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so there is no pipe underneath??

ground clearance should be 97mm on the coupe and 105mm on the square backs i believe. i have an Fk kit on my GT only problem was i needed new top mounts at the front as the thread was wider then the standard suspension, these were eventually provided for free, but took more then a while

i'd say pretty horrible, mianly down to the colour!! but that smoothed tailgatre makes it look very daihatsu charade, shame it doesn't have the turbo motor to match!!

sounds very similar to a problem i had with my gt but that would cut out and then wouldn't start. turned out to be a faulty temp gauge was cutting the engine when it got "too hot"

ok then but is there any chance if u can help me with a few things??
1, am i rite in thinking that the charger to cooler pipe runs straight down from the charger???
2, if so how long is it??
3, there looks to be a 3rd pipe?? correct?? if so wat is it there for??

so no chance of seeing u next wednesday??

ok i'll look them up.
im not using the shocks but my house mate only mentioned you wanted the springs which seemed a bit werid to me but the best thing to do will be to drop in when im in there and you can check them over. sorry didnt pop round yesterday went to work ill try n come down tonite.

there was only 500 made for this country so i wouldn't say it would be easy but they will pop up from time to time

because vw designed the car with the engine in front of the front axle line hence front engined front wheel drive, most of the weight being over the front wheels by removing this and placing it else where changes the dynamics of the car dramatically especially during weight transfer.

shocks?? rich only mentioned springs but it'll be fine.
as for the gear linkage, i discussed it with bruce and he thought i could just reverse the direction of the change, the i could run a similar (to the one used for front engine) pipe onto the back of the gerarbox as per normal. but cable sounds ...

it is gona be rear wheel drive, when i said anything bigger would leave little front end grip i was talking bout the steering not the drive, it would have horrible understeer and thats why i wanted to keep the engine small.

yes, when did you c it?? who's your brother?? does he have a red GT??
G40 squareback, now that is cool, my only regret is that i didnt use a mk2 shell for ease of lights and bumpers as i think they look better but its not looks that im after its the ultimate street sleeper im want!!

im not bothered about the amount of work because its putting the engine where i want it and the G40 because it belongs in a polo, nething else would be too heavy, and i'd struggle with front end grip. The PY has good power to weight and good power per litre ,seems perfect to me

will do i have pics but the college computer system doesn't allow me to download them from my camera yet!! itll be a few years yet as its in early stages and im no that competent but its my dream so it will be running asap

i used to have a gt but have used the shell for a mid engined g40 so have a spare gt engine and gearbox sitting around will be back in wiltshire in june. i live in bratton (bout 25 miles from bath) so wen back if u still need 1 mite b able to help??