091 box into type 3 fast back

72type3wrx Seriously Crusin Dubber

152 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 12 Oct 2006, 3:38 pm

#543545

hey guys

have you guys done the kombi box conversion, ive looked heaps but cant find a good thread on it.

basiclly i want to know if you cant mount the box in roughly the same position as the bug box, ie have the driveshafts straight with the wheels without moving the engine.

and the nosecone (shifter) on a type 3 is different to a bettle, but i know it it easy to convert but not how.

with the berg adaptor can i simply bolt my nose cone onto it? will that work?

And how much will the kombi box come forward? do i need to cut much? will my torsion bars still work fine it i cut the center out ?

And the type 3 doesnt have any rear mounts (horns) for the gearbox, will this be a problem? can i make a custom mount for the front of the box and no rear mount?

Cheers

1972 Type 3 Fast back, RS Turbo 2ltr, VF34/P20,
3" Exhaust, WAIC, Wolf 3D, Sard 540cc's, Swirl pot and VL Fuel pump, Apexi CAI, Custom VW 4spd with straight cut albins 3.87 R&P, stock brakes

Klaus Custom Title Time!

1,439 posts · joined Aug 2004 · 16 Oct 2006, 10:38 am

#544823

probably easier to run a single side plate box.
If u want to do it get the stock gearbox hanger out of a kombi and make up a cross brace to suit . Or get a swing axle sub frame ,weld in irs boxes and use the beetle conversion which is easy to get from the states.

72type3wrx Seriously Crusin Dubber

152 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 19 Oct 2006, 9:45 am

#546331

If i am going to spend up to 5 grand on a box anyway do you guys reckon i should go for the 2ltr kombi box or the SSP box? I want a box that i wont have to touch or baby for years to come.

1972 Type 3 Fast back, RS Turbo 2ltr, VF34/P20,
3" Exhaust, WAIC, Wolf 3D, Sard 540cc's, Swirl pot and VL Fuel pump, Apexi CAI, Custom VW 4spd with straight cut albins 3.87 R&P, stock brakes