as above really folks im gonna be picking up a complete running mk5 rs 2000 will this be an pig to fit into the van im a confident mechanic and am not shy of doing a bit of grafting

just wondeing if i can swap the tanks and fuel lines over

prob gonna splice the loom in with the exsiting mk6 one or might mod the mk5 and fit that in complete

any help welcome people

 

 

you can blow through the fuel lines and reuse them if they're in good condition. you can use your existing tanks after good clean if you fit a lift pump then another inline high pressure type jobby... such as jag lift pump and 306 S16 hi pressure pump. use the complete mk5 wiring loom its for the best unless you want to do lots of splicing and dicing, also if its an early mk6 no pats to disable / bugger around with.

make sure you transfer the brakes over and fit appropriate front suspension or you'll be sorry and possibly dead

 

cheers for the reply fella just picked up a complete running mk5 rs2000


gonna c how hard it is to splice and dice the loom as i wanna keep the mk6 dash and so on

gonna be running cozzie front stoppers and poss rear discs and the front suspension off the 2000

was gonna have a look and see if the mk5 tank will fit in the van

 

you can't use the rs2000 rear suspension without re-engineering the rear end of the van - if you are confident doing this go for it but bearinmind the payload of and rs2000 is nothing like that of even a 55 van and you will blow the shock seals by loading it up.

its best to use the mk5 everything then splice the dialsinto the mk5 loom ratehr than the other way around

 

gonna be using just the rear discs and conversion bracket if that will work
gonna try and use the mk5 petrol tank rather than the mk6 one

on the loom gotta be carfull as the vans got an air bag and the dash controls look completely differant


so i might still and try and splice into the existing loom


im a confident tech anyway fella so ill give it ago

cheers for the help tho fella have you every done a conversion like this

 

put an rsturbo into my zetec but that doesn't run, done several engine changes on the van and various other project, any questions just ask.

i've never had the stub axles off but if you take the vans stubs off you may find you can use the complete stub axles off the rs saves fecking around

 

the airbag is a seperate unit leave tge wiring it will be fine the only thing to alter is the wiring at the instrument cluster, everything esle is independant, just need to splice in the starter wires etc...

 

cool beans fella i might try and get the mk5 loom out this weekend and have a play with it lol

 

Have fun mate