We found a kombi 75 for sale,the body is full of rust but straight and it has a 2litre in it.My question is can we rip the gearbox and 2liter engine out and bolt it straight into our 72 Lowlight removing the current 1600 engine? Can that be done and is it hard?
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Should be able to into a 72. what i am to beleiveis the 72 has the bigger engine bay
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yeh it is quite wide.Any other info needed
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yea 72 was the first year of the type4 engine bay so should be a straight swap
You will need to shorten the gearshift linkage at the front by about 10mm so you can select all the gears. The 2L box is longer than the 1600
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11CAB wrote:You will need to shorten the gearshift linkage at the front by about 10mm so you can select all the gears. The 2L box is longer than the 1600
Or just swap the shift rod.
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Are the 2L gearbox's any better,like better gearing and stuff?
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2.0 l engine needs the gearing of the 2.0 l gearbox, assuming tyres are still the same as stock diameter. Also need the bell housing to fit in the clutch that is bigger than all the rest.
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The "2 litre" 091 has similar gearing to the "1600" 002, really only differing only in the final drive ratio.
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,ok,should we should be good to just swap the running gear over then.wont have to change mounts or nothing like that?
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i have just finished that fit up i have a 72 ute and a 76 2 lit and gear box it's a straight swap cut nothing or move anything ,the 72 is a special beast it has a wider undercarrage and is 4 inches longer ,it can fit any engine that vw make from the 1600 1800 and 2 lit,and just to add a bit of go0ld the 2.1 water pumper will go straight in also
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