Any body seen any links or any info for this conversation, saw one years ago in Germany and it went really well...
Mk1 Gof Gti Conversion
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custard
, Jan 29 2011 07:41 PM
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custard
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Posted 29 January 2011 - 07:41 PM
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Posted 29 January 2011 - 07:44 PM
never saw one before but it cant be that hard to do, the engines wont be to much different in size, you could put an r32 engine in it, i saw one in a mk1 golf gti lol 
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Posted 30 January 2011 - 10:22 PM
Would be a waste of a mk1 Golf GTi in my opinion.
A brilliant car in it's own right, and rare as hen's teeth.
A brilliant car in it's own right, and rare as hen's teeth.
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Posted 04 February 2011 - 01:08 PM
Are you sure you mean a Golf GTi?
I've heard only once of such a conversion and that was surely done in UK, it was a Van shell, modified for being a Saloon convertible with a huge nose extension and wide arches...
But, there is a german company, Mini Mengers who transplants a Polo GTi engine into the Mini.
Have a look here:http://www.mini-mengers.de/umbauten_16v16.php
(text in german, only...)
Cheers,
Michael
I've heard only once of such a conversion and that was surely done in UK, it was a Van shell, modified for being a Saloon convertible with a huge nose extension and wide arches...
But, there is a german company, Mini Mengers who transplants a Polo GTi engine into the Mini.
Have a look here:http://www.mini-mengers.de/umbauten_16v16.php
(text in german, only...)
Cheers,
Michael
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Posted 04 February 2011 - 04:44 PM
I have a Lupo GTi now, same as the Polo engine but with a 6 speed close ratio 'box in it. It goes like the clappers and doesn't give up till 7000rpm, so in a Mini could be a very interesting ride. 125+ bhp and a 6 speed box in a Mini will be very swanky! Do it 
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Reading up about these engines, I believe they were originally developed to compete in the Super 1600 rally class - which will be why they go like the clappers
!Reading up about these engines, I believe they were originally developed to compete in the Super 1600 rally class - which will be why they go like the clappers
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