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I have heard from a few people that a 5-speed gearbox from a MK3 Polo (I'm not sure which trim level or engine specification) will swap into a MK1 Golf that has a 1300cc motor commonly used in MK1 Polo's.

I know I'll have one hell of a time actually getting my hands on one of these tranny's here in the US, but I have a few possible sources and I'm willing to have one shipped over if it will, indeed, bolt right up to my motor.

Below is a photo of my actual motor and current 4-speed gearbox for reference.



Also, what gear linkage would I have to use? From which car/tranny?

And will I need to switch from a cable actuated clutch to a hydraulic clutch?

Any advice or insight is much appreciated.

The 085 box is a direct replacement for the 084 apart from the gearbox to chassis rail mount with you will have to make. I used the chassis end of a big block mount, as the bush is bigger, with the gearbox end of a Polo mount and bridged the gap with some steel tube.

That's all really good info, thanks, but from what car will I find an 085 gearbox?

Standard MK3 Polo? G40?

Also, what about a clutch and clutch linkage? Can I use the existing cable actuation? Will I need different gear linkage?

Can I use my existing axles or will I need different length ones?

Sorry for all of the seemingly simple questions, but not having access to Polo's here in the US makes access to technical info impossible at best!

Does anyone have any insight?

Someone has to know!

A picture of the entire car in question: