i've had my '70 notchie for about 5 years and the gearbox has never been 100% - main probs. being, down shifting in to 2nd; if you don't get it spot on, it likes to growl! When popping it out of reverse, it needs abit of hand. At the moment it seems like its finally on its last legs! My question is; is it possible to transplant a beetle box in to a T3? obviously taking into consideration an equivalnt irs box. If so does it bolt straight in or are there some mods which have to be made?
I've had a quick search around sydney for a T3 box, but either too expensive or non existant!
Cheers!
Mat:alien
[Edited on 17-9-2003 by 70notchie]
From an instalation point of view, they're the same... Unless I'm really stupid, any IRS box will go into any other IRS car (except for 75, 76 boxes with a different nose mount)
Easy!
Pay your debts, CxxT
Obviously being a Notch you mean a type 3 as a T3 is the square shaped Kombi.....but anyway...I think the hockey stick needs a hole drilled in it from underneath, the grub screw bolts in from under the car from memory, where as the beetle has the grub screw on top, apart from that I dont think there are any other dramas
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Just swap the nose cone and hockey stick from your current gearbox.....problem solved
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Nosecones are the same just the gear box mounting bracket on a bug is different
I realise the nosecone is the same, but if you use the original one then it will have the mount you need.....
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