier pully, gas flowed head, uprated pistons etc It's sat mostly for 4 years in a garage, but has just passed an MOT.
The vendor has been very open and said the tappets need adjusting and the dhla throttle bodies tuning, but runs very well.
It's a 300 mile drive back hoping she makes it, collecting on Friday
The car is Cat D, which was just body work rather than anything chassis or suspension related.
The engine has uprated valves, verier pully, gas flowed head, uprated pistons etc It's sat mostly for 4 years in a garage, but has just passed an MOT.
The vendor has been very open and said the tappets need adjusting and the dhla throttle bodies tuning, but runs very well.
It's a 300 mile drive back hoping she makes it, collecting on Friday
What a mission!
Kent to Manchester and back in a day, home at 2:00am after Highways agency decided to close the M1 southbound 18-16, m1/m25 junction, m25/m20 junction.
Anyway, she is mine!
Jobs include, raising the rear back to OEM, restoring the interior, cleaning up the engine bay, tuning the carbs (running very rich), tappets, upgrade the brakes, fix a little rust and respray the roof, put in a red carpet etc etc
Came with a a ton of parts, and a mighty induction roar. Can't wait to get home and play with it.
The car too.
Kent to Manchester and back in a day, home at 2:00am after Highways agency decided to close the M1 southbound 18-16, m1/m25 junction, m25/m20 junction.
Anyway, she is mine!
Jobs include, raising the rear back to OEM, restoring the interior, cleaning up the engine bay, tuning the carbs (running very rich), tappets, upgrade the brakes, fix a little rust and respray the roof, put in a red carpet etc etc
Came with a a ton of parts, and a mighty induction roar. Can't wait to get home and play with it.
The car too.
Sorry for the delay in replies, I forgot to check the thread!
I have a huge wad of reciepts I need to go through so I'll look at what exactly the liners and pistons are.
In no rush to fix her up yet, shes sat in my warm garage awaiting tlc. I have new carpet to go in and other items. I've taken it for a spin up the road every so often to rotate the tyres and keep her going.
Such a bugger to start, takes about 3-4 goes, but the pops and bangs are worth it! Smoking a fair bit, but I think it's over fuelling quite badly. The clutch is definitely slipping too.
But I knew all this, it will go the garage this month for a full diagnosis of what jobs need doing and the cost involved.
Once I know where I stand, I can plan financially. Don't want to pretty it up further until the oily bits are all done!
I do need to get some decent pics, when we get a dry day I'll get some.
I have a huge wad of reciepts I need to go through so I'll look at what exactly the liners and pistons are.
In no rush to fix her up yet, shes sat in my warm garage awaiting tlc. I have new carpet to go in and other items. I've taken it for a spin up the road every so often to rotate the tyres and keep her going.
Such a bugger to start, takes about 3-4 goes, but the pops and bangs are worth it! Smoking a fair bit, but I think it's over fuelling quite badly. The clutch is definitely slipping too.
But I knew all this, it will go the garage this month for a full diagnosis of what jobs need doing and the cost involved.
Once I know where I stand, I can plan financially. Don't want to pretty it up further until the oily bits are all done!
I do need to get some decent pics, when we get a dry day I'll get some.
Hello!
Yes, there has been progress, albeit slowly.
I've had the car gone over by my tame mechanic, he has replaced the clutch and all the coolant hoses, fitted a new fan, made some custom brackets for various things (cable tied on previously) , replaced the oil filler, cleaned the engine.
Next on the list is to get her on a rolling road as there's little/no pickup low down, the car stutters. Get to 1500/2k and it revs beautifully.
The filter has been fitted to the carbs, but it's quite poor so I'll need to source a new one.
Yes, there has been progress, albeit slowly.
I've had the car gone over by my tame mechanic, he has replaced the clutch and all the coolant hoses, fitted a new fan, made some custom brackets for various things (cable tied on previously) , replaced the oil filler, cleaned the engine.
Next on the list is to get her on a rolling road as there's little/no pickup low down, the car stutters. Get to 1500/2k and it revs beautifully.
The filter has been fitted to the carbs, but it's quite poor so I'll need to source a new one.
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