borachris
Veteran Member
Thought it was about time I started a thread on my mk2, before it gets out of hand and I end up finishing it without doing one.
After having my Bora for about 6 years I just fancied a change, had always wanted a mk2 but couldn't afford the insurance when I first passed my test and ended up with a 1.4SR Nova!
Anyway I came up with a plan to buy one and drop a 150PD ARL lump in, with the adition of the GTB2260VK turbo and R783's, both had been fitted to the Bora and totally transformed the car compared to the little hybrid I had fitted previously.
So I decided all this one Thursday, let a few mates know I was looking for a cleanish mk2, spec/engine unimportant. 2 days later my mate Ray phoned, one of our other mates Pete, knew someone selling an 8V gti. Went down for a quick look and bought it there and then!
Its an 8valve Gti in alpine white, first registered in march 1992/J, bit rough around the edges with 190k on the clock, but most importantly for me the shell is solid with no major rust, in fact hardly any at all
When I tell people i'm putting a diesel engine in a mk2 Golf most of them think i'm stupid, I think its going to be alot of fun!!!
After having my Bora for about 6 years I just fancied a change, had always wanted a mk2 but couldn't afford the insurance when I first passed my test and ended up with a 1.4SR Nova!
Anyway I came up with a plan to buy one and drop a 150PD ARL lump in, with the adition of the GTB2260VK turbo and R783's, both had been fitted to the Bora and totally transformed the car compared to the little hybrid I had fitted previously.
So I decided all this one Thursday, let a few mates know I was looking for a cleanish mk2, spec/engine unimportant. 2 days later my mate Ray phoned, one of our other mates Pete, knew someone selling an 8V gti. Went down for a quick look and bought it there and then!
Its an 8valve Gti in alpine white, first registered in march 1992/J, bit rough around the edges with 190k on the clock, but most importantly for me the shell is solid with no major rust, in fact hardly any at all
When I tell people i'm putting a diesel engine in a mk2 Golf most of them think i'm stupid, I think its going to be alot of fun!!!