My Mk2 the money pit

that is one really nice mk2 on the cheap mate, i know u set ur heart on the 20vt, but i had a little "race" with a mk4 golf 20vt, n he cudnt get away from my old 1.9 8valve the bottom end pull in them is just addictive, as im sure jon will agree

mk4 is twice as heavy as a mk2 tho mate, reckon 1.8t in a mk2 is a winning combo, so i hear anyways.

yea i did forget to mention that the mk4 is a heavy lump of a car, so a 20vt wud be nice in a mk2, id love to have a go in one to see what theyre like

stoker,didnt u have a mk4 1.8t not too long ago?!

think it was a tdi mate, mk1 was a 20vt tho.

i know its off topic, but damn ross i love ur avatar

oh well i guess not then! as for the avatar,its all goooooood!!

Yeah I had a mk4 20v turbo and a mk1 20v I reckon I must be getting a habit, I just dropped lucky with the engine so I cant really do anything else now,

The engines stripped and it needs a new oil pump and small end bearings but Im going to do the mains aswell while its apart so hoping to get it back together next week if I can get the bits

And the new engine [20VT] cost how much

Spill the beans

The motor cost me £60
Turbo and loom with a few other bits £200
i need new bearings for the bottom end £200
Qpeng management £600
so hoping to do the swop for not much over a grand which Ill be very happy with

Ive stripped the engine down and found the big end bearings a bit worn and marked up so Im going to change them as well as the mains, Ill also fit a new oil pump and new engine gaskets but after getting a couple of quote all this lots gonna cost me about £400 so thats a bit more than I expected



I best get some overtime in at work to pay for this lot

Doh just bought all the gaskets and bearings for my engine rebuild and im now £300 worse off, this aint no budget project any more and Ive still got my ECU, brakes and respray to sort out yet I can see me going bankrupt before Ive finished

Did you have a 2litre 8valve dude?

No mate I just bought the 20v in the end

Ok dude. Just toying with the idea of a 2e or AGG 8v in my CL. I'd also like to know if vw made a cross flow 8v 2 litre?

The engines just about done now ill post a few photos when I get the chance, I found when renewing the main bearings someones fitted the wrong thrust bearings so no wonder the bloke selling it said it rattled but hopefully all should be ok.
Ive got some Recaros lined up so if anyone is interested Im gonna sell the Corrado interior

How much for the dog

hmmm temptin

repsol wrote:

How much for the dog

ill do you a swop for a nice mk1 if you know where I might find one

Briggs-e wrote:

hmmm temptin

Its only money come on help a poor man with an expensive habit out I need recaros

i dunno stoker, i thought you were different, but with a 1.8t , recaros, bbs's are sure to follow, then its scene points galore!

No scene points for me Steve or BBS,s we all know you secretly want to be accepted into the scene over on the dark side and yes now you mention it at school all my teachers said I was different you cant blame me for the 1.8t tho I just found a bargian and couldnt resist

jokin bud, well interested to see the finished project.

I know your joking mate I honestly didnt want to spend a load of money on this but it just takes over, the motors now rebuilt , I now need to sort the bodywork out, hows the Rocco going then.
Ive just advertised the interior on S****38 and ive already had some nob head make a smarmy comment why do we bother