spanny Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Will be keeping an eye on this guys..... some mental cars in the thread that you have owned in the past too i live in Rugby and have family in nuneaton so i may see this around when its all up and running plus when i potentially do my conversion i can call on your help if its available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 You say that, but that K03S suddenly turns into a K04, which then turns into a GT28, which then turns into a GT30, then you've got a 400bhp motorbike scaring Lupo. Might as well do it while the engine is out eh... Hahaha , true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 You working on it in the snow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doody Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 He wont be doing anything atm hes in france eating cheese and garlic lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Indeed, cheese and garlic it was, oh and 8 euro pints i didnt get drunk lolIm back now and will do some work on it over xmas. At the moment i have had the golf engine hoisted into the lupo engine bay. Next il get the old lupo mounts cut away and get measuring up for new mounts to be welded in. then i can measure length the shafts need to be and we'l have some progress made then.MK4 Golf 3 door GTI is now breaking so spread the word to the vw community. Seats are already sold but everything else must go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Im back now and will do some work on it over xmas. At the moment i have had the golf engine hoisted into the lupo engine bay. Next il get the old lupo mounts cut away and get measuring up for new mounts to be welded in. then i can measure length the shafts need to be and we'l have some progress made then.You can use right driveshaft from 1.0/1.4/gti , just change inner CV joint with 100mm from golf mk2/3 or CorradoOn left side you can use right rear driveshaft from MK3 VR6 syncro also must change inner CV jointThen put Mk3 ABF (2.0 16V) gearbox flanges on Mk4 gearbox. Only ABF gearbox has bolt in centre of CV flange.Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 thanks very much for that info petar, that will be a huge help I will drop you a pm if i need to ask anything further Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 You can use right driveshaft from 1.0/1.4/gti , just change inner CV joint with 100mm from golf mk2/3 or CorradoOn left side you can use right rear driveshaft from MK3 VR6 syncro also must change inner CV jointThen put Mk3 ABF (2.0 16V) gearbox flanges on Mk4 gearbox. Only ABF gearbox has bolt in centre of CV flange.Hope this helps I obviously already have my standard right side shaft.the inner mk 3 cv joints are around £35 each side deliveredI have made some enquiries about the synchro shaft but the seem very hard to come by. i asked somebody on ebay that was advertising a golf mk2 synchro driveshaft but he said i would need to tell him my spline count and length of the synchro shaft and get one made up.There is a mk3 2.0 16v breaking for spares near to home so ive emailed them asking for the gearbox flanges so fingers crossed there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 ive just spoken to somebody who says there's only 15mm bifference between the mk2 and 3 synchro...... would this be too much of a difference do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) True - mk2 driveshaft is shorter than mk3. Buy that and try. If you find that is too short , you can make spacer between inner CV and flange and use longer bolts Few years ago I had Rallye Golf with Mk3 VR6 suspension , I broke left driveshaft and put mk2 (15mm shorter) with no issues.Before you buy those ABF flanges , take one from 1.8T and check number of teeth. Edited December 28, 2009 by Petar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 thank you again petar I will certainly take your advice there.When i have bought a mk2 shaft i will feed back to you guys with my findings. I guess it all helps for the next person doing the conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doody Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 I'll be round in a bit with a big hammer to help you smash the drive shafts up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Will have to get some pics up when i can be bothered, standard mounts are cut/drilled out now. before daylight failed we got the engine offered up. when drivers side mount is seated on the leg theres no room really for the original mk4 gearbox mount so going to go back to that with a fresh head today to see if something can be worked out there or whether i can custom mount the drivers side to bring it all over a little.Shall report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Minor set back today. Whent to car to find windows smashed on lupo and golf. Stolen are the coilovers, brakes, intercooler, drive shafts, boost guage, head unit, tools etc. Bar studs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaileyVW Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 what a joke i hate thieving c*nts... hope you can get it sorted pal.. really looking forward too seeing the outcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doody Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I have some pics from day before, ill upload them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubsy Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 (edited) thiveing tossers feel for you mate which intercooler did you have stolen the agu one or were you using aftermarket? ive got an agu one im not using in my conversion which you can have if it will help Edited December 31, 2009 by dubsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jona Bona Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) Rite guys time for an update after a long long time. Im puttin this up for frankie as all the pics are on my camera. The engine is now in position and all the engine mounts are nearly finished. So heres the pics [ Edited July 7, 2011 by Jona Bona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jona Bona Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 More updates soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickerton Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Lovely indepth photos of the mounts, will help a lot of people out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I've gotta say, the way you've chopped into the box section of the chassis legs on both sides will really improve the crumple zones and general car safety if you ever stack it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jona Bona Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 The chassis legs will be boxed back in useing 3mm steel so will be stronger than the original item that will be done once the engine is removed after all the mounts are finished. This has to be done as the engine will not pysically fit in because its to wide. If you or anybody else has anymore sarcastic remarks you can keep them to yourself !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Lol. for a start im not doubling the power in the name of safety, id be more concerned about the removal of my airbags tbh. We are learning as we go here so there will be mistakes along the way and constructive criticism and advice is always appreciated. cheer up Rich. Thanks for posting the photos jonah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Rich never cheers up, he has a really bad case of cynicism. So every loop GTI conversion chops the hell out the chassis legs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Nope, some people dont chop them at all. But a lot of people do if u take a looksy, it seems to depend on which engine you use. From what i remember the bam engine with its mounting requires less chop chop. Im not a know all but i think thats pretty much how it goes. With the agu lump using original mk4 mounts it has to be done. Not that it will matter a jot though, once plated back up the legs will be back to oem strenth or stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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