Hello all you knowledgeable people.
May I apologise in advance if you have answered similar questions, I've had a good look though the other threads.
I've been quite unlucky with my beloved VW's so far....
Our first bay camper, we worked on for months. 2 weeks after returning from the spray shop, as we were putting finishing touches to the interior, it set on fire. (We didn't even get to sleep in it
), Enjoyed the T25 we got next.
At the start of Jan this year, We were foolish enough to leave our Golf VR6 running whilst we nipped inside (20 seconds). Obviously the insurance didn't pay out so we were left stuck, back at the bottom of the car ladder.
The same week, someone offered us a 1981 panel van (1.6 petrol, Aircooled), really cheap. A perfect shell for a project.
Bodywork was very clean, had to replaced engine mounts and changed the driveshafts but structure fairly sound, but boy is the engine causing no end of problems..... We've done the usual checks, But still we start the journey to work and end up finishing it on foot.
So when someone said they were selling their Jetta 1.8 Gti, 1991 we snapped there hand off..... (it was dark at the time). We could run the Jetta whilst playing with the van.
Jetta runs well, but when we cleaned off the mud, the bodywork was a mess (had a rear-ender botch job done)
Is fate telling us something? Should we put the Gti engine in or carry on fixing the van's 1.6 engine?
Or are we being stupid even thinking it?
How easy / impossible is this engine conversion? (I've read up on the diesel parts u need, checked availability, also partner works in car trade with lots of friends who might help)
As for our mechanicing skills..... I'd rank us as professional amatures. But we've little to loose and will have to spend a bob or 2 anyway.
Thanks for taking the time to read this message.
VWbabe
