info needed, 1600 engines

Pauld Officially Full-On Dubber

204 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 10 Sep 2009, 10:44 am

#734406

hi everyone i have just picked a 72 kombi up for practically nothing, now it didnt have a motor which wasnt a major as thats fairly easy to sort or at least thats what i thought, i picked up a 73 with 1600 engine and box with the intention of swapping it over only to find the engines seized, iv got a 1600 bug engine sitting at home which we bolted up thinking it was the same only to realise that it doesnt have anywhere to bolt the rear brace to, how can i get away with using the beetle engine? If its possible

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Sep 2009, 10:50 am

#734407

buy and oil cover adaptor plate which has the 3 mount points on it so u can use a rear cross bar support

available from Vintage 02-9789-1777

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 16 Sep 2009, 7:36 pm

#735571

a 72 should be able to use a 1600 to a 2 lit, and still have the early front with step so you have a wide selection of motors

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