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I’ve bought this to finish it off.

1999 vw polo 1.6
Cupra r half leather seats.
bbs alloys
Body work in great shape.
Work in progress
 

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Yeah I have a mate who has a 2.8 vr6 engine sitting doing nothing. I think he said 2.8.... I’ll needa check 😂 hopefully I’ll get out in one of the Sunday runs soon enough. Might have to tackle the blow out in the exhaust myself. Anyone can come help if ya want lol
 

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That looks class! I imagine there aren’t too many of those about. When I was young, my next door neighbour had one that they had from new - it may even have been a left-hooker.
 

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Cheers man. I can’t take all the credit. I’m just piecing it together again. Changing a few things. Got a new tail pipe for it.
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Hopefully give it a bit of a grunt. It’s actually supremely clean underneath for the age of it. 20 years old I think. 21 in nov actually lol
If anyone has a head unit they are not using and are selling give me a shout. The one is this has a classy tape deck and the radio doesn’t work! Cheers
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Happy days. Can you send me some pics please? What a night! Took the car out to test everything and booom.... passenger wheel flew down the street thankfully no one got hurt and the car didn’t get any damage. All tightened up and ready for mechanic tomorrow. Hopefully in the road with mot on Monday or Tuesday.

I used to live in Lambeg, in sandymount. Might have seen me drive my bmw about like a moon cat.
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Ok lads, I’m finding it a bit hard to find an engine for this for the near future. Not going into it straight away. I’m thinking a nice GTI golf engine or a vr6.
Any of you lads or ladies know amid anything decent going? And can maybe help me with putting it in at some stage?
 

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Ok lads, I’m finding it a bit hard to find an engine for this for the near future. Not going into it straight away. I’m thinking a nice GTI golf engine or a vr6.
Any of you lads or ladies know amid anything decent going? And can maybe help me with putting it in at some stage?

I could help you out with a 1.8T 20v ;)
 

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will it go in without major mods?

I believe so...very popular conversion, so much so you can buy the conversion engine/gearbox mounts off the shelf!

I've no first hand experience of the swap, few guys on here have/had 1.8T Polos that can probably advise better than me
 

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I believe so...very popular conversion, so much so you can buy the conversion engine/gearbox mounts off the shelf!

I've no first hand experience of the swap, few guys on here have/had 1.8T Polos that can probably advise better than me

thanks mike, hopefully some will show up and offer advice!
 

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To 20v it you'll need to use 16v or TDI engine mounts, handiest option for a gearbox is an 02a from a 16v, hydraulic clutch pedal swap if it doesn't have one, custom loom, immobilizer removed from the ecu, MK3 conversion downpipe, mount an intercooler and make up boost pipes.

Something from a mk3 will pretty much bolt in. You'll pay around £600 for the bits for a vr6 conversion. Something similar or a bit more for a 16v
 
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