Good luck with finding one, I had the starter motor burn out on my sportline years ago, and had the exact same
problem with locating the parts. There was a company on the net think they were called Chaedel or something and they did performance clutches etc for the mk1's again however it seems like the 1.5 versions had alot more going for them than the 1.7 same with the insurance.... sure youve heard the line "Is it a diesel?"