beetle engines & tinware

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 17 Nov 2004, 11:11 am

#265626

is the physical size (external) of a 1200 the same as a 1600 and therefore the tinware the same?

see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 17 Nov 2004, 11:24 am

#265628

nope

Brad
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Gibbo Custom Title Time!

1,685 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 17 Nov 2004, 11:26 am

#265632

1600 is bigger, and if I am correct you will have to snip out some tin around the engine bay in an early bug to get a 1600 to fit.

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 17 Nov 2004, 11:42 am

#265639

will the tinware for the 1600 fit in the engine bay for the 1200? or are the engine bays different in sizing?

see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro

jnr356 Wolfsburg Wizard

603 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 17 Nov 2004, 10:07 pm

#266183

it is the same size around the outside,
a little bit tighter putting in the engine around the heater boxes

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 18 Nov 2004, 8:29 am

#266311

i put a 1300 in mine easily enough just changed tinware and exhaust was originally a 1200🙂
mines a 61

[Edited on 18-11-04 by pod]

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 18 Nov 2004, 8:46 am

#266322

The 1500s 1600 and I think 1300TPs are wider - the engines bays in later models are a bit longer (I think) and wider. Need to do a snip of the tinware to get a later engine into a Oval, for instance... and the sealing rubber is still a TIGHT fit... might even have tin rubbin on body. Mine does...

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