danno Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 And so ee begin...basically i can get my hands on a 1 litre lupo cheap.but has high mileage.for the price of a 1.0 engine i may aswell go full whack.i neef to know what exactly what i need to do the conversion, and a rough price on labour if i supply the engine.and most importantly, i know a few of you have already done this or know how.for those that do id be grateful if you could do it for me at my expense (save a bit instead of goin to a garage).pm me with a price if u fancy offerin a hand for a nice little lump for the january sales.cheers guys help much appreciated, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpolo Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 in all honisty would be cheaper to buy a gti matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 The cheapest gti ive seen is the one on here for 2.2k which is very cheap.surely an AVY conversion isnt that.even at a specialist i was quoted 1200 supply and fit.how would it be cheaper?i have taken into account insurance and this would still be cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 It's more fun doing it yourself. I've replied to your pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpolo Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 all depends on how much you get the engine and running gear for also watch out for the gear box made of soft cheese no joke ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 That's why i'm taking the polo GTI engine out of mine and putting the loop GTI engine in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 If i know exactly what i need i can sort price out on parts needed.then can work labour out later.RICH pm replied mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Can anyone give me a little list for what i need then?id love to do it mysrlf and im sure i could with a bit (a lot of) guidance lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpolo Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 engine gearbox drive shafts brakes wiring loop unless you want to run dta or a other running system not sure if anything needs to be done to the subframe to make it fit ?matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 To my knowledge it should sit straight in the bay.what is the best way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkarinx Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 for a conversion you should only needenginegearboxloomalso later polo engines are fly by wire, so you may need to convert to that depending on your caras for gearboxes, from the factory they were not great, although a lot of people havent had a problemand once rebuilt once (properly) they should be finekeep an eye out on club polo, seen some conversions up on there for around £300-£400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Good price that.im already a member from my old car so ill keep my eyes open thanks.not sure if its fly or drive bw i havent got the car yet.just workin out conversion costs thn gona get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 club polo sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Doesnt seem to have any appeal.theres no banter imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 There used to be banter, then a few of us got deleted, Kam got taken off admin and it just got ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Thats what u get if youre naughty haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaileyVW Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 (edited) Best thing to do when going about 6n2 gti conversion IMO... is buy a crashed damaged Polo gti, take everything you need and sell the rest for parts... You'll make your money back for the engine and associated parts and maybe even make a little profit. You can pick up crashed damaged polo's for next to nothing... Also with your car being a 1.0l it means you can take the hubs off the polo and put them with bigger breaks on the lupo, no point running a gti engine with 1.0l stopping power. You can go about the loom in two ways... I've heard you can run the Lupo interior loom along side the polo gti engine loom, dubsy knows info on this, if your serious contact him... Or speak to gilly from VeeDubs on billquay, he'll point you in the right direction.... For my conversion i ran the full Polo interior loom through the car, and spliced it where needed, Mitch did the same and iirc gave me information on what bits needed changed.. If your serious, drop him a pm.You'll need Engine, box, engine loom, interior loom ( if you run it through the car ), ECU, Clocks, Keys, Immobiliser and transponder can't remember what else =/... iirc you need to change the connections for the headlights, and rear lights, extend a wire for one of the indicators, i had to splice the lupo interior loom and rewire the door electrics into the polo loom... i can't remember what else.. pm me when you decide what ur doing and need help. Edited December 14, 2010 by BaileyVW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 (edited) Cheers Bailey thats good to know.In all honesty i cant be bothered breaking the rest of the polo and i dont have a drive or garage etc.but when u consider i could buy the whole car for about the same price as the engine it figures to get tho whole thing.thats what i was thinking about the brakes aswell.I think ill pm Mitch but ill wait till i have sourced what i need, and ive already emailed the guys at veedubs so might hear back today.So it sounds like quite s bit of customising the loom is needed is that right?im guessing thats the hardest part?I am serious about it guys so give me a heads up if u see a polo gti cheap.thanks, Dan Edited December 14, 2010 by danno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOriginalMk1Mike Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 is it the same with the mk arosa loom when fitting a polo gti engine???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzter Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 buying a loom from a polo gti isnt an option for me since its like 1500£ here in sweden. so i need to modify the engine looms thats on the polo engine to fit the lupo stock loom. anyone know howto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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