Interchangeable?

Can I put the gear box out of a 69 swing axle into a 70 swing axle beetle.

Also will the front window out of the 69 fit in a 71 beetle?

Can I put the gear box out of a 69 swing axle into a 70 swing axle beetle. - Yes should be exactly the same. Only problems with 6 volt V's 12 volt

Also will the front window out of the 69 fit in a 71 beetle? - 99.999999% sure. Think the only difference is pre 67's

69 and 70 gearboxes were origional came with the same size starter bush.

Only problems with 6 volt V's 12 volt

windscreens were the same from 68 to 73 when they brought out the L Bug with a curved screen, but then again in late 75 and 76 they went back to the same windscreen with a TORSION bar front end. got ride of those nastie strust.

Now listen here Birchall - all those upper cases are your little suble jibes at me for havin a better handling beetle.

Now get over it !!!

Hmmmm......may be i could do a cut and shut on Smoothie while no one was lookin!!

OK OK i appologize....."THIS" Friday?

yep thats 4 sUrE

vw54 wrote:yep thats 4 sUrE

Hmmmm......may be i could do a cut and shut on Smoothie while no one was lookin!!

I take it that this is what you were refering too! :P:P

Thanks one and all.

the super beetle would be better if we could get rid of those Weak CV joints.
still guess you'll have to live with it for now........... go Baz

Hi

The type 3 box would be 12 volt. You need to fit clamps to hold the brake line and also check the little dimple for the shift coupling, the type 3 bolts in from the bottom, the bug from the top. Most type 3 boxes have twin dimples, if not swap the shift rod in the box over with the beetle one, otherwise you will need to fit the grub screw in the bottom of the coupling through the little tiny access hole, I have seen it done.

1302Steve

L bugs ROCK!
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