hi people my clutch is starting to smell now everytime it gets warm, and is not pulling as hard as it did! so think my clutch will be on its way out soon!! so am looking at new clutchs, and was wanting to upgrade as will hopefully be making the car hybrid at the end of the year!
i have been...
Hi everyone!
I thought it was about time i started my own build thread as ive finally began restoring and converting my pride and joy over the next few months!
Well i might aswel start at the begining and show you how it came to me and what ive done so far...
This...
I have been looking at buying bigger brakes for my 1.4 dab as the 256mm on it are not the sharpest. I wanted to originally upgrade to the fr brakes but found out that i would have to buy new hubs which are near enough £200 and also that the fr brakes arent great anyway.
I know that the mk3...
well for the last few weeks i have been without a car as im having a vr6 put into it. ( i know half of you will say i should of gone 1.8t but hey ho personal choice and all that lol )
anyway got the engine gearbox pedalbox wiring loom everything for £400 off a very nice bloke off e38.
the...
I have been offered a 2.8 golf mark111
and i was thinking of putting it into my 2000 ibiza 1.4s
is this hard??
anyone done it before know any extras i will need??
thanks!!
Hey i have got the offer of the front calipers and carriers off a Corrado (not cordobra!!) VR6 for 50 quid and also an exhaust system with a hi-flow cat aldo for 50 quid.
My questions are will they be a simple enough fit, i.e. the coraddo brakes are for a 5 stud hub, is there any other...
helloo! posted a thread a while back bout turning my mk2 into a 1.8T 20v, but i now hav a new idea!1 a vr6 not too sure whether to look at 24v or 12v atm both pretty powerful!! just wana see what the general reaction is really anybody else got any advice or hav dun it ...
hi i have a 99 seat ibiza 1.4 8v and i have just bought a l reg golf vr6(dizzy) smashed up for the conversion, i have stripped the golf of everything i need but i am just a little conserned over the wiring side of things? so far i have separated the engine bay loom into 2 the aux water pump and...
i have just bought a full damaged mk3 golf vr6 for the engine to go in my 99 1.4 ibiza sport, i am just wondering if anybody can provide me with the part number for the vw clutch mechanism to run a cable on the vr6 hyd box? and what cars run this mechanism and what vw charge for this part...
Right Ive got a wrote off Corrado VR6 and my mate is going to put engine and box into my Ibiza GTI 8v.
He is pretty at engines so should be able to it ok but he wants to know what he does with subframes, will it go on the Ibiza one or does he have to do cuttin and weldin etc????
Any help from...
My poor lil bezza's engine desided 2 die the other! Sadly the cambelt went and was towed all the way home!
So now ive decided 2 make it a lil more fun... The interior is fully stripped and have 2 make the decision on which bucket seats 2 use! And why not change the engine since its gone! Would...
Since joining this forum ive had plenty of ideas 4 my GTi 16v, but recently ive been thinking, if i get a VW Golf mk3 VR6 donar car would it be possible 2 transfer the engine and gearbox into my car? Any help would be much appreciated!!
Please do not take this the wrong way, as I'm really not a boy racer but just thought it might be of some interest to some of you, if not can a mod please delete.
Was travelling on a "private road" at well within the speed limt when a Corrado VR6 came and sat about a foot from my rear bumper...
I really fancy doing this conversion this year and know there is a few on here who have already given in to the sound of 6 cylinders.
Just few questions really.
What is needed to buy except for obviously the engine and some better brakes and suspension.
Guessin I will need a better gearbox...
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