8 valve mk2 golf GTI digifant engine in T25?

Post by **benross** » 15 Jan 2006, 22:50

Hi i was wondering how hard this conversion is and if anyone knows of any sort of home-made guide to carrying it out.

The engine currently in my bus is a 1.9 watercooled DG.

Any help appreciated

Post by **syncroand101** » 15 Jan 2006, 23:41

http://www.club80-90.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=193

http://www.club80-90.co.uk/wiki/index.p ... e_Golf_GTI

Have you seen these?

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Post by **Diamond Hell** » 15 Jan 2006, 23:49

It's not difficult, but depends on what parts and facilities you have to work with.

Do you have the following from a diesel T25?

Gearbox bellhousing
mounting bars
sump
diesel input shaft, or grinder to cut the WBX shaft down
waterhousings for head and water pump
full set of water pipes
clutch
flywheel
bellhousing tinware

Do you have the following facilities?

Bunch of spanners and sockets
torque wrench
Engine hoist
axle stands
welder and exhaust tubing (or ability to put up with 20bhp loss of power caused by running the JX turbo with the guts removed and then plated over)
Big hammer
the confidence to beat one of your chassis rails with the big hammer
A multimeter and some basic wiring skillz, innit

If you've got all that then you're probably fit to go on a GTI conversion. We're here to help you through it, so go on your own and ask questions as you proceed. As far as I'm aware the only big gotchas are knowing you need to fit a diesel spiggot bearing in the end of the crank and that you don't tighten the diesel sump bolts until you've attached the gearbox to the engine, or you can pull one end of the sump off

The rest of it's just hitting things and spinning spanners, the sort of thing anyone could do.

Post by **benross** » 16 Jan 2006, 23:06

Wow, cheers for taking time out for that Diamond Hell- Its very much appreciated.
I, well my dad, has all the gear but i guess i just need to get all the bits you list.

Thanks again

Post by **ginga** » 31 Jan 2006, 14:33

I'm just wrapping up a mk3 gti conversion after 8 months mainly due to being a slack b***tard as my old boss used to call me.

I used all info i could find on here and asked a few stupid questions along the way, thanks to everyone who replied. Am in Leeds and have a few tools/bit of knowledge (a dangerous thing!!!) should you need any help.
07767896730.

Worst bit for me was mk3 wiring loom but its simpler on mk 2 i believe.

My van now under going road tests so you may hear a loud van on the streets of leeds, still sorting out exhaust. currently have about one inch ground clearance which is constantly being ripped off by all the bloody speed humps round here. Just cant stump up cash for bespoke one just yet.

Just a shame the vans rust coloured.....

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 31 Jan 2006, 15:16

Show us what you've done then!

Post by **ginga** » 01 Feb 2006, 15:26

Will post some pics at weekend when i'm home in time, and the exhaust is back on it instead of in middle of some pothole and speed bump riddled street.

And why do we need speed bumps when the potholes are a foot deep and three wide.

Ginga.

Post by **VWbabe** » 19 Feb 2006, 15:11

Benross

Did u decide to give it a go?
How u gettin on?

Post by **benross** » 19 Feb 2006, 18:56

vw babe...

Not even thought about starting it yet!!! Ive had so much on recently i just haven't gotten round to it. I am currently completely restoring a mk2 2 8v GTI so thats been given priority as my bus runs like a dream. When ive finished that i'm going to make a start tidying my bus up a bit and possibly an engine conversion.

The original question was more out of interest to see just what it would require and will probably go ahead with it in the not-so-distant future, depending on how restoring my golf takes!!

Il keep it posted when i do make a start!

Thanks for asking though!