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Old 11th September 2011, 09:02 PM
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hi i'm new to the forums i have just bought the bible to start building my own roadster i was wondering if any one had fitted a audi or vw 1.8t engine in there roadster and any problems they came across
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Old 11th September 2011, 09:38 PM
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id have a good search theres probably a bellhousing out there that will fit

where theres a will theres a way !
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Old 11th September 2011, 10:27 PM
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yep
after having a play in my daughters 240hp A3 i looked at trying to fit one.
there is a link on here to a custom kiy to rwd and it comes in at approx 2K
too much for me .....
so if cheap is what you want to do then its a diy job i,m afraid.
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Old 11th September 2011, 10:39 PM
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Old 11th September 2011, 11:06 PM
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id have a good search theres probably a bellhousing out there that will fit

where theres a will theres a way !
This crowd use to put the vw in suzuki jeeps and did adaptors for the toyota hilux gearbox so you could put the 2wd hilux box behind it <tough as old boots>

http://www.acmeadapters.com/store_engine.php

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As eluded too, the gearbox is the crunch point.

There are some tasty engines out there which are restricted by the number of suitable gearboxes.

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Old 12th September 2011, 01:11 PM
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if anyone wants one i have a 1.8T engine with the big port head and ancylires just lying around would need an ecu for it though
i like the idea aof the hilux box

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I vaguely recall a guy in CKC building an Aeon gt3? with a audi turbo engine although cant remember what gearbox he used.
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Old 12th September 2011, 05:39 PM
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i think one of the porche boxes can be used (old 80's one iirc)
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I think there are two sizes on the larger audi/vw engine. And most of the front engined porkers use torque tubes and transaxles IIRC.

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