VR6 Into Ibiza

[Adz The Rat]

I really fancy doing this conversion this year and know there is a few on here who have already given in to the sound of 6 cylinders.
Just few questions really.
What is needed to buy except for obviously the engine and some better brakes and suspension.
Guessin I will need a better gearbox and driveshafts??
Not expecting it to be a cheap do but just wanted to get an idea of what its going to cost all in

 

[m0rk]

what car do you currently have?

 

[Adz The Rat]

MK2 Ibiza GTI 8v

 

[m0rk]

you can keep your driveshafts, but everything else needs to go really

look for a whole setup, you'll even need the gear linkage

 

[adamgardiner]

Sounds like a good Project mate hope you do it always like the idea of something different

 

[ibiza_95]

just slightly off topic... but where do you guys get a 'doner' car from? for instance a rear ended mk3 1.8T? or in this case a VR6...
and also what price range is there roughly for buying them?
It may be on the cards with some people i know setting up their own buisness but it is all dependant on costs obviously

 

[techie]

I'm going to be doing the same conversion on my Polo in the next few months. I have already found a few suitable MK3 VR6 donor cars, just look for MOT failures or ones with really grotty bodywork. Few on e-bay,

I plan to get the whole car, strip what I need of it then sell/scrap the rest.

 

[roly]

ebay is where my last 2 have come from (complete cars)