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sgetty Fahrvergnugen

994 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#105965
howdy
just wondering, who and where are doing all these custom crossmembers to fit your suby,holden and whatever engines?:thumb
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Jenny Officially Full-On Dubber

352 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#106500
Depends on what you're fitting it to. The Subaru EJ20 conversion into the Beetle doesn't require any crossmember. You just use an adaptor plate and new flywheel. The Subaru motor hangs off the transaxle the same way the VW motor did.

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#106508
mine is made out of 2" pipe to fit my holden motor!and it is just adapted to fit the VW style engine mounts
cheers
rhys
it aint just cool its aircool'd

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#106673
I'm guessing most people doing these conversions are pretty handy and would make them themselves.
65 Meyers Manx
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68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
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busman Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#106849
Volkscare in Adelaide make them for the Subaru -> T3 Caravelle/Syncro.
Very nice crossmember too !

Call Bob on 08 83691233 BH for info and pricing
Current VW's

T3 1989 Transporter with 2 liiter Golf MKIII engine
T3 1985 Transporter rare 3 seater with 2 liter Golf MKIII engine

Black_math Blaupunkt

1,111 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#106995
Crossmember?

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#107018
or rear engine mount just a support to hold the engine in!
peace
rhys
it aint just cool its aircool'd

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#107156
Jenny wrote:Depends on what you're fitting it to. The Subaru EJ20 conversion into the Beetle doesn't require any crossmember. You just use an adaptor plate and new flywheel. The Subaru motor hangs off the transaxle the same way the VW motor did.
I wouln't recommend running a subaru engine without a cross brace. The bellhousing will not like it and neither will the rear forks.

I have broken pans with VW engines, the torque and power of a suby will be a lot more. I suggest you at least brace your rear forks.
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia

Kombicol Officially Full-On Dubber

211 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#107256
I made my own, if you are sticking a subie EJ into a kombi you can copy my design, (email or u2u if you like)

Jenny, the EJ20 is a heavy little sucker (~140kg), i sure as hell would be putting something else under it
- there isnt a hell of a lot of thread in those adapter plates either, they are only about 12 mm thick ...

Jenny Officially Full-On Dubber

352 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#108004
Hmm, guess that's just one more thing I'll have to discuss with the certifier!
Can anyone with the Suby/Beetle conversion post us some pics of the bracing?

Jenny Officially Full-On Dubber

352 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#108702
Crikey! I understand that your Baja cops a flogging but that sort of set-up would be overkill for a car, wouldn't it?
Nice work though.

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#108988
Jenny wrote:Crikey! I understand that your Baja cops a flogging but that sort of set-up would be overkill for a car, wouldn't it?
Nice work though.
Flogging ??? You should see him drive it... so slowwwwww..

The thing that you have to remember is that VW was engineered to handle a 1600TP. Now you look at the kombi and as soon as it went bigger it got a rear crossmember and different mounting points on the transmission. The forces required it. The Stock VW bell housing is just not designed to handle the weight and power.

You may well get away with it, then again you could get away with running naked down the road, doesn't mean it is a smart thing to do.

I have an EA82T Baja in the Shed ATM and it doesn't have a rear cross member it does have more braceing around the KOMBI transmission bell housing though. If you hang an EJ 20 of a type 1 transmission you are asking for trouble .
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#109205
Sort of but it still isn't helping out the bell housing any. If you are going to run one of them then you would also want two straps on the transmission as well.

Man those things are $$$$ for $275 USD plus postage I would be getting a custom setup made.
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia

Jenny Officially Full-On Dubber

352 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#109483
Brad, can you give us some more detail on the bellhousing trans,ission straps?

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#110042
Yeah that is the sort of thing. You still need to brace up your rear forks though if you are just going to hand the EJ20 of them.

Have a look in a Subaru and you will see the EJ20 is not designed to hand of just 4 bolts from the block.
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia