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    Posted: 13 May 17 at 12:38
Hello,
When I bought my DoKa it was sans engine and gearbox; originally 1.9 5speed.

I need to get it MOT'd while its German documents are still in date in order to register it hassle free.

What engine and gearbox would you use?

I like the idea of Audi A4 or Passat 1.9 and flipped box. After buying the donor car, an extra £1250 for the parts from Tim looks like budget. I can machine the bell housing at work and mod the subframe. I'll also build my own exhaust.

Would you go this way or just go back to standard for cost?

I do want some semblance of reliability and performance whilst I own it.

Thanks in advance for any help or advice offered.

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Personally, having done tdi and golf gti conversions, I would go for the golf, pretty straight forward, cheap and doesn't stress the drivetrain, it just works.

I've done the flipped gearbox route too, but I would find a good 5 speed and stick with that if I were you. Again, it just works.

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Golf, as in a petrol one Shag or a Golf diesel?

Genuinely would like to hear about your experience.

Ultimately, I'm only likely to keep it a year or two, so want the most useable but cost effective option.
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2.0 golf gti petrol from a mk3 golf. You need the diesel bits from a diesel van and perseverance. It's a common conversion, there is a group on faceache if you do that with full instructions, wiring diagrams, photos etc and even a guy selling most of the bits.
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Originally posted by fufflenarnia fufflenarnia wrote:

2.0 golf gti petrol from a mk3 golf. You need the diesel bits from a diesel van and perseverance. It's a common conversion, there is a group on faceache if you do that with full instructions, wiring diagrams, photos etc and even a guy selling most of the bits.

I'll have a look on FB. Cheers.
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VW T 2 5 gti conversion club
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