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Hi all, I currently own a 309 gti 3dr, phase 2. I would like to make it 4wd and have found some info but not much online for a 309 gti. I have researched some parts and I have found a complete rear end from a 405 4x4 1993 I can also find prop shaft and front hubs and driveshafts. I am yet to pull the trigger on these purchases. I currently have a xu9j4z engine, what would be the best gearbox to use? Bearing in mind, I will be aiming for as much horsepower as possible, turbo, rebuilt forged engine, cams, ect. So a suitable box that will not grenade would be ideal. How much modification for a 405 1993 onwards 4x4 rear end to fit the 309 gti, including mounting points and will the width of it foul the arches with wheels on? Will the prop shaft need to be shortened at all? Is there anything else that I'd have to take into consideration? If theres some custom work needed, any recommendations as to where to take it, I'm based in Essex so somewhere local to me would be ideal. Suspension will be getting upgraded as wil brakes. Thanks in advance Jon

Had a phone call the other day from a guy I do electrical jobs for. He said a guy he drank with was trying to shift some old cars from his drive so he could get a valuation on his property. He mentioned he had a couple of old peugeots and my ears pricked up. I asked him to let me know what he had and I was hoping for a 205 1FM Anyway, my mate said he would pop round and report back his findings. He rang me the next day and told me he had a 505 and a 309. He said the 309 was a GTi and in a bit of state but suggested I went over and took a proper look as he was none the wiser. Well I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived. Although filthy, the car was very straight. A couple of small blemishes and a little bit of rust around the top of the windscreen. It had been parked up for over 2 years in the same spot and not MOT'd since 2006. Now I'm not normally a 309 fan but I had to try and save it. I asked about the history and the chap said his son owned it and I had best speak to him on the phone. The son is a peugeot mechanic at robins and day peugeot in walton on thames. He bought the car new in 1991 and he's had it ever since. It has a loads of history and as you expect all OE peugeot parts used. He said the boot is full of spare parts including a spoiler in its original GTI16 box. I asked him if the car would start and said the fuel pipes need replacing but "since the engine was rebuilt by Richard Longman in 2000 it should be fine", pardon I said Richard Longman??? "yeah its a rebuilt Mi16 under the bonnet hasn't my dad shown you? i've got the paper too if you want it." I was certainly interested in it now So the long and the short of it is I paid him £650 for a 1 owner from new, rebuilt Longman Mi16, with 97k on the clock. She's certainly not a minter (yet) but its a good shell with some great history. Once back at home I went to task with the pressure washer and was pleasantly surprised how the bodywork came up. I was melting by this point and it was beer o'clock. Its missing a few internal parts so if anyone has any 309 parts let me know. Jobs to do include a full service, replace the fuel lines. New tyres all round, new badges and reg plates and sort out the internal parts. Then MOT and see what happens!