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Originally Posted by island911
Hey Tom, I have a low-mile close ratio gear box out of an early GTi, sitting in my basement. Is it worth anything?
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Yeah, probably if you can find someone who wants one locally. VW guys tend to be cheapskates though. That is a good little tranny.
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Oh, specifics on my weak link comment... my experience has been tears in the metal around engine mounts (running a tweaked motor) and tears in the metal around suspension pick-up points (when running a stiffer suspension) . .. a looong time ago.
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Yeah, that is true. We tore up a poly rear mount, thinking of fabbing up solid mounts, but haven't decided yet.
By the way, unless you have a specific reason to, (Like class rules say you have to) you really don't rebuild a VW engine, you swap in a newer bigger one. The easy button for the A1 cars is the 2L ABA block (A3 Golfs, Jettas, and Cabriolets) with the stock A1 (JH) big valve mechanical head. Bolts right up, all you need is a new downpipe, and you get a nice bump to 115hp. Details
here, as well as a hundred other places.
Fun little cars:
