Hi, due to lack of space and having no garage im asking on here if anyone is willing to undertake a turbo transplant to my mk4 cab. Its a d plate cab with mfi engine and the donor car i will provide is also a d plate erst mfi. The donor car has been owned by my nan from new so i know the wiring loom is completely original.
I just need to know a price and if the person doing the conversion would like to do a deal with the left overs of the donor vehicle and the left over 1.6i engine of the cab? Also when doing the transplant, the rs turbo engine needs a new clutch but i will supply this, just needs fitting.
Prices please and both cars can be driven to the garage but obviously needs to be close as rst has no mot and clutch dodgy.

 

anyone? need it done asap please!!!

 

is it poss for you to get the car and parts to melksham

 

cant see y not. The cab can be drove as its taxed and mot`d. The rs does run tho got no mot or tax so can be towed.
Have u got a price and how long would it take?

 

hi mate i done many of these, swindon not to far away from birmingham, pm me with wot prices you have, if you could deliver i could convert

 

pm sent

 

andyuk - id have to tow the rs, even tho it runs it has no mot or tax and the clutch is a bit dodgy (hence why i want my new one fitted i got when the swap is being done).
Ive been quoted about 300

 

thats a good price snap his hand off,

 

think im gonna strip the loom out the rs when the weather is better and fit it into the cab. Might even move the bits over i can (such as rad,ecu etc) then all i got to do is tow them both the few miles to the garage where it will be done.That way i save some oney and sort my electrics the way i want them (ive got electric roof,pump to fit as well as my ice setup and alarm - with a few tricks up my sleeve - as well as a few other things). This should also knock the price down too.

 

id do it for ya in a day if u were closer unless ya willing to travel!

 

im thinking if someone can do it over a weekend then i can bring them down and have a weekend with the missus wherever i need to go. Prices please?

 

Bloody hell mate if you think someone's gonna do a complete engine conversion for less than £300 you'll be waiting a while, unless you've got a mate to do it for beer tokens lol! How many garages do you know that only charge £150 a day?! Tbh for £300 i can't imagine it'll come back all setup and running sweet ready to go, to do a nice job is gonna take more than a day for sure.

 

ive been quoted 300 by local company that i trust and r well into their rs`s. granted - they did say they`d do it inbtwn jobs but said they wouldnt be longer than a month. That 300 though is if i do the loom myself.

 

if u can get the car to me and my mate can have it turned around in a day,we done a cabriolet from 1.6 to turbo in 8 hours,still running to this day perfectly,done it so many times can do it with my eyes shut!
300 we would do it for

 

its not, just a simple loom and engine change, the tank fuel pump and few other things need to be changed as well, for 300 quid ther goin to change engines and the tank, fit fuel pump and exhaust brackets and exhaust, and get it running sweet, sounds like they would ask for more at the end of it all mate,

 

ive asked the question of what needs swapping on various sites and as its a mfi to mfi swap ive been told by all that the fuel tank is the same as well as the fuel pump (tho i will swap the pump anyway).Im not bothered about doin the little bits its just i cant do the main block swap as have no equipment or know how to do it.Changing exhausts and hangers wont be a prob for me.

 

good look with it then mate, let us no how you get on,

 

Well then why the hell havent you just taken them up on the offer?

 

im in the process of stripping the rs to get the loom and any little niggly things i want out of it (locks etc). Due to work commitments and lack of space i dont get alot of time to do it.Hopefully this should all be done this weekend and maybe even fitted in the cab.Then i will contact the local company to do the main bits for me.
Thanks for everyones suggestions and i will keep everyone up 2 date if they want to know! maybe even start a restore/rebuild thread.

 

Ive found someone willing to come down and do it in a day. Ive stripped the loom out the rs and started stripping the cab loom down so should finish that when i have a chance. Hopefully all done by the sunday!